First Attempt In Watch Photography

[wadan]

Hi Mates ,

This is my First attempt in watch photography

I do understand that its is not great ,

I appreciate you opinions and tips for better results

Thanks in advance

Cheers

[lionsandtigers]

acutally, i think those are damn nice. very classic and old school looking, might wanna take some of the blur down a bit (dont know if that was done with the depth of field of the camera or photoshop) but all and all i really dig em, nice job!!!

[wadan]

acutally, i think those are damn nice. very classic and old school looking, might wanna take some of the blur down a bit (dont know if that was done with the depth of field of the camera or photoshop) but all and all i really dig em, nice job!!!

Thank you so much ,

That really cheered me up ,

I haven’t made any alterations with photo shop ,, can that help ? I have no Idea

[retep]

Our resident photography teacher wrote "a how to" in 3 parts. Some (just kidding pugs) found it to be very educational.

part one

part two

part three

p.s; i like your pics too

[tonyp1]

Wow you Breitling guys have it too good. I wish the rep Rolex dials were that sharp.

Edited December 27, 2006 by tonyp1

[By-Tor]

Try clicking "Auto Levels" from Photoshop. It'll reduce the yellow (which is mainly a result of insignificant lighting). See the difference below.

Other than that...nice shots. But like I said... you need more light. Just going to daylight will improve your shots dramatically.

[lionsandtigers]

your welcome. were those taken digitally or with film?

and like by-tor says, adjusting the levels can always improve a good pic. personally though, i liked these shots because of the yellow, gave it a nice classic vibe that i havent seen much of here. just a preference

[Devedander]

I think the pics look nice, especially the second one with the cigar... the cufflinks in that one look kind of like weird sunglasses

I prefer higher contrast photos though, so maybe more light overall and maybe a bit more time considering layout and composition. I see angles in your shots that look more crooked or off center than properly angled or dramatic.

Also I usually find it more pleasing to the eye if you focus on the midground instead of foreground... many of your shots have the closest part of the watch focused and the back blurred... I think it's best to focus on the middle and let the front and back be blurred.

But overall I say very nice shots and I agree, they have that sort of old style look... almost like they should be sepia or something.