gianton Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 ...Still a lot to learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice! Try and put the black cloth above the watch in order to lessen reflections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 great shots gianton! between the light and photoshop, you'll come up with some amazing pictures. here's my best to date ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Looking good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice! Try and put the black cloth above the watch in order to lessen reflections. Or get a black object or black covered object and hold it in your hand and move it to stop the reflections on the crystal - there is a rigid felt that i use, found at a craft store works REALLY well - cause its stiff enough to hold its shape and its light and flexable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Black reflector card/object work well with if the watches have black, matte bezels, but it can also reduce the lighting on the dial... and generally using all kinds of dark objects to block reflections reduces the overall lighting, and can kill things like bracelet brushing details, strap leather details, etc. And when you have a polished steel bezel (like the watch in the following picture), the card will cause more reflections on that area. Getting noise free pictures requires some planning. Usually everything is fixed with proper lighting setup. I usually have one lamp shooting from the angled front view, straight to the dial... not directly, but THROUGH the white lightbox wall. There's nothing technically wrong with this photo, but the dial is reflecting badly from your lightbox "floor" surface. (Same problem with all of the photos). The reflection at '3 o'clock shows where the "floor" of your box ends. Placing the watch a bit higher (on top of some kind of small box, for example) fixes this problem. The rehaut has red/magenta saturated noise. The noise comes from a bit insufficient lighting, and the red color most likely comes from your hand, shirt, etc. Block it off! Use the preview window of your camera. If the box is properly lit, and the room is dark you won't need any reflector cards (when you aim the camera correctly). Other than these details, good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Great start G as said on RG... For the last pic, I would choose a black piece of paper and make a hole in it for the lens to go through, that way you will have a "black" reflection on the crystral and will your pic look even better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks for your tips guys! I am quite happy with these pics as I took them just in front of our balcony door. A couple more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acolyte57 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) Looking good! If you want to get more technically proficient, there's a book on lighting that I can really recommend. I've gotten hooked on the Strobist blog, which details photography using small off-camera flashes through the use of a wireless transmitter or cable. He swears by the book Light: Science and Magic. It makes you think about light differently, helps identify different types of light and reflections and how to find the correct placement of your light within a family of angles to get the best results. A lot of good stuff in there, and a lot to think about with an object as diverse as a watch... such varied surfaces that work differently (leather straps, polished stainless, matte dials, etc) and could be made to really pop if you got the lighting perfect. Ofcourse, there's so much information in there that I still have a hard time putting it into practice when I'm shooting . Here's one of my older ones from when I just built my current light tent: Edited July 29, 2008 by Acolyte57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 The best up till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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