Serious Watch Photography

[asf]

Ming Thein is a popular Strobist user who lights watches oh so nicely

check him out!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mingthein/

Edited March 6, 2009 by asimplefarmer

[Limestone]

Nice..

Thanks for sharing

//H

[chubbchubb]

Those are spectacular pictures and a definite bookmark. The way he works with light is both inspirational and amazing. You need good equipment though....

[asf]

Those are spectacular pictures and a definite bookmark. The way he works with light is both inspirational and amazing. You need good equipment though....

[RobbieG]

Certainly world class, although if I am to be honest his use of light and diffusion and the associated techniques aren't the best I have seen in horology. They are technically great but to me they are missing soul or something. Hard to quantify. But his use of strobes is very technically proficient

He certainly is achieving things better than I, but then my more serious photography is in landscape work and not watches. In fact I use a point and shoot for all the pictorials I have ever posted here. Anyway, thanks for posting. I enjoyed the images and don't mean to be overly critical. It's just that I have seen some really amazing soulful horology work that has jaded me forever. And lets not forget we have some guys on the forums that are doing stuff this good every week! How lucky we are to have them!

[Guest asim]

world class pics indeed,

they say watches look better in person because pics can't do justice, for this occasion, the beauty lies in the lens.

[pierre22]

For those that can spot a rep a mile away I found one in these picture can someone else can find it too?

Edited March 6, 2009 by pierre22

[RobbieG]

Not that I can see, but then again I don't know them all well enough (or care to on a few of them). What did you have in mind?

[valerian]

I can't spot any fake among those pix but I agree these are great!

Thanks for sharing them!

Yours kindly

Valerian

[pierre22]

The Patek Philippe chrono on page 3 is a rep with its beautiful Seagull ST19 movement.

I am shure that if our trusted vendor had such quality pictures they would sell a lot more watch.

[RobbieG]

Oh, I never left the first page. I guess that is why I didn't spot any reps. Surely the column wheel king wouldn't have missed that one. If I did I guess it might question plagerism on my 2310/175/ST19 article huh?

[asf]

Oh, I never left the first page. I guess that is why I didn't spot any reps. Surely the column wheel king wouldn't have missed that one. If I did I guess it might question plagerism on my 2310/175/ST19 article huh?

Ha ha ha. There were too many watches on one page that some got over looked right?

[Harley357]

Some beautiful images with great lighting.

[Pugwash]

I just like how it wasnt anything too fancy of a set up to get these nice photographs

I suspect his set up would count as "fancy" to most of us.

... and I agree with Robbie. There's something missing. Maybe it's the way he pulls the crowns out or composes the shots. I don't know. Technically, I could learn an awful lot from his lighting, if I had his budget.

[polexpete]

Technically, I could learn an awful lot from his lighting, if I had his budget.

I agree Pug but it ain't what you got, its how you use it... Here's my kit and my watch pics are pretty crap...

Cheers

P.

[bosk]

I'd say those Sarpaneva watches are cool (on page 2).