Watch Pornographers: Behind the Lens with Peter Chong, SJX

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Watch Pornographers: Behind the Lens with Peter Chong, SJX

By mycroft · Mar 22, 2008 · 14 replies

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Mycroft offers a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of elite watch photography, documenting a session with renowned 'watch pornographers' Peter Chong and SJX. This post captures the dedication and intricate setups involved in producing the breathtaking watch images frequently seen on WatchProSite, revealing the faces and techniques behind the lens.

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The day after Christmas 2007, a group of us descended upon a watch shop to photograph exquisite timepieces. I went to photograph the photographers.

This then is the documented result. For the 1st time is presented a collage from a gathering of friends - of some of the famous and well-known names who have brought to you countless posts of incredible quality and pictures of breath-taking beauty and technical excellence. So here's how they do it.

Enjoy ...

Introducing ,,,

Peter Chong

Peter Chong - Lange Guru, aka YODA

SJX

SJX - Boy Wonder and the Economist! Watch - IWC Big Pilot (steel)

SJX

SJX

Signature spikey hair to provide increased surface area to cool the brain's prodigious computing power output ... Also acts as antennae for EM broadcasts from Switzerland

Alan - The man's shop

Ever smiling Alan - It's the man's shop - BEFORE we started (before pic)

The Horologer

The Horologer - Watch Pornographer Extraordinaire

2 photographers conferring?imageAction=doOne

2 pornographers conferring - Yes, the lighting on the G-string looks good, ... but the left boob is hanging too low ...

Manfrotto (metal legged) tabletop tripod and micro-focusing platform on ball head

Shooting through the Tunnel of Light. Design copyright by the Horologer (patent pending)

... my vibrator is in there somewhere ...

I'd rather be wearing it than shooting it! See my (post-coital) smile is so ear-to-ear! It's an MBF No. 1

Stupid piece of !@#$%^ background paper won't stand up straight!

... Let's adjust the bazooka a bit ...

... hmmm ... the left boob is still hanging out!! Why can't I get it right?

Squint, ... notice the intense eye-popping concentration ..., regulate the breathing, ... squeeze the trigger.

What's Pete's vibrator doing in my shot?

...and now for the money shot!

... erh Boss, ... they dropped the ahem ... Grande Sonnerie. Have to go now! (After pic)

... Uh oh!! Was that really the Grande Sonnerie???

OK-I-have-to-go-wash-my-hair-now. Byeee!!

This message has been edited by mycroft on 2008-03-22 19:40:47 This message has been edited by mycroft on 2008-03-22 19:52:45

Key Points from the Discussion

The term 'Horolographer' is clarified as a blend of horology and photography, accurately describing the craft of capturing exquisite watch images.
SJX, a prominent net watch personality, was remarkably young at 13 when he first gained recognition, showcasing a maturity beyond his years in his posts.
The camera setup used for the shoot included a Nikon D300 with Nikkor AF 50mm F1.4D and AF 18-200mm F3.5-5.6D VRII lenses, and an SB 400 flash, all handheld with no post-processing.
It is always interesting to see the photographers themselves rather than just the watches, offering a fresh perspective on the content.

The Discussion

RI

rijowysock

Mar 22, 2008

do we get to see the pics they took?

its funny to see people using sort of the methods i use for my amateur photos (bent paper)

MY

mycroft

Mar 22, 2008

Camera Details ...

The series was shot on: Camera - Nikon D300 (Program setting, Large, Fine, JPEG; Picture optimisation - Vivid) Lens - Nikkor AF 50mm F1.4D; AF 18-200mm F3.5-5.6D VRII Flash - SB 400 (i-TTL bounced from ceiling) Hand-held No post-processing (too lazy) This message has been edited by mycroft on 2008-03-22 20:37:39

BH

BHK9

Mar 23, 2008

Teaser for the site!!

Hi mycroft. Excellent.......i would put it!hope to see more of these pictures appearing on the site,as it entertain and amuse us. Well,horologer and horophotographer or horographer anyway are quite the same and i guess all would agree.LOLOL.... thanks for sharing. p/s, Didnt cross my mind SJX is so young......!! Thanks. BHK9

HO

Horolographer

Mar 23, 2008

Hey! that was a bad hair day with my name thats a double whammy!

and AHEM - its HOROLO-GRAPHER . OK I admit it can be confusing and difficult to pronounce. Just remember its Horology & Photography - so its Horolography, hence Horolographer. This was a curious sirrendipity meeting of watch photographers. I was visiting the store to pick up something I ordered (secret) and JX and Peter Chong happened to be there. The camera set up you see belonged to Peter a 1Dmk3. The make shift light box was the one I desgined for SJX for him to use at BASEL2007 as a portable

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