cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
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What is your most difficult watch to photograph?
I suspect that PuristS who have been taking photos of their watches have noticed some are easier to capture than others. There are all sorts of impediments to taking a good picture, and we know that the real professionals such as Nilomis, Jocke, Amanico have tricks up their sleeves that work on MOST of the watches around (put on table, block reflections with shield, control the light).
But I have some unique watches that are fingerprint magnets, unbelieveably good reflection catchers, top-heavy so they topple over, or have dials upon which no camera can get a focus, etc.
Out of focus
Fingerprint at 10, reflections
Here my nominee for the worst: The Gerber P10. I took more than twenty photos to get one usuable shot of the front. The back I captured in one!
Now to the front. Paul Gerber
Fingerprint at 10, reflections
Moving outside to another environment ...
Boring
Uneven light, dark corners, bad background, noticed bleeding of the lume onto the dial(!) at 9, etc
I was running out of time so after 10 in the flowers, I chose to go with this
This Grand Seiko is close runner-up to the Gerber in the "I won't let you take my picture" sweepstakes.
Reflections, too dark, lint, hands unattractive position
Glare, hot spots
Too dark, out of focus (trying to avoid light glare)
Darn palm tree
Here's what I wanted:
This is a keeper too. Decent display of the dial, and entirely different color than the previous shot, good hand position, interesting lighting, etc.
Glare, hot spots
Too dark, out of focus (trying to avoid light glare)
Darn palm tree
Here's what I wanted:
This is a keeper too. Decent display of the dial, and entirely different color than the previous shot, good hand position, interesting lighting, etc.
Please share your favorite (NOT!) watch to photograph.
Cazalea
What is your most difficult watch to photograph?
I suspect that PuristS who have been taking photos of their watches have noticed some are easier to capture than others. There are all sorts of impediments to taking a good picture, and we know that the real professionals such as Nilomis, Jocke, Amanico h...
wonderful photos you posted of amazing timepieces...
for me it has to be glossy gilt dials. mostly since the depth and magic on a glossy gilt does not translate well on photographs, it comes out flat black.... whereas in the real there is so much life in them. otherwise generally glossy dials are difficult ...
That would be . . .
. . . Black Connie. I must've taken a thousand snaps over the years. None have been well captured. Remarkably, Andrew D and Blomman had better results. Maybe it's the photographer at fault. ;-) Conversely, the easiest to capture would be her sister, White...
My patek 2499
almost every night I see it in a my dream, never was able to take a picture from it 😁
interesting post .
I have a few difficult watches , my black dail Staudt Also my H Moser Concept As you see the dail is hard to get . And the Seiko Presage Enamel Its allways playing with the light ...
There are four watches which immediately come to my mind, as a nightmare to take in picture...
The Rolex Milgauss Green, the JLC Master Minute Repeater in titanium, the Breguet Type XX Salmon and the Omega SM 300 CK 2913. Reflections everywhere, and / or distorsion of the plexy, lack of depth while in the real the depth is here and so on.. The Culp...
Clean BEFORE, DURING and AFTER each time you touch the watch during a photo session! (yes, I am shouting - at myself)
and take your time. Don't pressure or rush, and if you are lucky you might get this: Instead of this! Mike ...
My 15707CB Diver, the white ceramic looks in a picture as "one" surface but it has many different finishings,
it is even harder to capture than the Schumi with his almost endless different shades of grey depending on light conditions
Rado...
The new Rado True Thinline collection released at Basel we’re insanely hard to photograph on site, especially since I was trying to capture both layers of texture. Unfortunately can’t share the photos I took... maybe later
Coincidentally, this topic has been on my mind lately...
My Patek 5167 is, without a doubt, the most difficult watch I’ve ever photographed. Unless I am very selective about where I take a photo, the polished edges of the bezel seem to always catch a reflection. It is actually driving me crazy!