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SBGA011 on a Leather Strap.
I need a proper set of lights... It's difficult to have reflections of the multi-faceted hands and indices
Regards,
skyeriding
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SBGA011 on a Leather Strap.
I need a proper set of lights... It's difficult to have reflections of the multi-faceted hands and indices Regards, skyeriding ...
The important thing is to capture the blue hand
Which, you did so it's all good The secret is diffusion. So use cloudy days. Or timing of photography in early morning or just before sunset. Or baking paper / tracing paper held over the watch shielding bright lights. Good luck, MTF
Thanks MTF, noted
I normally do my shots at night in a spare room, hence the need of a lightbox. Nevertheless, the single source (somewhat diffused) light isn't enough. Hence, I had to physically hold two additional light sources to illuminate the faceted hands while trigg...
Looking forward...
To seeing the watch with the strap attached, rather than as a prop only I have seen quite some interesting strap combinations with the Snowflake, so really looking forward to seeing yours!