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Tissot Product shot
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:13 amby Neeper
Once again playing with my lights. I wanted to shoot a product as if I was doing it for a magazine. I took the Tissot off my wrist and shot it. It is a used watch so there are scratches. I managed to to remove most of the scratches in CS. Turned out ok I think, but not magazine worthy.
Shot with my Tamron 70-300 on macro.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:15 pmby Matt. K
Neeper
these will only work if you are going to put text down in the reflection area, as in a magazine cover...otherwise the composition is too unbalanced. Technically they are quite nice.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:29 pmby sirhc55
Hi Neeper - considering the lens used the shots are not too bad. The first one leads the eye with the out of focus element which is a bit of a no-no. Also with both shots to ”see” the product one has to angle their head.
The second shot is the better of the two - single plane and nice focus.
Keep them coming
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:37 pmby ozimax
I find the flash/light reflection a tad distracting on #1.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:45 pmby Catcha
Maybe the second shot if it was in the upright position it would turn out better than on its side on a table..............
1st has too much reflections as others said, and if the watch was facing a bit more left with dial facing the camera would be better I think.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:35 pmby Matt. K
By the way...a very nice watch too!
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:14 pmby Neeper
Very interesting comments and very much appreciated. I will try again.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:53 pmby Steffen
Also, with clock faces you want the hands in a position where they don't obscure things, such as 10 to 2.
Cheers
Steffen.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:13 pmby Matt. K
Steffen
Good pickup! Watches are always displayed and photographed at 10 to 2. Strange but true.
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:16 pmby Neeper
Steffen wrote:Also, with clock faces you want the hands in a position where they don't obscure things, such as 10 to 2.
Cheers
Steffen.
Wow, good call!! Looks like I have some practice to do!
Posted:
Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:54 pmby Steffen
I've never shot a clock or watch in my life (as main subject) although I'm a bit of a bumbling horology buff. I have looked at gazillions of clock face images though, that's probably why this jumped out at me.
Sounds like a fascinating genre to cut ones teeth on, anyway... Sometimes you just have to get a bit of synergy going between your various hobbies, I guess
Cheers
Steffen.