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Tissot Product shot

Postby Neeper on Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:13 am

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.

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Postby Matt. K on Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:15 pm

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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.
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:29 pm

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.

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Postby ozimax on Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:37 pm

I find the flash/light reflection a tad distracting on #1.
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Postby Catcha on Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:45 pm

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.
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:35 pm

By the way...a very nice watch too!
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Postby Neeper on Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:14 pm

Very interesting comments and very much appreciated. I will try again.
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Postby Steffen on Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:53 pm

Also, with clock faces you want the hands in a position where they don't obscure things, such as 10 to 2.

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Postby Matt. K on Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:13 pm

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Good pickup! Watches are always displayed and photographed at 10 to 2. Strange but true.
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Postby Neeper on Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:16 pm

Steffen wrote:Also, with clock faces you want the hands in a position where they don't obscure things, such as 10 to 2.

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Wow, good call!! Looks like I have some practice to do!
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Postby Steffen on Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:54 pm

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 :)

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