Cody White
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I like how this turned out, but there is some thing off and I can't place it.
Kathy Ireland Watch By Cody White
Kathy Ireland Watch By Cody White
Well, the time is wrong, for a start. It is 2:41 pm on my clock.
Well, the time is wrong, for a start. It is 2:41 pm on my clock.
Happy New Year!
Martin
Doug,Hi, Martin,
Your clock must be wrong. I have 12:24.
More to the point, the face time on the watch does not match the time in the Exif metadata (for any time zone that I am aware of).
Best regards,
Doug
Yea that happens when it has no battery in it to keep time, so it's correct two times a day.
Thanks for that insight.Watch photography, when done at the top level like Breitling etc., is very work intensive and requires specific knowledge. Because watches are constructed with several different materials, each material requires a different type of lighting to look its best. This implies several different captures, each for a specific material. On a single watch, at that level of photography, there will be at the very least a capture for the watch metallic parts, one for the bezel (the glass part), and one for the band if it is leather or rubber. In addition, there will be several captures for the metal parts if markedly different metals or finishes are used. Finally, there will be at least one capture for the background. Often, the background is shot separately and added as another layer.
With film this was done through in-camera masking using large format (4x5 but mainly 8x10 Sinars - only large format allowed the precise masking required). Today this is done in Photoshop by layering the different captures.
Quite a bit more challenging than laying a watch on the kitchen counter and using basic lighting!
I like how this turned out, but there is some thing off and I can't place it.
Kathy Ireland Watch By Cody White
Forgive my lack of abbreviations, what is ffs?Cody,
call me mental -
this is more about time than most images of watches ......
ffs cody do some vistas ...
keep going wee your time pieces .. they mean more in relation to photography than tired landscapes
cheers
The only thing I can see that can be improved, is not the placing, but just the fact that the background is too much on focus and a slight blur might enhance the difference between the background (those patterns of stone, too detailed) and the plainness of the metal.
Crown.A small point: the exact location of the 'winder' (time-setting) knob . . .
Does this mean that either:...And for some unknown reason I like this one the best of them all, even if it is all wrong shot on scrap floor tile, and a overhead compact florescent light with a white piece of paper tape to the dome.
I will start a new thread with a poll to see what is working or not later on tonight....
Whether selling a luxury watch made from bits of the Titanic is in good taste or not is an entirely different matter. It did cause a stir when it was released in mid-2008.
Hi Cody,
Does this mean that either:
a) you have made up your mind but you want to secure the acceptance of others; or
b) you can't decide and want a random group of people to give you false assurances by means of a poll?
In any case, it is your picture and you alone are in charge. I think you have been given excellent advice BTW.
Cheers,
I was under the impression that the people who have provided C&C were doing just that; i.e. telling you what you are doing wrong and how you can improve. My mistake....I want C. unbiased opinions from strangers, So I can learn from my mistakes, and to improve on them.
From what I have learned so far on this is big companies spend way too much time on Computer Aided designs and faking the true image.
I know they have been, And I have learned from it.Cody,
I was under the impression that the people who have provided C&C were doing just that; i.e. telling you what you are doing wrong and how you can improve. My mistake.
Cheers,
so I can trash my editing then...no offence intended
This whole watch project is really starting to give me a headache.
So far I have shot this watch over 200 times now different angles, with and with out flash(s), different colored backgrounds, plain white no frills at all.
I have tried mirrors, painted glass, tile.
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