I am curious how do you prefer to take pictures of your watch when you try to capture its beauty. What I mean by that, do you take a picture with a plain (white) background or you take the watch for some creative pictures outdoor?? Feel free to share your pictures

 

Check out the WRUW thread. There’s thousands of pictures in there.

 

I like natural:







White is boring, but I can see why some prefer it for showing detail.

 

I also like black and white abstract:

 

I just take what's near by, or where I am at the moment. But plain white looks kind of dull in my opinion. I find it only acceptable for a sales post, think light box etc to highlight details.
I started using a grey fabric towel as my go to background if I'm at a lack of ideas. It kind of gives a nice contrast.

 

I've found some helpful articles about that.

https://www.fratellowatches.com/10-tips-for-better-watch-photography/

https://www.diyphotography.net/three-different-ways-photograph-watch/

http://wornandwound.com/watch-photography-101-part-1-basic-lighting/

I personally like photos where accessories are wood, stones, metal etc.
You have to choose right color of an accessory to compliment the watch.
If possible, always shoot in RAW file format, then you can change white-balance later (and other parameters).

As with every photo - the right lighting creates the right mood.
You need light to see details. You can always darken the photo in post if you have to.

Also, if your watch has highly reflective case or parts, it's better to shoot from distance and even better when you use lightbox where you can shoot through a window.

 

have a speedy 2018 ahead!

 

I found it interesting that the Worn and Wound article specifies that the hands should be at 10:10 - it seems that several watch companies have their own internal standards for hand setting in product protographs. According to this article official “Timex time” is 10:09:36, and Seiko has always used (and continues to use) 10:08:42.