How to Take Stunning Photos of Your Watch

by Asher peterson in Design > Photo Editing

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How to Take Stunning Photos of Your Watch

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Im gonna teach you how to take stunning photos of watches

Supplies

Camera (I use a Nikon 5200)

Soft box light

Special Background (optional, i used a cigar box)

your watch (I used a custom watch I made and a Rolex Lady Datejust)

Put It in Manual

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Put the camera in manual mode. I like manual mode because I can change the settings better, I think the picture looks better than in manual. I also prefer a soft, diffused, and warm light so you don't get reflections and glare.

Change Angles

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Change angles, don't take more than 2 of the same photo. You just won't be as happy with your results.

Be Creative

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Use props or your wrist, use creative angles, just get creative with it.

Use the (optical) Zoom

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Zoom in and get Reeeeeeeeeally detailed, use the optical zoom on the lens of your camera, otherwise it will get grainy. With a modern phone, you can get closer instead because the autofocus works very well from closeups, however, it doesn't always work super well on cameras when you are to close

Conclusion

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Conclusion: Use these tips to help improve your photos, it doesn't just have to be watches, You can get good photos by experimenting with these tips and adapting them for other small things.