Photographic Ignorance

While I wouldn’t consider myself a great photographer by any definition, I’d be happy to share some tips I’ve learned since getting into the hobby - in no particular order:

• Clean the crystal and check for bezel alignment before you shoot (unless its intentional). I’ve had so many a decent photo ruined because I only catch these items AFTER I am done shooting. Such a pain 😂 
• Lighting is important to every shoot, as it can set the tone/vibe of a photo. You don’t have to have a bunch of equipment, can be simple as setting up near a window and using a book with a white cover as a reflector (so your not hitting the watch with direct light).
• Play with composition… shots don’t have to have watches perfectly aligned up and down or be at the center of the photo. You can also do this AFTER you shoot, rotating and shifting the focal point in your camera editor.
• Highly recommend reading James Stacy’s tips for how to shoot with just a mobile phone. Stacy is a photographer with Hodinkee, and goes into detail about how to get great photos from with just a camera phone. Even if you shoot with a camera, the principles he talks about apply across all photography.
• When you shoot, take a ton of photos but don’t review until your “done”. Afterwards, take a critical look at all of your shots and see what worked… I think you learn beet from doing (or its at least what worked for me 🙃). Then bring what you learned to your next shot - see if you can recreate the “magic”
• Collect and try to copy. When your first shooting, I think attempting to replicate a similar shot you found from someone that you like can be super helpful in learning how to do it yourself.

Thats about it - probably not much different from what others will say. One last, never-fails, pro-tip: have a pretty model… whether it’s a person, watch, or sunset… hit the trifecta and you can throw the rest of it out 😂 Good luck!

While I wouldn’t consider myself a great photographer by any definition, I’d be happy to share some tips I’ve learned since getting into the hobby - in no particular order:

• Clean the crystal and check for bezel alignment before you shoot (unless its intentional). I’ve had so many a decent photo ruined because I only catch these items AFTER I am done shooting. Such a pain 😂 
• Lighting is important to every shoot, as it can set the tone/vibe of a photo. You don’t have to have a bunch of equipment, can be simple as setting up near a window and using a book with a white cover as a reflector (so your not hitting the watch with direct light).
• Play with composition… shots don’t have to have watches perfectly aligned up and down or be at the center of the photo. You can also do this AFTER you shoot, rotating and shifting the focal point in your camera editor.
• Highly recommend reading James Stacy’s tips for how to shoot with just a mobile phone. Stacy is a photographer with Hodinkee, and goes into detail about how to get great photos from with just a camera phone. Even if you shoot with a camera, the principles he talks about apply across all photography.
• When you shoot, take a ton of photos but don’t review until your “done”. Afterwards, take a critical look at all of your shots and see what worked… I think you learn beet from doing (or its at least what worked for me 🙃). Then bring what you learned to your next shot - see if you can recreate the “magic”
• Collect and try to copy. When your first shooting, I think attempting to replicate a similar shot you found from someone that you like can be super helpful in learning how to do it yourself.

Thats about it - probably not much different from what others will say. One last, never-fails, pro-tip: have a pretty model… whether it’s a person, watch, or sunset… hit the trifecta and you can throw the rest of it out 😂 Good luck!

There are apps that you can get that are fun to fiddle around with and make it easy to fiddle with lighting and shadows and such. I fall into the habit of not taking enough time to get a photo look good hahaha 

Practice. Practice. Practice. Look at other shots on IG and see if you can recreate them. We have tutorials on IG which you may find helpful with lots of daily tips and tricks. @realwatchbrothers. 
 

thanks