Took more watch close-ups. This time of my Leijona and in water.
Yesterday, or I guess technically today as it was around 1 am, I felt like taking some photos. As such, I set out to do so.
The photos
Here are the photos that I thought looked the best:
The context
I didn't want to just stick to a typical wrist shot, desk shot, etc. I sometimes like to theme my photos in accordance with the watch. For instance I have a photo of my Brew watch on my Instagram in which the watch is on top of a cup of hot chocolate.
For this dive watch, the theme is obviously water. It could also be lions as the brand name translates to that, but I lack any lion props and don't have free access to a live lion.
This meant that I wanted to take photos in accordance with the water theme and what's a better way to do so than putting the watch in its natural habitat inside water.
This left me with a few challenges. For one, I don't have a camera that would function underwater, which means that using the lake won't really work and the lake is frozen anyway. I also lack any good looking big water containers, so that presents a further limit.
The solution was simple: use a small water container. As such, I took a glass, filled it with water and there we go. And oddly enough, I don't think the result is too bad.
For context, here's a photo of the very janky setup:
Dunno. Guess I like watches. Check out my Instagram for some extra watch pics (@op_watch_pics).
Love both the picture itself and the “behind the scenes.”
I have always been resolutely uninterested in photography, more of a “just take the damn picture and let’s eat” type, despite being from two families of serious (occasionally professional) photographers. Since becoming a Cruncher, though, I see the payoff in taking the time to shoot these beautiful objects carefully.
I know I'm trying to take better pictures also. It's a learning curve. Have fun!
I keep insisting to myself that wrist shots are the thing, so when I went for underwater, I stuck my hand in the sink.
You have taken a much more sensible approach with better results xD
Love both the picture itself and the “behind the scenes.”
I have always been resolutely uninterested in photography, more of a “just take the damn picture and let’s eat” type, despite being from two families of serious (occasionally professional) photographers. Since becoming a Cruncher, though, I see the payoff in taking the time to shoot these beautiful objects carefully.
Thanks.
I have definitely been more of a "just take the picture" person for most of my life, but once I decided to do watch photography, that changed a lot. With stuff like landscapes, things look cool and different anyway, but with watches if I just take a basic wrist shot every time, it ends up boring. This is especially much the case since I like to do the watch photos at home.
This forces me to be more creative if I want the photos to be interesting. I think so far I'm successful at that. All of my Instagram photos, except for the Casio Lineage one, are taken in my apartment, yet there is variety in there.
I know I'm trying to take better pictures also. It's a learning curve. Have fun!
It definitely is. I'm learning a lot as I try to figure out how to be creative and take cool photos.
I keep insisting to myself that wrist shots are the thing, so when I went for underwater, I stuck my hand in the sink.
You have taken a much more sensible approach with better results xD
Wrist shots can be great, but it's good to also have non-wrist shots. Especially when trying to theme a shot to something that is not clothing related, the wrist is a limiting factor for me.
Wrist shots can be great, but it's good to also have non-wrist shots. Especially when trying to theme a shot to something that is not clothing related, the wrist is a limiting factor for me.
At the moment I am only doing it for on here, mostly, so I think I have only ever used one non-wrist shot (can’t really shoot through an exhibition case back without taking it off after all) but paired with an on-wrist. I did take a few, but never really used them for anything. Might change that up when doing dedicated shoots and maybe writing a review or article, if I ever get off my arse and do such things.
If it’s on location, it’s always going to be a wrist shot, because I don’t like the idea of losing a watch xD
It definitely is. I'm learning a lot as I try to figure out how to be creative and take cool photos.
Totally!