8 Rules for Watch Photos
Contrast the wonderful pics people post here with the absolute sh*t you encounter when buying a watch online. Either you get renders from big manufacturers that look nothing like the watch in real life (looking at you #seiko) or if you are looking at an auction, #ebay or even some AD sites it looks like they've taken a photo with a potato! 🥔
When photographing a watch, for the love of god please:
- Show me the dial straight on
2. Don't point a light directly at the crystal
3. Show me the case back
4. Learn some macro skills and show me the crown
5. I don't need excellent, hi-res 600 megapixel photos of one particular link in the bracelet (I'm probably going to replace it anyway)
6. Try and get a picture of any noticeable scratches on the case (it crystal... Although I'll concede that's difficult sometimes). I'll decide whether I can polish it out.
7. Photograph the watch on a neutral background. I don't want to play "where's Waldo" when looking at a watch.
8. OMG! Clean your watch before photographing it. I know it's a 30-year old watch, I don't need to be reminded that it probably comes with 30 years worth of dead skin cells. Thank you. 🤮
[Photos: @crapwatchphotography/Instagram]
Raconteur, budding collector and man about town. I buy watches because they're shiny.
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Eggcellent advice Stafford. For me, I have all the gear, I am usually just too lazy to set it up, edit, etc. Perhaps over winter I will be more motivated.