watchtalkforums :: Other Forums :: Photography Forum :: Tips and Tricks to make great pictures... Author Topic: Tips and Tricks to make great pictures... (Read 289 times) jolink Guest Tips and Tricks to make great pictures... « Thread Started on Jun 9, 2006, 12:41pm » Tips and tricks to make great Photo’s • get a tripod, they are cheap and give great result • clean up your watches/objects before taking pictures ( if possible) • try working with daylight, it gives the best results • Use a light box against difficult light reflections, a white plastic bucket will do fine • If the light is no good, try white sheets of paper to capture ‘’more’’ light • Clear the background, remove all distracting objects • Try shooting from angles, then you have less reflections • If you are taking pictures of watches, make them smile, 10 past 10. • Make sure that your white balance setting on the camera matches that of the light source to avoid yellow or blue tint on the picture(if that feature is on your camera) Do you guys have anything to add on this subject? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged erik Charter Member member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,887 Re: Tips and Tricks to make great pictures... « Reply #1 on Jun 12, 2006, 2:36am » Perfect! I would only add this : You wrote : (If you are taking pictures of watches, make them smile, 10 past 10.) If you check watch magazines you will see that most pictures are shot at 8 past 10 It's just a little detail. It would also be more easy for the people to start photographing their watch at 8 past 10. So they have 2 minutes to get a nice picture without having to reset their watch again. + The use of a polarisation filter should also help to lessen the reflection. « Last Edit: Jun 12, 2006, 3:26am by erik » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged MartynJC (UK) Charter Member member is offline "fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way" Joined: Oct 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,880 Location: Surrey,UK Re: Tips and Tricks to make great pictures... « Reply #2 on Jun 18, 2006, 2:42am » * get plenty of light on the subject - indirect is best to avoid harsh shadows - use artificial light if natural light is poor. Without light there is no picture. * use manual setting and try lots of exposure settings * try using small aperture settings (f11+ ) to increase depth-of-field, coupled with long exposure (use the 'aperature priority' (A) setting to use the camera light meter if you like) * use the +- exposure compensation as necessary - check for over-exposure (using histograms if your camera supports this) and correct as necessary. You may find your camera regularly under-exposes to avoid this situation (mine does), so boost up the exposure if you need to. * try unusual angles for different types of shots * take large images at high resolution, then crop down later in post-processing for those 'extreme macro' shots. * always use a tripod with delayed action shutter release (or remote control if you have one) to avoid camera shake. just my hints.. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Martyn, Live life in fullness Patek Philippe 5146J; Rolex AirKing; SD 16600 ; GMTII-C 11670; Seamaster 300m Quartz 'Bond' Full-Size; Seamaster Auto Ti; PloProf 1200m; Speedmaster Professional Sapphire Sandwich; Breitling B-1 SQ; Crosswind Special LE Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» Watch Brand Discussion Forums--------------------- The Omega Forum --- Archive & Classic Posts- The Rolex Forum --- Archive & Classic Posts- The Breitling Forum- The Frugal Connoisseur's Corner- General Watch Forum --- Archive & Classic Posts--------------------» Other Forums--------------------- Photography Forum --- Photoshop Tutorials --- Watch Wallpapers --- Photo Contest Archive- For Sale/Trade- The Lounge--------------------» Guidelines--------------------- Posting Guidelines and FAQ

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