Tag Heuer Carrera
More product lighting practice shooting a Tag Heuer Carrera. This is shot more in an advertising style with an angle almost directly head-on, and placed against a white background.
Strobist Info: 27.5" Elinchrom Deep Octa directly above watch. White reflectors on either side and underneath watch for fill. Some compositing needed to eliminate unwanted reflections.
Details: I've had this watch for many years (which I love), but never had the skills to photograph it like this until now. I'm pleased with the results, although the inevitable scuffs on the band were very hard to remove in post.
A few lessons learned: it is WAY easier to shoot this with just one light and reflector cards than multiple lights. I could never get a multi-light setup to work the way I wanted, because it always ended up having hot spots and unwanted reflections. Strategically placed white cards were way easier to work with. Shooting head-on is REALLY difficult, because the camera equipment reflects in the crystal. Adjusting angles ever so subtly was needed to get this right. This is shot slightly from above, which trades off some detail at the 6 o'clock position. Another regret: I really should have spent way more time cleaning before shooting, as this left a lot of work in post to correct. Finally, the pen tool is invaluable for cut-outs for this kind of shot. Getting this to be on a clean white background in-camera a bit tricky given the small working area, so doing this in PS was way easier.
Tag Heuer Carrera
More product lighting practice shooting a Tag Heuer Carrera. This is shot more in an advertising style with an angle almost directly head-on, and placed against a white background.
Strobist Info: 27.5" Elinchrom Deep Octa directly above watch. White reflectors on either side and underneath watch for fill. Some compositing needed to eliminate unwanted reflections.
Details: I've had this watch for many years (which I love), but never had the skills to photograph it like this until now. I'm pleased with the results, although the inevitable scuffs on the band were very hard to remove in post.
A few lessons learned: it is WAY easier to shoot this with just one light and reflector cards than multiple lights. I could never get a multi-light setup to work the way I wanted, because it always ended up having hot spots and unwanted reflections. Strategically placed white cards were way easier to work with. Shooting head-on is REALLY difficult, because the camera equipment reflects in the crystal. Adjusting angles ever so subtly was needed to get this right. This is shot slightly from above, which trades off some detail at the 6 o'clock position. Another regret: I really should have spent way more time cleaning before shooting, as this left a lot of work in post to correct. Finally, the pen tool is invaluable for cut-outs for this kind of shot. Getting this to be on a clean white background in-camera a bit tricky given the small working area, so doing this in PS was way easier.