Most of the watch product photography I do is on a white background. White just makes things a lot easier, from several different perspectives. But it does get boring at times. So I’m constantly experimenting with new and different backgrounds.
This weekend I did some shooting with my Rolex GMT Master II, and did some experimenting both with physical backgrounds, and digital background manipulation in Photoshop. As is often the case when I experiment, most of what I produce gets tossed, but here’s a few that came out pretty well (just click on the photos to see them larger):
The experimenting really help, and I came away with a lot of techniques I’ll be able to use in the future. Every professional photographer should take one day out of the month for a “portfolio development” day, and do this type of experimenting.
What do you think of the shots?
John B. Holbrook, II is a freelance writer, photographer, and author of ThruMyLens.org, as well as LuxuryTyme.com and TheSeamasterReferencePage.com.
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I’m not a fan of the red background. The SS surface shot is Rolex catalog-worthy, IMHO. Wonderful picture. The red/blue lights shot is a fun shot, nice play on the bezel.
Thanks Tommy!