Watch out for the watch!

There is more you can do with a watch that use it to keep your time -- you can use it to create photographs, ones that people will appreciate.

I took some guidelines from a learned friend recently, in particular on "product photography".

The following were the guidelines I was issued --

• In product photography, your prime concern is to capture every feature of the product.
• Next, the picture should concentrate on highlighting your product. A disturbing background is always unwelcome.
• And finally, the product must look good, aesthetically.

The watch shown above was an attempt to put the aforementioned into practice. The background is white A4 sheet, to keep in tune with the steel body. The shadows (which can offer a distraction) have been minimized by neutral and uniform lighting (achieved using "reflector" A4 sheets). The f-number has been kept low enough to blur out the clasp, leaving a sharp focus on the dial. The white-balance adjust hasn't been touched.
Picture specifications:

• Exposure -- 3.2 sec (tripod stabilized)
• Depth-of-field -- f/5.6
• ISO -- 100
• focal length -- 55mm on an 18-55mm EF lens.
  

This is my first try to formalize my hobby-pursuit of photography. I'll try putting up more such readables in the near future... do put your feedback :)