How I take my Rolex pics...

[Mulligan]

Originally Posted by JP(Canada)

I always use a full length tripod stand, although a table top stand would probably be alright, as long as there's no movement when you shoot.

99% of the time, I use two lights, but sometimes I position one to the top of the box, and one on the side, or both to the side. I also tend to shoot when there's some natural daylight coming into the room.

The camera is set to manual mode. I believe the settings for the Explorer wrist shot for example were, WB set to auto, ISO 250 (generally the 200 to 500 ISO range gives me the best sharpness results), F14 or F16 to give focus on the whole subject. When I try to zoom in close and focus on one part of the subject, that number could go as low as F3 for me. All that affects the amount of movement you get from the seconds hand and the amount of light you need (and exposure) to get a decent shot. Obviously the shutter speed will need to be adjusted accordingly. I think mine was set to 6 on the Explorer wrist shot. The whole thing is a bit of a balancing act. Sometimes you'll need to brighten things up a bit in photoshop.

Good luck,

Thanks for the helpful tips - I am planning on giving it a try and will post my success (or most likely - failure).