Panerai Watch Photography Guide

Echi · 2024-04-30T06:56:38Z

Discover how Echi and the WatchProSite community master smartphone watch photography, minimizing distortion for accurate wrist shots of Officine Panerai and other luxury watches.

Echi's exploration into smartphone camera positioning for wrist shots offers valuable insights for collectors aiming to capture their timepieces accurately. His detailed comparison of lens placement and its impact on watch distortion highlights a common challenge in horological photography. This discussion provides practical tips for achieving more true-to-life representations of watches on the wrist.

If I hold my phone in the usual position where the camera lens is on the left, the watch looks stretched out, distortedly big..

If I hold it in such a way that the lens will be on the right, granted it’s a bit awkward to hold and quite challenging to press the button, the output is closer to how I actually see it on the wrist. It’s flatter and not as distorted..

Yeah, it’s what’s on tap this week together with the railmaster, both 3-6-9-12 and time only but with quite the size diff at 47 vs 38

Cheers,

Echi

Key Points from the Discussion

Adjusting the zoom setting on a smartphone camera can significantly reduce distortion and improve the proportions of a watch in a wrist shot, making it appear more natural.
Experimenting with different zoom levels, such as 2x, can help achieve better focus on both the watch and the background, leading to a more professional-looking photograph.
The specific lenses available on a smartphone can influence the outcome of watch photography, and understanding which lens is being utilized at different distances or zoom levels is crucial for optimal results.
The preference for older watch models over newer ones is a sentiment shared by some collectors, often expressed through photographic comparisons of vintage and contemporary pieces.

The Discussion

iceheller 1945 ✌️

Apr 30, 2024

Tks fr sharing the tips.

InDebtButOnTime

Apr 30, 2024

Yeah, I'm a dinosaur! Nice watches!

xto

Apr 30, 2024

Not nearly as savvy as you all, and I might be not catching distortion with as critically as you guys do, but I’ve found that if I set the zoom to 2x and position things right (different lenses get invoked by the phone at different distances) I can get some nice focus on both the watch and the distant background Now, don’t ask me to prove it by example

xto

Apr 30, 2024

…. And thus avoid inadvertent reflections

EinPA

Apr 30, 2024

Looks very large. I don’t own one , but they look like beasts!

InDebtButOnTime

Apr 30, 2024

You know you're getting old when you start liking old stuff better than new stuff!

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