Udemy
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
Subscribe
Turn what you know into an opportunity and reach millions around the world.
Learn More
Your cart is empty.
Keep shopping
Learn Creative Watch Photography
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(5 ratings)
17 students

Learn Creative Watch Photography

A guide to creating amazing product images with minimal equipment (one light).
Created byJoshua Geiger
Last updated 9/2015
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Shoot multiple subjects with one light
  • Build a complex set in a simple way
  • Select the correct light & modifier
  • Find the best light position
  • Create simple, inexpensive special effects

Course content

4 sections • 20 lectures • 4h 18m total length

  • Course Introduction2:53

    Discover how to shoot three watches with one light and low lying fog in a single scene while sourcing brands and applying post-production techniques like compositing, masking, and blend modes.

  • Sourcing the Watches7:55

    Expand your watch photography portfolio by sourcing from startup brands, leveraging social media outreach, and negotiating terms for creative white-background and model-shot imagery.

  • Creating an Image Concept3:43

    Create a mythologically inspired watch advertisement concept using Arrian’s logo of a flying horse; brainstorm via mind maps and sketches, then research and produce in studio.

Requirements

  • Be familiar with using strobes or speedlights.

Description

In the product photography industry, Joshua has earned as much as $1,000 per hour to create images like the one created in this course and you can too. All it takes is a bit of knowledge, creativity and the desire to make it happen.Here, commercial product & still-life photographer Joshua Geiger will walk you step by step through the process of sourcing products for free and creating a creative shot concept, then you move into the studio where he shows how to shoot products with a single light. In this shoot, Joshua will be shooting 3 watches at one and will include some low-lying fog for a special effect to add drama to the image.

If you would like to learn how to shoot products either for your own business or as a commercial product photographer, taking this course is the first step in that process. All you need is some basic photography knowledge and a single light.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for the beginner studio or product photographer who wants to learn how to use minimal equipment to create dramatic images brands want to see. It will require the students have at least 1 light, a camera, some items/watches to photograph and a basic knowledge of photography using strobes or speed lights. This is not for students who have never used a flash or have no experience with the basics of flash photography.

Report abuse