Watch photography tutorials

3 simple ways to pose your hands in watch photos

3 simple ways to pose your hands in watch photos

Hands are weird. There, I said it. Super useful, obviously, but the moment you put any intentional attention on them – like, say, when you try to photograph them –...
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How I lost and recovered my Instagram account in 36 hours

How I lost and recovered my Instagram account in 36 hours

As many of you saw, the @watchstudies Instagram account was suspended on Tuesday. And while it was reinstated by Wednesday afternoon, the ~36 hour blackout raised many questions, concerns, and...
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How to use masks to fix overexposed watch details

How to use masks to fix overexposed watch details

Watches are such interesting objects to shoot because of all the visual details they come with. Every couple of millimeters of a watch features a new finish, a new angle,...
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It’s not about the post, it’s about the portfolio

It’s not about the post, it’s about the portfolio

Like it or hate it, the platforms we create on play an unmistakable role in the way we create. This is the modern creator landscape. While the fundamental joy of...
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How to shoot a parrot shot (with a camera or a phone)

How to shoot a parrot shot (with a camera or a phone)

If you’re starting out in watch photography, there’s a really good chance that a wrist shot is among the first shots you’ll attempt. In fact, depending on how far back...
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How to properly center a watch in your composition

How to properly center a watch in your composition

There are an infinite number of ways to compose a photo. Rule of thirds, looking room, headroom, and white space are all examples of different ideologies that propose “ideal” ways...
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10 most popular watch photography tutorials

10 most popular watch photography tutorials

Just a little over a year ago, I started writing watch photography tutorials through the Watch Studies account. They started as short lessons in Story format on Instagram and, over...
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Introducing Reference Guides for the pocket shot, parrot shot, and table wrist shot

Introducing Reference Guides for the pocket shot, parrot shot, and table wrist shot

The all new Parrot Shot Reference Guide The hunt for inspiration is equally exhilarating as it is daunting sometimes. On the one hand, our community is brimming with incredible creators putting...
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3 powerful uses for highlights in watch photography

3 powerful uses for highlights in watch photography

If you’ve seen a few of my editing tutorials, you would know that I typically start my edits by applying one of my presets. While a preset gets me about...
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Why They Work: 3 subtle details you probably didn't notice

Why They Work: 3 subtle details you probably didn't notice

From the first installment of Why They Work. As of the time I’m writing this, there are over 14,800 posts in the #watchstudies community. First of all, hot damn! Second...
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A beginner's guide to making Instagram reels

A beginner's guide to making Instagram reels

The making of a reel using CapCut. Long before last week’s Instagram photo post changes massacre, reels have been a prominent feature that Instagram has been pushing – quietly but...
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How to edit a watch photo in 10 seconds

How to edit a watch photo in 10 seconds

Earlier this week, I posted a 10 second edit challenge that, as the name suggests, pushed me to stressfully edit a photo while a taunting voiceover counted down the precious...
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How to create the table wrist shot

How to create the table wrist shot

One of the styles of shots that has been popping up in my feed more and more lately is one that I call the "table wrist shot". Like a table...
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How to perfectly straighten your watch photos

How to perfectly straighten your watch photos

There’s something undeniably zen about a perfectly straightened photo. Not only does it give the viewer the perspective of looking at the subject head-on, but it also helps the eyes...
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11 household props to style your watch photos with

11 household props to style your watch photos with

Styling a shot is one of my favorite parts of lifestyle product photography. That said, it can be equally intimidating to tackle when you feel like you don’t have the...
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How to shoot low light watch photography

How to shoot low light watch photography

Speaking of things we take for granted: dark and moody shots have really become my go-to aesthetic for Watch Studies. But the truth is, I never used to shoot like...
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Damn good general photography advice

Damn good general photography advice

Everybody’s creative journey is unique. What works for one person may not for the next. Yet still, there’s a handful of undeniably good general advice that is helpful to anyone...
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5 storytelling tricks for watch photography

5 storytelling tricks for watch photography

One of the most challenging aspects of photography – above and beyond the technical craft of it – is learning how to tell a story with a single flat image. Stories...
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