Flat Lay Photography with WATCHES! | Tell a story, pick props, compose, and create an EPIC image.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video we're breaking down how to create a great flat lay image with your watch. We talk about how to tell a story with your props, lighting, composition, and how to get those perky reflections off your watch crystal.
Awesome flay lay examples:
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Color coordination www.instagram....
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Moment in time www.instagram....
Featured in this episode:
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@realwatchbrothers - / realwatchbrothers
@masaharu.me - / masaharu.me
@mainichi_watch - / mainichi_watch
@watch.gringa - / watchgringa
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Lydia: / winters.watches
Vu: / bui.watches
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OOOOOH MMYYYY GAAAAWD LMAO I'M AT THE END!!!! AHHHHH!!! This definitely fed the narcissist in me! Ahhhh!1 Thank you so much for making this video guys! I cannot wait to give it a go and use the hashtag! ;)
A mini tribute to the Gringa! 😂 Looking forward to seeing your flat lays this week! 😁
-Vu
Vu's voice is so relaxing! It's like horological Bob Ross
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-Vu
”Handmade bracelet fillers”, I love it! Seriously if more watch vlogers had the same calmness and clear sound like you guys do it would be great. Thanks guys!
Hahaha those stupid fillers. I don’t actually know what to call them. 🤣
Also, thank you so much for those very kind words! ☺️
-Vu
HEY! THIS IS THE VIDEO I ASKED FOR BECAUSE I WANT TO LEARN FLAT LAYS!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!
Yup! Exactly because you asked. 😉
-Vu
Appreciating Vu ELEVATING his watch for the flat lay. ;)
Must obey Winters. 🤣
-Vu
Great video again!! 😃🙌
Thanks, Peter!
-Vu
Thank you so much for your nice episodes ❤️🌹
Another great video guys!
Thank you, JP!
-Vu
Another most awesome episode - T4S! 🙏😃🍻
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I'm just discovering this channel. I need more of you guys!
Like the reflection tip!!!!, Oh always hate getting them in my photo!!
Thank you for the tip on what objects to add! It has always stumped me how people decide what to put.
You’re welcome, Eve!
-Vu
Awesome video guys, great tips! I have some homework to do!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
-Vu
Another great vid guys. That Hasselblad wow.. that explains some of the quality! .. loving your channel so far
Thanks!
-Vu
really enjoying these instructional videos. now I have a task for this weekend
Thanks, Jeff! Hope you have a fun time shooting flat lays!
-Vu
@@LydiaAndVu any suggestions for a entry level camera for primarily this type of photography and what are your thoughts on used gear?
Incredible video, and love the tie ins to all the IG's I've been following and am now following after this vid!
Thank you! And that’s awesome that you got some new accounts to follow from our video! 😁
-Vu
I know what I’ll be doing this weekend! Thanks guys, some great tips 😀
Awesome, good luck! 😁
I love these videos. I’m learning so much. Thanks.
So glad you enjoy them! 😁
-Vu
You guys are really upping my watch photo game. Thank you for the info. Another great video. Love it.
Thanks so much! 😁😁😁
-Vu
Late to the party but this is so good!! Thank you!
Thanks, Lance!
-Vu
PERFECT CHOICE FOR A VIDEO! I'M INSPIRED!!! I'm going to attempt a personal flat lay for you gorgeous pair!!😍
Yay, thanks Lucy! 😁😁😁 Can’t wait to see what you make!
-Vu
You guys are simply the coolest! Thanks for the helpful tips and I love that you're giving shout outs and supporting other IG photographers.
Aw thanks, Michael! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
-Vu
Awesome....thank you so much... I ve learn new thing
That’s great to hear, Dakut!
So helpful! I liked how you both covered different aspects in such detail. And thanks for explaining how positioning relative to the light source affects reflections. I think covering recommended focal lengths in a future video would be super helpful too.
Thank you! And thanks for the topic suggestion, I think focal lengths would be great to cover!
-Vu
This channel is going to blow up...FAST. If you post consistently I wouldn't be surprised one bit if you have 50k subscribers by the end of '22. Excited to watch you grow!
Thanks so much! Yeah we took a break due to being busy, but we’ll be back soon! -Vu
You two are too cute!!! Love it, great info, Britt and I will definitely be giving these tips a try out this week ❤️❤️❤️
Yay! Thanks, James! Hope it helps! 😉
-Vu
OMG, that moment when the reflectors comes in 😍.
Btw I definitely need a "bracelet filler" time to make one.
Great tips 👏
Enjoy making the bracelet filler! I’ve actually been meaning to make a quick tutorial on that either as a short or an IG reel. So many people ask me about it.
Thanks!!!
-Vu
@@LydiaAndVu definitely you should do it. 👏
Great video guys! I'll definitely try to do some cool flatlays using your techniques.
Thanks, Jonas! Hope you have fun with it!
-Vu
Patiently waiting for the next upload… 🥲
More please!
Soon, Barrett, we have some coming soon! -Vu
Bui, you are a technical genius and truly appreciate how you two take your time to speak slowly and walk us through the thought process and creating the composition of both of your watch photography. If, down-the-road, Bui you decide to do super indepth videos/episodes where you show us the planning, execution, and end result, we will eat that up! I know Winters wouldn't be involved in those " Learning 101" type videos as mentioned in the first video with Histograms 😭 but only time will tell! Regardless, extremely refreshing channel and a break away from the stereo-type of sitting behind a desk and talking about products!
Thanks so much for the very kind words! I do think it would be fun to do some really in-depth head to toe explorations of a full shoot. We plan on putting out some new videos soon so I'm going to take that into account! -Vu
Oooo amazing video! My entire Instagram is basically flat-lay only so this video can only improve my skills! Thanks to you both for sharing your expertise! 😊👊
Thanks so much! Glad you got something out of it. Flat lays are awesome!
Would love to see more of these, I'm a photography noob 😂
We will have more episodes soon-ish!
-Vu
Another video packed full of tips guys, thank you! 🙏🏻👊🏻
Thanks! 😁
-Vu
Seriously great video! The wait was worth it. I will definitely try to put more thought into my flatlays. My biggest problem was the reflection on the crystal from hand/camera phone shadows etc... thanks for putting that in perspective guys
Thanks so much! And you’re welcome. 😁 There are more ways to avoid reflections but they all center on that same principle of needing to keep things in the dark.
-Vu
Fantastic tutorial guys! I like the minimalist approach with useful props as well. I’ll do one in “my style” for tomorrow 🙂
Thanks! I’m looking forward to seeing it! 😁
-Vu
Pleaseeee make more
We will, soon! 😁 -Vu
I can’t believe I missed your flat lay video! It was the one I was waiting for! I love the bracelet fillers! Didn’t look like the plastic caps you mentioned before 🤔 Can’t wait for the next one! Congratulations on passing 1K!!
Thanks so much! I make the bracelet fillers out of cardboard and gaffer tape. I just cut a couple of pieces of cardboard to the shape of my wrist, stack them, and wrap them in tape. Works perfectly! 😁 -Vu
Superb video guys! I am bloody useless at flat lays and always forget to frame the subject. Hopefully after some practice this weekend I’ll be slightly less useless 😊
Thanks.
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing your shots! 😁
-Vu
Gosh you guys... This is so fun. And technical but not. I love it. You guys are doing great things.
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
-Vu
Just wonderful content. Keep up the amazing work!!!! Also, I'll be patiently waiting for the one on histograms ;-)
Thank you so much! And yesss I gotta get into the histogram soon!
-Vu
Why no more videos?!?! 😩
I could watch your videos all day every day… they are super awesome.
I've really enjoyed watching your videos. And they've helped me a lot too! Keep up the good work guys! 😁👍
Thanks! -Vu
Great and helpful video! What camera aperture settings you mostly use when photo shooting from such distance from the table? How about the focusing point?
Thanks! For that photo I stopped down to f/4.5 and I believe I was at 70mm. I manually focused so I could make sure that it was focused exactly where I wanted it. With autofocus it’s hard to get the dial instead of the hands in focus, so manual focus helps.
-Vu
Can you make a video on how to shoot lume shots!? 😁
I think we can do that at some point! -Vu
Subbed! Great video and tips guys! Can you make a video about how to take pictures of watches just using a phone? Thank you!
Thanks and welcome! Yeah we have put that in our future episodes list, we will do one at some point!
-Vu
this is great. though I hate the word story when it comes to photos. photos are more lyrical by nature so feeling, idea, emotions or stylistic choices, story is of the epic genre, narative, character development, intrigue, that sort of stuff. epic lends itself better to video imo, though the best movies are lyrical as well.
Can you do a video on product photography and how to achieve that perfect shot for your ad?
Thanks for the idea!
-Vu
Challenge accepted 🙌
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Wow...you guys are really doing something great here. Everyone talks about composition, but walking us through your process is really valuable.
I know Bui mentioned controlling the focal plane with the aperture, but I'm wondering what your take is on the Toneh level (credit cameraconspiracies mocking Tony N) with your shots. How much should be in focus? Do you avoid Toneh f1.0? Or prefer focus stacking? Also..assuming you shoot RAW. I'd love see what you do in post without the Fro-packs!
Really entertaining stuff!
I do shoot RAW. These days RAW is easy to deal with, even the default apps on the iPhone can handle most camera’s RAW files, so I don’t even bother with jpegs anymore. If I was shooting a big event or something and had a rapid turnaround that might be different, but as long as I’m shooting only a handful of images of a subject I’m sticking with RAW so I have the most flexibility in post.
My post workflow is pretty simple, I do it all in Lightroom. I’m not a huge fan of using downloaded presets, because you just end up with someone else’s look on your image. But I am also someone who likes images to have a natural color balance and don’t like to apply too much if a “look” to an image. I do the standard exposure and color corrections, and sometimes add a touch of vignette. That’s about it!
Thanks again!
-Vu
Ahhhh, third!
What happened this week? 😉 To be fair we posted two days later than planned!
-Vu
@@LydiaAndVu I’m off my game! I’ll do better next week!
Love it,
What settings did you use on the camera?
How much did you alter in your photo app? And what kind of changes did you do?
I'll do an episode soon where I go through the full technical aspects. Each photo and setting and lighting setup requires very different camera settings, but I can share that for a shoot so that you have a reference point. -Vu
Could you please make a video about watches in water? ...or wet.
What's a good cheap light like the one used here
Can you suggest a tripod to use for this kind of shot?
I have had the Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 for about ten years and it’s still going strong. At a lower budget there’s the Manfrotto 055XPRO3 and even lower budget there are tripods by Neewer that offer similar functionality. I also have (it’s what I used in this video) a Manfrotto 131DB that’s really nice if you already have a tripod that you like and don’t want to get a whole new tripod. Whatever you end up with, just make sure to also get a sandbag or use something heavy to weigh it down or counterbalance the arm so it doesn’t topple over from the off center weight of the camera.
-Vu
Still waiting for more tips. What about that histogram segment?
First 😁
@@watchpapi haha getting slow mate ;)
The confidence of youth. 😂
-Vu
You guys should make watches in Minecraft
Why did you stop making videos?
Huge fight
Hi guys, thanks for your video's, I'm looking forward to more! I'm mainly interested in photographing and videoing watches. Photography for within ebay for sales of watches and video in youtube. how about video's for these subjetcs? Also, which camera? I need a new camera, so which one that I can use to photograph for sale images in ebay and video (macro) for servicing youtube videos. Can you help, or just reply and give me advice. PS. I'm always on a budget;-0)
Also, a video or your thoughts on which budget tripods, lights & reflectors for still shots and videos.
In case you didnt notice, they stopped making videos.
Is Mr. Vu Bui Vietnamese? And I saw a 100k Vietnam dong
too bad you stopped making videos :(
So you say that flat lays are here to stay? :(
They’ve been around for a lot longer than photos of watches on IG, so I’m gonna guess yes. 🤣
-Vu
@@LydiaAndVu I guess you're right :( Flat lays, "moody" wristshots, and pointless reach... Who know what next? :D