UNCOVERED - Alan's FAKE watch photos!

Alan's watch photos have GOTTA be fake. Every one of the watches in his photos prompt drool to begin dripping down to my chin. So I do some research on that watch thinking, "I need one of those!" But then when I look at the manufacturer's photos and just about anyone else's photos of the same watch, it's like, "Hmmm...nice but not THAT great."

So, does anyone else think Alan's been corking his camera???

I can say this much, if it wasnt for his breitling seawolf pictures i would have never bought another breitling since i already had a superocean! alan's pics are great and he cost me 2 grand!! THANKS BRO!!

Flattery will get you EVERYWHERE!

Thanks fellas!

And PC, you KNOW your photos rock bro!

How many contests have you won????

He takes a lot of nice shots, and probably experiments quite a bit to get the effects he's looking for. I often see watches on the forums that look much nicer in a fine photo than the stock pictures a lot of sellers use.

Personally, I think its all due to steroids. There, I said it.

Don't sell yourself short Tom!!
Your shots are stunning ,as are the subjects.

foghorn wrote:

Don't sell yourself short Tom!!
Your shots are stunning ,as are the subjects.

I do OK, but Alan's shots are ones I would find very difficult to duplicate, and they just "speak" to me!

I wish I had some sort of creativity. All of my pics look the same, crappy. I could sure use some lessons.

PC..I think you guys all do a great job with taking pictures of
watches to be honest ! Alan for example seems to get VERY
detailed pictures where you can really feel the personality of
the watches just by looking at the pics !..Everyone here has
REALLY good skills as far as I can tell. It seems every time I take
pictures..I end up taking TOO MANY ! Then it's hard picking
from all of them..and the end result is average at best ! In
any case..you seem to do a FINE job PC !

AtomicTom wrote:

PC..I think you guys all do a great job with taking pictures of
watches to be honest ! Alan for example seems to get VERY
detailed pictures where you can really feel the personality of
the watches just by looking at the pics !..Everyone here has
REALLY good skills as far as I can tell. It seems every time I take
pictures..I end up taking TOO MANY ! Then it's hard picking
from all of them..and the end result is average at best ! In
any case..you seem to do a FINE job PC !

First thanks again!

THAT is the secret, I may take 100 pics to get FIVE that I like...

Thank goodness for digital cameras!

He does take some very good photos!! Someday I will be able to do that (I hope) long learning curve with the camera settings and software.

Anomaly wrote:

AtomicTom wrote:

PC..I think you guys all do a great job with taking pictures of
watches to be honest ! Alan for example seems to get VERY
detailed pictures where you can really feel the personality of
the watches just by looking at the pics !..Everyone here has
REALLY good skills as far as I can tell. It seems every time I take
pictures..I end up taking TOO MANY ! Then it's hard picking
from all of them..and the end result is average at best ! In
any case..you seem to do a FINE job PC !

First thanks again!

THAT is the secret, I may take 100 pics to get FIVE that I like...

Thank goodness for digital cameras!

..Your welcome !..It's FUN taking pictures and it's
also COOL learning from you guys ! I thought I was
the only one who took SO many pics, but I guess not !
Your right about the whole digital camera thing too..THEY
help alot..plus they really allow you to enjoy watches
even more !!!..Thanks Alan !

Yep, Al's a poser.

Hang your head in shame Z-Freak, Anomoly and Alan!!! If needed, we will have all three of you Band here at XMT for posting fakes!!

AtomicTom wrote:

It seems every time I take
pictures..I end up taking TOO MANY ! Then it's hard picking
from all of them..and the end result is average at best !

As Alan said, the key is taking LOTS of photos. But when you take your numerous photos, experiment with different camera settings, different light sources, placement, and intensity, different watch positions, backgrounds, and props. You get the idea, right? I, too, discard 95 out of 100 shots I take. I'm not a photographer, just a plodder who 'lucks' into nice photos by taking a jillion of them!

pacifichrono wrote:

AtomicTom wrote:

It seems every time I take
pictures..I end up taking TOO MANY ! Then it's hard picking
from all of them..and the end result is average at best !

As Alan said, the key is taking LOTS of photos. But when you take your numerous photos, experiment with different camera settings, different light sources, placement, and intensity, different watch positions, backgrounds, and props. You get the idea, right? I, too, discard 95 out of 100 shots I take. I'm not a photographer, just a plodder who 'lucks' into nice photos by taking a jillion of them!

Yes sir I am understanding the process more and more ! For a long time I never
took pictures of watches. All I did was learn about them and once in while got one.
Now I see that taking pictures of the watches can add even more to the hobby.
It's a learning process..but it's FUN ! Thanks for the pointers !

Tom, it's all a long, long mutifacited, interconnected slippery slope.

porschefan wrote:

Tom, it's all a long, long mutifacited, interconnected slippery slope.

I just hope I don't fall !