Watch photography can often be tricky, and none more so than this shoot, Karl photographs the detailed inner workings of a luxury Zenith watch.

In this product photography class Karl highlights the common difficulties one might face, including how to photograph shiny metal surfaces, how to achieve sufficient depth of field when photographing small items and how to balance multiple lights.

This detailed photography class addresses each of these challenges and clearly shows you simple but effective techniques to overcome them. Karl details each step, from selecting his props to how to balance his lights. See the result from each stage and follow along as he guides you through this intricate high-end product shoot, which he does with just two lights.

Zenith Watch Retouch 1 – Focus Stacking and Compositing After completing the tricky task of photographing the inner workings of a luxury Zenith watch, Karl sits down to start work on the retouching process. This Photoshop class focusses mainly on the initial stages of the retouch — selecting which shots will make up the final composite image, focus stacking multiple images and identifying which areas of the image will need retouching.

Zenith Watch Retouch 2 – Clean Up and Final Touches As a professional photographer, the aim is always to capture the image as accurately as possible. At the end of the shoot, there should be minimal retouching left to do, only minor adjustments that will add subtle enhancements. In this photography class Karl adds the finishing touches to the inner workings of the luxury Zenith watch. Working through the image, he identifies unnecessary distractions, removes unsightly dust and scratches and smoothes tonal transitions on the chrome metal of the watch.