I loved the tourbillon of course, but that’s because I’m a watch-nut. What little details about the watch impressed you? I was shooting it at the dealer ‘Monards’ and not in a controlled environment like a studio, using minimal equipment, so I had to improvise using a couple of lights and a white piece of paper, which was the final piece to the puzzle. Avoiding reflections was the biggest problem to overcome, especially when shooting the whole front of the watch-face. The watch is total bling and has a lot of reflective surfaces. Why was it so hard to shoot? Why was the front of the piece so tough in particular? We spoke to KD after the intensive man vs metal experience. The timepiece presents all kinds of complexities to shoot. It is the last Jackpot piece produced by the manufacture and retails for $903,00AUD. Time+Tide photographer Kristian Dowling met his match recently when he was pitted against the Girard-Perregaux 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon in a thrilling photographic duel.
I/trending 15946 PHOTOGRAPHY: Shooting the Girard-Perregaux 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon Andrew McUtchen