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Nothing technical from me, but I like #1.
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First pic seems the best. It shows more of the coins details. Thank you Mark and fioti!  Edited by dd27
02/04/2017 1:00 pm
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I am no pro,all pics look a bit out of focus to me. Try a different color background,18% gray I think is recommended. John1 |
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First is best, but the way the light is shining on the coin is not consistent with 11 and 1 oclock. 11 oclock should have lit the top and back of Lincoln's head, while 1 oclock should have lit his forehead, cheek, and top of chin. It almost looks like you're lighting from 2 oclock and 4 oclock, so it's hard to judge.
For settings, what are your sub-settings for the Standard style?
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I am no pro,all pics look a bit out of focus to me. Try a different color background,18% gray I think is recommended. I will give that a try John - thanks! If that doesn't work, I'm starting to think it's my eyesight because my pics being out of focus has been a continuous problem. Fortunately, I see my ophthalmologist in a couple of weeks.  |
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First is best, but the way the light is shining on the coin is not consistent with 11 and 1 oclock. 11 oclock should have lit the top and back of Lincoln's head, while 1 oclock should have lit his forehead, cheek, and top of chin. It almost looks like you're lighting from 2 oclock and 4 oclock, so it's hard to judge. I'll have my daughters and a friend look at my setup as I admit I am 'spatially challenged' so I might be judging the light positions incorrectly. Quote:
For settings, what are your sub-settings for the Standard style? Do you mean this?  --->  |
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You may want to try only one light at 12:00. May also need to filter that one light. John1 Edited by John1
02/04/2017 3:08 pm
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Lighting is key and with that said photo #1 is the closest. The positions of the lights may be 11 and 1 but it's not balanced as such at the surface of the coin. The 1 position is creating some hot spots and the 11 position barely apparent. What type of lights are you using?
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Just a little optimization of light placement, and a little post-processing, and you're golden.
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What type of lights are you using? JANSJÖ LED Work Lamp by IKEA (USA Model Number: 201.696.58) $9.99 + $10.00 shipping from IKEA USA$24.99 Prime Same Day shipping from Amazon USA£10 + shipping from IKEA UKLuminous flux: 88 Lumen Height: 60 cm Base diameter: 12 cm Cord length: 2.0 m Power: 2.0 W Article Number: 201.696.58 Package: 1 Width: 4 ¾ " (12 cm) Height: 1 ¾ " (5 cm) Length: 10 ¾ " (27 cm) Weight: 2 lb 5 oz (1.05 kg) LED life approx. 20,000 hours. Light color; warm white (3000 Kelvin). Built-in LED light source. Product description Arm: Steel, Paint Shade: Aluminum, Powder coating |
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Just a little optimization of light placement, and a little post-processing, and you're golden. That's great to hear Ray - I was beginning to get discouraged, but not anymore. Thanks! Mark |
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Actually, there is one more thing...the coin is not level in the pic. LIBERTY should be flat. Pet peeve of mine...Ray
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the coin is not level in the pic. LIBERTY should be flat. Noted! It does help if the orientation of coin photographs are uniform - I'm not sure why, but I know my mind has to work harder when a coin is disoriented. |
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Just a little optimization of light placement, and a little post-processing, and you're golden. Will you say more about what post-processing you recommend? Thanks! Mark |
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I can give an example of the type of postprocessing that can be done in DPP. It is all achieved using the editing window, and mostly on the Histogram but also in other parameters. In the following pic, I made a few changes to levels using the histogram, plus did a small increase in saturation, plus a little sharpening:  And this is what the histogram and other parameters look like in the editing window:  There are many faults that show up in a photograph that can be corrected independently of the "look" of the coin, such as low contrast, sharpness, etc, but only you can ensure the edits are consistent with the correct "look". Edited to add: I'll call this post "Tip of the day #13" Edited by rmpsrpms
02/05/2017 3:38 pm
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