Critique My Photos - Anything I Can Do Differently?

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David44 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 3:35 pm I use a D7100 on a sturdy tripod and then use Lightroom to post process photos. I try to get the coin to look how it appears in hand. Any tips or feedback would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 3:50 pm A little dark towards the rims otherwise pretty darn nice! Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 3:56 pm What kind of lighting are you using? Those are very nice pics. Report this Post to the Staff
David44 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 4:04 pm I just used natural lighting from my window. Report this Post to the Staff
JimNWLincoln Pillar of the Community United States 920 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 7:14 pm What lens or bellows setup are you using? Great photos. Do you use any reflectors on opposite side of window to balance the light? The light on coins seems perfectly balanced. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4051 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 7:47 pm Contrast is a little too high on obverse, and a little too low on reverse. Reverse is rotated (!!). Saturation on reverse is less than obverse, though I would expect the coin has similar sat levels. Uneven background is distracting...better to crop it. Looks like in-camera sharpness was turned off, so images lack sharpness. I've made some edits to both images to make them more similar and to "correct" these issues. I don't think the edits change the look of the images, just make them more "standardized": Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7600 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 8:42 pm Big difference,nicely edited! Report this Post to the Staff
David44 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/24/2017 9:20 pm Thank you RMPS! I appreciate your feedback. And those edits look amazing! Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 03/31/2017 4:25 pm What amazing edits Rmpsrpms. I think the original photos were an incredibly good effort so well done :D Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4051 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:26 am The original images were what I call "good raw material". To qualify, the images must have the following qualities: - Good focus in all areas - No crushed shadows - No blown highlights - Proper framing - Not over-saturated - Not over-sharpened Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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