I wanted to comment on your photography in case you're looking for some help.
Try lowering the resolution on your camera. It will help with the resize of your pictures. Using a 6MP camera and PaintShop Pro I can get just under 100k. I adjust pics to somewhere around 780x780. Here's an example (notice the size):

Try to NEVER manipulate your images except to resize. Tweeking with software is cheating IMO. You need to get the best look naturally using light angles/position and camera distance. Personally, I freehand shoot from an almost constant position, but I move my light around a lot to bring out the coin. My setup is VERY simple and cheap. Just add a piece of copy paper.

Try lowering the resolution on your camera. It will help with the resize of your pictures. Using a 6MP camera and PaintShop Pro I can get just under 100k. I adjust pics to somewhere around 780x780. Here's an example (notice the size):

Try to NEVER manipulate your images except to resize. Tweeking with software is cheating IMO. You need to get the best look naturally using light angles/position and camera distance. Personally, I freehand shoot from an almost constant position, but I move my light around a lot to bring out the coin. My setup is VERY simple and cheap. Just add a piece of copy paper.

Edited by BadThad
05/08/2013 11:33 pm
05/08/2013 11:33 pm

























