Toned Copper And Angled Glass Technique

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markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 11/01/2007 6:48 pm I was bored this morning so I did some reading on the angled glass method of taking images. Usually I just use 1 or 2 lights at 45 degrees to the coin and this works ok. I always have trouble with bright silver or rainbow toned copper. So pulled apart a picture frame this morning and gave the new method a go. I don't have my tripod here at the moment so the images are not the best. However, the way they have brought out the colors in the copper is nothing short of amazing. Edited by markn 11/01/2007 6:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/01/2007 7:31 pm that is cool, guess I need to try it with my camera to see what I can come up with. Do you use a macro lens or anything special or just regular lighting with a camera with a macro setting built in the camera like mine? Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/01/2007 8:03 pm not trying to hijack your thread or anything but thought since I said I was going to try it I figured I would show the differences between with and without a piece of glass with my camera Before angled glass With angled glass Edit: thought I would add, this is with a standard desk lamp at about 45 degrees aiming at the coin Edited by Bryan1315 11/01/2007 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 11/01/2007 11:31 pm Hi Bryan, No I just use a digicam with macro mode on. I used ISO200 and upped the exposure slightly. Mark Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 11/02/2007 1:56 pm Markn - great shots! Bryan, you have to change the position of your desk lamp when using angled glass, so that the light travels parallel to the surface and gets deflected onto the coin by angled glass. ......[camera]..... .......[___]...... .........../.<....Light ........../..<....Light ........./...<....Light ........[coin]..... Once you have the light set-up, you can move the glass to "catch" the light, while looking in your viewfinder. ~Roman Edited by TwoKopeiki 11/02/2007 1:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 11/03/2007 7:00 pm Here's a couple more, including my first attempt at a silver coin using this technique Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 11/03/2007 7:36 pm A couple more great shots, Mark! Here's one of my favorites that I did using angled glass: Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 11/03/2007 7:54 pm Gorgeous shot and coin. I have found this technique to be amazing to bring out the colors in the coin, but I am not really sure how realistic the images are. The 1959 penny above is brown,with the toning only showing in certain light. Report this Post to the Staff
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