Anyone Else Dislike The Process Of Taking Coin Pictures? - Page 2

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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2015 4:39 pm Well, there's still nothing like axial for capturing toning, which ignores all the usual rules. I still like my jury-rig for Proofs, though: 9" Circline fluorescent fixture with a hole cut through the center to stick the camera. 360 degrees (nearly) of uninterrupted light seems to nail them nicely. Just let the bulb warm up first. Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 06:38 am This is one that might benefit from axial lighting. The photo appears flat and lifeless. Problem may be compounded by the slab. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 08:19 am Yeah, that's a good candidate. With an axial setup, though, you're probably going to get a nice glare off the plastic right where you don't want it. This can be fixed with a larger light source (incandescent bulb or R30 type) and glass placement a couple degrees off - it'll push the glare to one side a bit into a place you can crop it. Wish I could pick Todd Pollock's (blucc) brain on that. The trouble is, he's making his living from shooting coins and sharing his methods is obviously against his better interests. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 10:31 am I use a combination of (1) a dual photo frame for the ability to move the glass at will, (2) one jansjo for direct, movable lighting pointing directly to the glass, (3) a larger daylight bulb lamp that has its light bounced to the right direction via one of those tri-fold boards + aluminum foil, and (4) an otherwise blacked-out room. Slight changes to the angle of the jansjo is all that is usually required between coin shots. Without axial lighting, the toning on this one is barely noticeable: Always room for improvements, but this at least gives me the ability to show things like the speckled black toning on the Franklin, and proof surfaces like the other two. Report this Post to the Staff
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