Photographing Mint Sets In Original Packaging

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andywoj00 Valued Member United States 441 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 7:07 pm Need the hive's opinion on the pics. I've discovered that shooting through plastic is darn difficult!! Camera is a Nikon Coolpix P510. Original pics of 3456x3456 had to be scaled down to 640x480 in order for pic to fit properly into my Collectibles Insurance database pics box. Lighting was reflected off the ceiling with 2 lamps at 10 and 2, diffused 5500k CFLs. Then I tweaked the best I could with Corel Paintshop Pro X4. Don't know how to get the EXIF info here. Any info or recommendations are greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 8:12 pm Your photos look much better than mine. Does the plastic make the coin appear cloudy? That seems to be common on all the cello sets that I've imaged. Below is one of my proof set pics for comparison... Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 8:26 pm I think you did a fine job photographing them! And yes trying to get good photos through the plastic is hard but your's are great! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 9:58 pm Good job. I usually resort to shooting each coin individually in addition to the whole set. Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/04/2016 08:09 am you are doing a great job. nice coins, what I am learning is if we try to soften the light to much. it cost us contrast. see the jansjo leds are considered hard light. if one could find the right diffusion. I have learned that no matter the environment. the little led balanced with diffusion. you will have a balanced light and contrast. you are doing a great job I like your images. Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/05/2016 9:46 pm andywoj00 you did a good job on your photo of the set. I did one using focus stacking. 6 images of a 1988 set. this is not easy. I have a stage coming that will help with this. I did this by hand manually. just pushing the set ahead here my image Report this Post to the Staff
andywoj00 Valued Member United States 441 Posts	Posted 02/05/2016 9:50 pm Quote: andywoj00 you did a good job on your photo of the set. I did one using focus stacking. 6 images of a 1988 set. this is not easy. I have a stage coming that will help with this. I did this by hand manually. just pushing the set ahead here my image How do you position your lighting to minimize glare? Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/05/2016 10:06 pm andy I keep the same setup as you lights at 10 and 2. two jansjo lamps. I wanted to get some diffusion cloth. the lady that worked at the fabric store. happen to be a retired professional photographer. she asked me what I wanted the cloth for. I told her I wanted to use it for diffusing lamp lights. she sold me a cloth called broad cloth. she said this will do that. also she said this is the whites cloth there is on the market. she told me she used a lot of this over the years. also it is very cheap. it will cut the glare. Report this Post to the Staff
andywoj00 Valued Member United States 441 Posts	Posted 02/05/2016 10:19 pm Quote: andy I keep the same setup as you lights at 10 and 2. two jansjo lamps. I wanted to get some diffusion cloth. the lady that worked at the fabric store. happen to be a retired professional photographer. she asked me what I wanted the cloth for. I told her I wanted to use it for diffusing lamp lights. she sold me a cloth called broad cloth. she said this will do that. also she said this is the whites cloth there is on the market. she told me she used a lot of this over the years. also it is very cheap. it will cut the glare. Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. I have a couple of those Jansjo lts coming . Hoping they'll improve the process. Also working on a homemade copy stand...waiting on parts. Tripod and coffee table is getting old. Have hundreds more to pic. #128551; Report this Post to the Staff
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