Juiced Photo Or Just A Better Image?

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Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 12:50 am Below are two photos. The top photo is direct from the camera and the second photo is enhanced on the computer with windows 10 software. Do you consider the enhanced photo juiced and not a true representation of the coin? Or do you feel it gives you a better contrast and clarity to grade the coin? I am noticing a number of ebay sellers using the enhanced feature. Report this Post to the Staff

Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 02:53 am neither photo is good from a technical standpoint. the top photo is washed out and doesn't have enough contrast and the bottom photo has too much. a little bit of post camera manipulation is almost always going to be required but a little goes a long way Edited by Steele 05/19/2016 02:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 07:25 am I usually try to adjust the brightness and contrast so that the true color in hand is represented as best as it can be. I wouldn't call that manipulation any more than I'd call an autofocus manipulation. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 08:20 am Which one is closer to the in-hand appearance of the coin? It is manipulation only if the image begins to look better than the coin itself, Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 10:12 am Quote: Which one is closer to the in-hand appearance of the coin? It is manipulation only if the image begins to look better than the coin itself Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 10:41 am Quote: Which one is closer to the in-hand appearance of the coin? I took the photo using a day light LED lighting. When looking at the coin in hand from same lighting, the second enhanced photo is close to how the coin appears in hand. If I purchased the coin from the enhanced photo, I would not have any issues about the photo. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 11:05 am Well, there you go. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19937 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 11:24 am Personally, I don't believe in using any post-processing other than to resize. If you're pictures aren't cutting it, you need to adjust your lighting, camera, etc. so processing is not required IMO. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
jyelton12 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 05/19/2016 1:42 pm IMO- The photo itself should be able to stand alone. Using a Macro lens in good white light with a coin against a white or black background can assist in a well defined coin. Cropping your photo is almost always necessary so a large file size to start is beneficial. I do use Adobe lightroom to edit the coins I take photos of, but I do not munipulate the color, the contrast and brightness, maybe tweek the sharpness so that faint imperfections may be clearer for buyers. this is a pic from before I researched how to take photos. No macro lens, and poorly lit with yellow light. And this is the dame coin done with the (IMO) optimal lighting and camera but without any post edit besides cropping. Big Difference. Photo is good without edits. Report this Post to the Staff
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