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scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 5:07 pm I'm using a Nikon Coolpix A300. The lamps have 60 watt bulbs. The backdrop is a white cardboard presentation board. My images seem flat. I can't capture the coin's luster. I would appreciate your advice. Edited by scurry64 02/28/2018 5:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff

paxbrit Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 6:54 pm Put a milk jug piece or a bit of white cloth between the lamp and the coin, and direct the lamp more toward the coin. Diffused light, rather than light directed away, is the key. If you're using floods, rather than spots, that's good. Your bulb temperature should be about 4000 Kelvin to 5700 Kelvin, or the Cool White to Daylight range. LED bulbs will save you a little bit of electricity, but standard bulbs will work just fine. Nice little set-up, looks simple and effective. Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 8:55 pm Better? I placed the coin closer to the lenses and taped a paper towel over the front of the lamps. Any other suggestions for improvement? Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 11:24 am The camera is over-exposing the image. Can you find an app that will allow you to adjust camera parameters? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 11:27 am I prefer to use a mid grey background and raise the item away an inch or more so that the background is out of focus, this was sat on a 10mm engineering socket. for any post processing I use GIMP ( a very powerful and open source image manipulation program ) as well as to crop, resize and insert a copyright mark I use a smart tool that adjusts the colour levels, by telling it that the background is mid grey it adjusts the rest to suit. Best of all it is free to download https://www.gimp.org/ Report this Post to the Staff
laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 11:31 am Quote: Put a milk jug piece Great idea, I have been looking for something to do this. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 2:08 pm Good idea to take the background out of focus. Nice tip! Report this Post to the Staff
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