New Photo Setup Shows True Surfaces (Yea!)

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Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 10:43 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. Previously posted in US Modern Variety and Error Coins. * My new photo setup allows me to capture the surfaces of the coins I shoot. This 1865 Two Cent with a Retained Cud (ID RDC-2c-1865-04R on Cuds-On-Coin) shows that this is a nice coin, but using a new copy stand, macro tubes and multi-point LED photographic light setup REALLY brings out the detail of the surfaces. Now, I just have to reshoot every error coin in my collection! Original Images New Setup Images ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 10:49 pm While you are re-shooting, Experiment with a darker background color. The excess light will be absorbed and the true color will show through. Try make a side by side of each (lighter/darker) color of backgrounds to see which you prefer better? Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 11:11 pm Coop, THANKS! I usually shoot on a flat black "Paint Chip" from the hardware store. I have a wheel of paint chips with about 20 different colors, but as you suggest, a dark background seems to be best! I was just playing with the new setup and had a diaper on the copy stand and was manipulating the coin. That's why you can see the cotton gloves. I was so pleased with the results that I just used my test shots for this post. I usually change the background to red patterned image that I produce in Photoshop before I post an image. This helps me identify my images when I see them used on other web sites. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 11:25 pm When you get ready to make some more quarter overlays for the newer coins, I've discovered how to make them pop easier: I use images from the mint site. One of each of the proof and business strikes. The proof strikes are the ones I color and they are easy to erase around a lot easier. The Business strikes are the base images, overlay with the proof images. The frosting on the proof coins allow the color to be a lot stronger. The images on the USMint.gov site are hidden. But if you need a quick find, make these choices. Home page: Click on 'LEARN' On the Tool bar. From the learn page, look at the bottom choices and choose "Image Library" From there, "Circulating coins." Then make your choices. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 04:45 am I think I remember reading that a 14% gray scale works best for a background? Yokozuna your coin photos always looked great, now I am not sure if I like the old ones or your new set up better. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19127 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 07:15 am Good work yokozuna. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 08:47 am Your original images are a heckuva lot better than mine! Report this Post to the Staff
Parnelli917 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 05:35 am That's what I need... a diaper! Report this Post to the Staff
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