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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got my copy stand. The LED's are super bright. Just need to figure out camera setup/distance from coin light angles/distance etc. I know it trial and error but a jumpstart would be helpful. the half dollar photos were taken raw/fine.   raw   fine, you can see the difference in sharpness across the coin   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks like you need to filter your lights and maybe even eliminate one light? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks promising. Lighting is a touch harsh. Yes, next experiment would be to diffuse the lighting--perhaps using translucent white plastic or tracing paper. Adjusting exposure settings may help too. Would also suggest shooting the coin(s) against a black background--helps to reduce the amount of light 'bouncing back' into the camera's lens.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree you need to defuse your lights.
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
I picked up some diffusing fabric either on ebay or Amazon and then simply cut out a square patch and wrapped the light and used electrical tape to keep the fabric on. A simply cheap fix when you need to diffuse a light. |
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United States
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I read 14% gray scale background works well. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
lighting in this setup is very broad. It is good for proof coins, but for business strikes, the effect will be too flat, with no shadows to provide a 3D image. In this setup, there is no way to show the luster band on the coin either. You need at least one more narrow light source of the same color temperature at a low angle.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
972 Posts |
these lights came diffused already.
just a test photo, working on configuring distances
angles, etc. now. I'm looking for my black background, it's around here somewhere.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
972 Posts |
lights still need adjustments. any suggestions, 2 lights at side of camera 40-50deg    Edited by bishftl
10/19/2021 01:38 am
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United States
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I am far from giving advice on photo taking,with that said. 1st pic looks nice,maybe a bit too bright? 2nd pic looks like it is showing a haze on the coin?3rd pic,a bit too bright? Wait for the pros to help you though. John1 |
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Posted 10/06/2021 08:29 am
