Need Advice On Photographing A 1952 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC With Toning

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vermontensium Moderator United States 16660 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 12:01 am It has beautiful natural sea green, pink toning obverse and reverse but my camera only captures the lusterous copper color and not the toning. I am using both warm, white, LED lighting as well as natural sunlight against my usual black matte cotton background. Any advice would be great swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5327 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 02:32 am It must be in the lighting. You might try using a single light source instead of combining LED lights and sunlight. Then try the single color LED light (either warm or cool white) at various angles, since the colorful toning may only reflect at certain angles. And if your camera has a white balance adjustment, you may need to tweak that to reflect the color temperature of your LED light. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 04:17 am Maybe try a gray background? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 3926 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 08:29 am @Zurie's advice is good, as well as @John1's. I always tell people that you need to set up lighting with the camera in exactly the same way as when you hold the coin in-hand, viewing with one eye. The camera replaces your eye, and will show exactly what your eye would see in that same lighting situation. The grey background will also allow white balancing in post. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Edited by rmpsrpms 10/07/2022 08:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Pillar of the Community United States 9800 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 12:43 pm Maybe actual "natural" lighting would help as well - meaning sunlight. No manufactured bulb/LED will always give the real look of natural sunlight. And sunlight changes the variableness of similar shades throughout the day as well. It get's complicated as to why the lights are allowed to be sold as "natural," but the CRI index has to be 100 for correct color. A "temperature" rating of 5000K will be about what sunlight is a little after 12 noon (depending on your global location - told you it get's complicated!) I have been photographing a lot of glass insulators, where color accuracy is crucial, since the 90s and written several articles about it to guide others. I have found the ONLY way to get accurate color in all cases is actual sunlight. And then there is the problem with the actual elements the camera's sensor is made of absorbing different color wavelengths and changing thee colors...but never mind! So although I have not tried it with coins, I suspect sunlight will solve the problem. Let us know! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/07/2022 1:13 pm The OttLite 25 watt would be fine, but they are not cheap.I just use a windowsill and natural light. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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Need Advice On Photographing A 1952 LWC With Toning