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I'm new to coin photography, and frankly, I suck. So, if anyone wants to say how they take pictures, please post on. With/without tripod, lighting, how far away from the coin, zoom, macro, or anything else is greatly appreaciated info! Thanks Edited by twinsrule
05/26/2010 9:04 pm
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I used both which ever comes out truer to the original.
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Actually, just read the two threads below this one... read a bit in this section and you'll get some pretty good ideas.
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I've been expirimenting some more, how do these pictures look? Adam, I do scan some, but in higher grades, I need a little better picture.   by the way, the coin in the pictures is one I just found coin roll hunting!! Its my best shaped wheaty! |
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Good start! I'd say brighter light and a more consistent background. It's hard to tell what the "real" color of the penny is - it's clear it has great luster, but if you had something you could white balance your camera to, it might give a better idea of just how bright and nice this one is.
Nice find!
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Thanks, I do use a lamp and natural light, but when I use a flashlight, I usually get a glare. Are there any other ways to get greater light?
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Rest in Peace
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There are several threads here that discuss lighting with multiple diffused sources and other techniques. They take some time to read through, but they are well worth the reading. This photo appears to be taken sans tripod - I see motion blur. A tripod and remote cable, or delayed trip shutter, are recommended unless you can really blast a coin with light and use a high shutter speed, say over 1/500 of a second. A flashlight? You mean an electronic flash, I hope!
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Aside from the slight blur, the color temperature looks off. Just guessing I would say your using incandescent lights as a source. This is OK if you want to go to the trouble of white balancing your camera. The other way to do it is open the photo in photoshop and color correct to something white in the background. Otherwise you can open the photo in a less sophisticate program like iPhoto and eyeball the color balance.
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twinsrule, If you are using Photobucket I suggest using Picnik.com that's the one I use to "fix" the photo. I then transfer them to Photobucket and then to CCF. John1  |
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