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United States
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Does anyone have any suggestions for getting nice pictures of Proof and Proof-like coins? I'm trying to get some pictures to post here, and I get nice clear shots- with a lovely reflection of my left hand and the camera lens. Aargh...  I don't have any fancy equipment, just my Samsung digital camera with a macro setting that works great for my flowers but not as well with coins! Thanks! Rachel [:p] |
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Australia
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I personally found proof coins to be amazingly difficult to photograph. Perhaps what I would recommand is if you take an angle shot, i.e. not directly above the coin but tilt the coin slightly. Also, to reduce the camera reflection on the coin, try not to have the coin in the centre focus. Here is one coin that I took recently:  Not too impressive but you get the idea... I guess more trial and error for me  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some Maple Leaf Pics?  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Maple Leafs, and some Isle of Man silver and gold! (Catman would've approved of those! ) I'll keep trying, check the albums to see if I succeed! I do have some pics posted over in the albums now (shameless plug!), some of my favorite Morgans and some of my currency collection. In the currency album I found all of them but the Hawaii note in circulation.  |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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1. Tripod. 2. Back up and shoot at an angle 3. Tripod. 4. Low indirect light. 5. Tripod. 6. Rest of the room dark. 7. Tripod. 8. Use the self-timer. Did I mention a tripod?   This is a "satin" prrof and was taken under the conditions above. I'll find a mirror one for you though. I have a board covered with tight nap flat black material. A 3" drywall screw is screwed through the material into the wood. A felt pad is on top if the screw. The coin sits on the felt, that way when you focus on the coin, the the background is out of the depth of field and "falls off". |
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United States
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Bobby: Aren't these pics in grey scale? And yes, tripod! Got it loud and clear! Thanks for the clues! With tripod, natural lighting, black background. Is this right? By George I think I got it!  Edited by dsking
08/10/2006 8:53 pm
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United States
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I understand if you cut the wire out of the top of small lampshade you can use it to diffuse the light and this cuts down on reflections. Place the lampshade over the coin. Illuminate it from the sides. Shoot thru the top.
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Forum Dad
United States
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Aren't these pics in grey scale?
Nope. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow! I'm impressed! These are very nice pics! Would the lampshade work that Joeyuk has suggested? That would also steady the camera in lieu of the trusty tripod - yes - no?
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Forum Dad
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I heard you getter better pics with a tripod.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wondered where my post went- didn't realize there was a photography section! Oops...  Anyways, those pictures are gorgeous! They put my pathetic attempts (which I will post in the gallery until I come up with something better) to shame! I don't have a tripod but I bet I can improvise for now. You should've seen me trying to take my pictures, I had to brace myself against one of my dining room chairs and was holding the camera at an angle and trying not to breathe while shooting. I'll have to remember the black background too. It's also hard to take good pictures when you have a cat trying her hardest to attack the camera... [:0] Well, I'm off to go post my first attempt- try not to laugh!  Rachel [:p] |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The best I found I can do is by putting the coin next to a window,tilting the coin towards the window and shutting the flash off on the camera.Using macro mode of course and a tripod or something to steady the camera.I;'m a long way from a pro...   |
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Originally posted by bobby131313
I have a board covered with tight nap flat black material. A 3" drywall screw is screwed through the material into the wood. A felt pad is on top if the screw.
For some reason, I am not understanding your description here. Anyway you can make it a bit more simple for me?  |
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Sounds to me like he has a nice black board with a drywall screw screwed into it so it is perpendicular to the surface of the board. Then on top of the head of the screw he has a small felt covered pad on which he sits the coins. Very smart actually because the AF software in the camera will focus on the coin and drop the black board out of the photo altogether.
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United States
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LOL, how pathetic. I must need to see it in person to figure this one out.
Piece of dry way.
Where is this screw, in the center to hold down the material?
Then uses the head of the screw to support the coin in the picture?
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Posted 08/10/2006 7:09 pm
