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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have a calender coming from flickr with some of my coin pictures on it, maybe I should throw some on ebay?  good idea!?! Edited by jessvc1
10/10/2011 11:22 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm literally in my first week or so of learning to properly photograph coins, so this is the best I have right now:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
Nice dime photo. Practice makes perfect(Well... not for me I'm still far from it.) I have been taking photos of coins for years now and it all depends on what you are trying to get out of the photo. Sometimes I want to highlight the detail, or get a photo with the sun shining off the coin, or make the coin look old, highlight the tone,or bring out the varieties with up close photos. I don't think everyone will like all my photos but its fun and sometimes I get a little bored with a coin type so I go to another type or country. Every year is different in the Coin World for me and I learn more. 10 yrs from now I'll still be a beginner have the same enthusiasm about coins as when I first started. Its great to see others having fun with the greatest hobby and you also pick up other skills also like being an amateur photographer(I'm sure we enhance our computer skills too). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coins are probably the most challenging subjects I have ever photographed. The composition is pretty basic, but the lighting seems to be my biggest challenge. Here is a Civil War Token I picked up recently, (a Fuld 79/351). I bought it because of the blue toning, now to show that in a picture took some experiementing.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
626 Posts |
you can take 10 pics of 1 coin, and they can all come out differently... But patience is a virtue  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
nice token I can see why you bought it. yeah coins can be a challenge. Just take lots of pictures and hope that you get a few that you like.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Penny Guy: Interesting circumferential die crack obverse, around the 7 O' the clock area! And really nice condition, too!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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sel_69l: Good eye, I can't imagine that die lasted much longer.
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United States
81 Posts |
Here is a high resolution photo of my 1918 "woody" Taken by my friend Lance. He is a profesional and phographs coins for auction houses and such. Enjoy! OBVERSE:  REVERSE:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
here is a picture of a coin I got today, nothing special but I like the antique look. Nice wood-grain toning on the LWC.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8904 Posts |
Nothing special but I thought this looked cool! 1942 Jefferson "War" Nickel  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice morgan picture larry and  |
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