next time, separate each individual coin you are taking a photo of - don't have any clutter around. put a piece of white paper under them .. one at a time. make sure you phone is parallel to the coin - check where the lens is. make sure you are in a bright area, much brighter than what you think is bright. and then try to take in focus, clear images to post, Crop the images if need be to remove unwanted dead space. This should give you clear, detailed images. If not, try again.
Hey partner, please don’t be so quick to ask people (especially new members/collectors) to pull coins out of protective cases to take good photos. We don’t ask people to take their coins out of slabs to get good photos. Lighting, angles and a few tips can make all the difference. All the photos I took of these nickels involved a flashlight and a 10x loupe with my camera phone. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roll-searchers-post-your-results.10176/page-1958#post-3106816 The photos aren’t stunning, but they’re good enough. Each coin is still in a 2x2. You don’t need to remove a coin to get a good shot. We should focus on teaching people to take good shots with encased coins vs asking them to take it out of when case and risk damaging it. Just my two cents.
It is almost always preferable to image a coin outside of a holder, but it isn't always necessary. In this case Dave's suggestion was perfectly reasonable imo.
No your right I thought it was one that was easily open like a 2x2 my mistake won't happen again. Dave
The hard plastic holder should pop open very easily and with less risk than a properly sized stapled 2x2. The other was in a ziplock bag for Garcia's sake and was little but a glare prior to your suggestion. If one is going to collect coins, they really need to learn how to properly handle them and being able to safely remove from different types of holders is part of it.
Yeah, sure, learning to handle is important. Do you really think telling new collectors to “pop that coin out” before we find out whether they know how to handle a coin to be the best advice? People are so quick to give that as their first piece of advice for taking a better photo. Most of these people don’t even know to handle a coin on the edge. If it is possible to take a good photo of a coin in a Slab, it is possible to take a picture of one in a 2x2. I think people are too quick to give the easier, immediate gratification advice instead of having a little patience and providing advice that will benefit a new collector in the long run.
Even if it was a 2x2, I don’t think we should be telling new collectors to remove coins from protective cases until we first instruct them on how to handle coins. We could be setting them up for failure.
Well obviously you feel very strong about that if it where in a air tight capsule I would never tell anyone to crack it open. But the truth is most of these newbies have a hard time taking pictures with out it being in anything, you made a statement that experts here on Cointalk don't ask people to take them out. Even though I have only been on here for a few month's I can recall several occasions people have been asked to remove them from the two by two to take better pictures. Is it right I don't know to me each case is different I'll be more cautious in the future when asking people to remove them. You have your opinion and I have mine we both are here to try to help new people with there new hobby I'm sure I'll make a few mistakes along the way. JMO Dave
So just to clarify, I didn't say experts don't ask people to take their coins out of cases; they do it all the time. I'm asking the experts to STOP asking people to take their coins out of protective cases just to get a "better photo". There's no need to do that, when you can take a perfectly fine photo of a coin in a slab, 2x2, or any other clear protector. Every time we tell a newbie to remove a coin from a protective case, without informing them how to do it and how to handle the coin, we risk them damaging their coins just to satisfy our photo glut. With just a few tips and a few minutes time, even a newbie can take a solid photo of a coin without removing the coin. We should be spending more time teaching them how to do things properly instead of giving them vague instruction like asking them to do something they might not know how to do. What if they don't have a flat cinch stapler (or know they need one) and end up scratching another coin in their collection when they put the coin away? If people are going to suggest newcomers take coins out of cases, it should come with a set of instructions on how to properly remove the coin, safely handle it, properly photograph it, and properly return it to a protected case. Providing any less information is, in my opinion, a disservice. I think we could be much more productive in teaching people how to photograph coins within the cases. Just so you know, I wasn't trying to single you out; I apologize if you felt that was my intention. I have been thinking about it for some time and I saw your post. I appreciate you taking my thoughts into consideration. As you said, we are both here to help others who are new to the hobby.
