AI can do amazing things behind coin photos, and you don't have to alter the coin. Everything below was done by using AI to generate backgrounds...
Speaking of comparing auction photos, and this is a little, or a lot, off-topic, but I had a unique opportunity last week. I was given a Pixodaros...
That's my own Dynamic Axial Lighting. I've discussed it at length in previous posts here. I'll look for a link.
Your shots look good, and from what I can see there are only a few areas worth thinking about. First is enlargement. What resolution was the...
True. A fellow on LinkedIn told me that during his Royal Mint days, approval for a new proof coin always came down to the naked eye. Loupes were...
Thank you. I'm not sure how they arrived at the final product. They might have laser-etched them. They didn't share any production details with...
I once photographed a coin so clearly that the images couldn’t be used. It sounds counterintuitive, but I ran into exactly that situation while...
Another interesting do on a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This one from 1931, on the 175th Anniversary of his birth. [ATTACH] ...and other of...
These guys like their curls combed forward. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Another funky Ecuadorian fellow on a coin. [ATTACH] This guy was proud of his part. [ATTACH] This is quite the 'stach and goatee combo. [ATTACH]
He looks like a Dead Head. Peace man.
Spend enough time photographing coins and you start to realize that numismatics doubles as an accidental barbershop archive of the elite. For...
I picked this up a few months ago, before the silver price went ballistic. It's a New Orleans Morgan with some nice colour. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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