New camera setup looking for advice????

This is the toning on the reverse I made a video because its the only way to show how toned this ike is, I just cannot seem to photo graph it at all, how do i capture the toning if at all possible???? As you can see if you hit the right light this coin lights up like a rainbow.

[video=youtube;5Z8nkVwEgus]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z8nkVwEgus&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

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This is another re-shoot i think went well?

 

MUCH improved! At this displayed size, they're nice and sharp, and at the full size they lose a bit of quality but that may just be the limits of what your camera can do. I presume this Ike is not being shot through either a magnifying glass or a plastic holder?

Dave

 

The best thing is a remote shutter release for the camera, to prevent the hand from touching it with shutter speeds that slow. Personally, I like daylight photography best.

 

A point and shoot like his may not have a remote option so the timer function is the next best thing. Remotes are wonderful tools.

 

I agree completely with this.

I also do not use any tricks or gimmicks.
I use straight light from two lamps. No lightbox, no diffusing of light, and now I even switched to regular light bulbs, from the reveals. I actually realized the reveals were tinting everything pink.
I do not even use a tripod or timer. It's all about light position, plain and simple.
I do mess with my white balance on the camera, and that's it.

 

Matthew, this isn't a bad picture at all. This is an improvement over the rest.

To answer your question about toning...
Try this, to really capture the color:

Throw a lot of light at the coin, and turn your white balance all the way down on your camera. It also really helps if you do a little post-image adjustments.

In my case, I use the auto-color filter quite often. or adjust the brightness/contrast levels.


Also, my suggestion is to buy two adjustable desk lamps. They are cheap, and are much easier to adjust than the current ones you are using. I paid $12 a lamp at kmart for mine.

 

This is very good methodology for any kind of photography of still objects. The only thing I do is to leave white balance the same, and I use Photoshop to adjust the exposure balance, rather than the camera's controls.

 

How would you go about messing with the white balance should there be a setting on my camera???

 

There should be a setting for white balance on the menus.

 

Cant say thanks enough guys im a complete noob when it comes to photography, Im pretty satisfied with the images im able to get out of this setup i think a little more refining and ill be alright.

Anyone have any ideas on a good image editing software thats not a small fortune????

 

GIMP is free and some people like it. I have never used it.

Photoshop elements is about 70 bucks.

 

Photoshop elements is good ,inexpensive software, for either Windows 7 or Mac. Photoshop is a professional program, and quite expensive ($600), unless you qualify for an academic discount (as an educator, I do). I'd recommend Photoshop elements in any format.

 

Another free post processing software choice is PhotoScape. It is the one I prefer.

 

Here are the photos edited with GIMP which allowed me to adjust the contrast and brightness. It makes the cameo stand out more along with the colors i like it, thank you guys again for essentially teaching me to use my camera....:hail: