Coin Photography

How about a 3 cent silver on fire?

 

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That one is SMOKIN'...

 

Hmm.........a couple of Walkers and a Washie that are the same size as a Jeff. Must be counterfeits!

Chris

 

...still working on lighting, but its getting a little better for an amateur like myself. I must say though, you guys take some beautiful pictures!



Erik

 

that is darn nice.

 

You need some photo editing software Erik. Gotta brighten that 'beauty' up a bit. May I suggest Photoscape? Freeware.

Oh.....and lose the gun. You don't need it 'round here........:devil:

 

lol... The only reason it's there is because I built it custom from the ground up (piece by piece)... It is more treasured in my collection than any coin. Don't worry though, it doesn't make me feel any tougher having it up there

Erik

 

WHAT THE HECK!! WOW!! Todd, where has this one been?

 

Why when I take photos of my coins at home, they always come out oranger than the white color they shoud be?

 

what lighting are you using? regular bulbs will give your coins a funny color. heres a shot i took this morning on a very cloudy day in my car with my motorola electrify set to macro

 

i use those cfl daylights 5000k

 

Do you have the ability to set the white balance on your camera to 5000K? Or at least to "fluorescent"? Try that, and if you don't have such settings, all you can do is correct the color in a photo editor.

Dave

 

Make sure you are setting your white balance, either as mentioned above to 5000k or via a greycard. Also look around where you shoot, is it a reflection?

 

I can appreciate the desire to keep costs down, and maximize magnification capabity but really, who is going to carry such a set up on the go? Not everyone has a room to dedicate to a semi-permanent set up. In addition, maybe you might want to use your macro device for something else interesting, like my holiday Christmas onitments on the tree. Old time hobbiest and pros might still have dedicated areas in their homes for this, but most of use have the diningroom table or a desk in the den.

Teddy

 

A desk should be more than enough room.

 

The setups I use only take up 6" x 8" on my desktop and are light and easy to move around. The Jansjo lights take up more space than the setup! And because the camera mount and coin stage are all in one assembly, you can slide or rotate it relative to the lights for fine-tuning of lighting angles. Here's an example of what I use and what I've built for others:

 

If I get my husband to move out, I can probably do that in his football room.