Having your coins professionally photographed

........is so much fun to have done. For example, here is a common date Walker that I bought for its compelling toning and die polish lines:



Todd Pollock of bluccphotos did the honors:

http://bluccphotos.com/

He really does a wonderful job!

Would you consider having a part of your collection photographed? Why or why not?

 

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I had these two professionally photographed... I won two free photos in a contest on the CU Forum and sent these two in. Very happy with them and would love to get my entire 1909 set professionally photographed once it is complete so that the photos can be printed into a book or something like that so I can better enjoy them while they sleep in the darkness of the bank valut

 

Illini420-
You should have a contest and give that IH away to the first person who says it's a gorgeous coin. That's a gorgeous coin. Wait...that makes me the winner. I'll gladly accept my prize.

 

Always thought of getting some of my coins photographed, but normally how much is it to get this sort of thing done?

Beautiful coins Catbert, Illini

 

Absolutely, I plan to do it someday when I am closer to finishing my sets. I like Mike Printz's photos a lot but Todd Pollock's are also excellent (Charmy's always look great). I just want to have all mine shot in a standard and I know I won't be taking them (no photo skills!). On my list of to-do's someday.
By the way, I like the Walker. Looks like a very clean MS65.

 

http://www.bluccphotos.com/Main_Site/services.html
Answered my own questions...Seems like a cheap rate too... :thumb:

 

TM - depends on what you want done. Generally speaking, I would estimate around $10 a coin +/- without considering editing that will add a few $ more. And then you must consider insurance & postage costs as well.

 

There are many great reasons to have your coins photographed, the obvious being insurance and seeing coins when they are held in safekeeping. To me, my favorite reason is carrying my entire collection in my pocket. I have my sets broken down by year on my iTouch. So at shows I can see every coin I own. I no longer make upgrade mistakes. I also carry close-ups and coins to compare to.

As for photography, I will be set up to do on-site photos at the Santa Clara show. I also recently did a 400 coin job at a clients house. There are lots of options out there......

Todd.

 

I would love to get my coins photographed, although I feel my photography skills are adequate enough to suffice for now.
I would also rather have my coins photographed IN Canada rather then the states, customs can be a HUGE hassle, and I've dealt with that enough.
I would definitely go for a bourse floor photography booth though.
Think about how many people would buy coins at a show, and have their coins shot right away, rather then sending them in the mail. That's a money making opportunity right there, IMO.
Great opportunity.

 

I in the future will only use 1 pro photo guy. Todd.

 

Of course, Todd is who photographed most all of the coins on my website, including my personal collection. Every so often, I visit my own website just to look at my coins - and, due to Todd's most excellent photography skills, looking at my own coins always makes me smile.

And as Todd does, I have all my coins uploaded on my Blackberry and when I see a pretty coin at a show, I can see if it is one I still need or compare it to the one I already have. It also allows me to show my coins to non-coin people, especially when they ask what I do.

Since I do a lot of shows in SoCal and a few in NoCal, and Todd attends many of them as well, I usually bring whatever new coins I want photographed to Todd at the show so I avoid paying shipping/insurance, at least one way.

I only wish I could have more of my inventory coins photographed by Todd so I can post them on my website - but for now, I usually give him 10 or so coins every time I see him! Besides nabbing my pretty 1977 and 1914-D, it's one of the best things I have done relating to coins, both personally and for my business.

 

I don't have amazing looking coins to take pictures of but I have been working on my photograph skills. This is one of my pictures that I put some time into.

 

catbert, illini420 - those photos are superb! Man do they show the color of the coins, the detail is awsome! and here i thought i was going a good job on my own coins -- wow, do i stink lol.

Thanks for posting these image - it gives the rest of us a nice benchmark to measure our own photos against!!

 

I enjoy photography. I enjoy coins.

Some day I hope to sell some of my collection of coins to get a better camera so I can take better pictures so I can sell some coins so I can get a better camera so I can get better coins to take pictures of.

 

Do they do all types of coins, or only the ones they slab?

 

The vast majority of my high-dollar coins are already photographed -- by me. Why pay someone when you can do it yourself?

 

I thought I'd post these two coins, so you will know what I mean!

 

Your photos are great, there is really no need to get your photos professional done.
I take good photos as well, but there is still room for improvement, I'd consider getting some coins professionally done, and even some people who don't take that good of quality of photos, would probably consider the same.

 

not everyone is as good as you i guess, i know im not

 

There are plenty of people who take decent photos who still send photos in to be done.

For others it is a time issue. They may not want to tinker for hours on end to get it right, for them it is better just to a to have them done. When I did a 400 coin shoot that was a pretty steep bill to the client, but he knew he didnt have the time or patience to learn and was is a pretty good photographer.

Also some don't know the first thing about photoshop or editing to make a composite like Charmy shows above. That is just another part of the equation.

I cant wait for catbert to show some more of his fun coins.