Which Photogs Do You Like The Best?

Hey guys. Got my reverse (alpha and omega) proof ASE's yesterday and immediately went to task on photographing them. I employed 4 different techniques in achieving my task:

1) White felt background with direct lighting

2) Black felt background with direct lighting

3) White felt background with indirect lighting

4) Black felt background with indirect lighting

I want to emphasize that I changed all backgrounds to 'black' in the post processing (editing) procedures. Which results do you like better? I will add that reverse proof coins are extremely difficult to photog and achieve satisfying results. The following sets of 4 photographs each are done according to to the numbers I have listed above........

 

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Thanks for lookin'..........

 

OK. I think you're done posting now. I like 3A.

What's the difference between the first (A) and second (B) entry for each set?

 

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I lean towards the 3rd set of photographs-to me, it looks closest to a reverse proof in hand.

 

I think the group three (3) photos are the best. Very difficult coins to photo. Thanks for the post.

 

BTW, did you remove them from the capsules for the photo session?

 

Both sets of 4 indirect lighting I myself like best. The direct lighting shots look Al Jolson-ish

 

Nope. I left 'em in the capsules.

 

That adds a serious degree of difficulty. Good job.

 

nfm...not paying attention again. I'm sober - forgive me.

 

I have, on occasion, taken the coin out of the capsule to photograph, but I didn't want to risk getting any dust or stray hairs on the coin. The cats like sleeping on the felt I use, and while I get the roll of packing tape out to clean up the felt, it still doesn't pick up everything.

 

I was liking 3 until I saw 4, which is the one that I prefer.

As previously mentioned, not easy coins to photograph.
Mine are expected to arrive on Tuesday. The set ordered ‘by my brother’ was canceled by the Mint a couple days after it was confirmed. Like others have reported, the checkout process took a little over an hour.

 

I have no idea what your talking about, but they all look good to me.

 

I like the first set in your third batch of photos. Totally not a photography person. That’s just the ones that look best to me.