So, I am on the way of making good on my New Year's resolution to photograph my collection. I am up to the point of photographing my cents and come across the steelies. I just cannot get them right. Below you will see two different coins. Both photographed with same light set up. I am not sure if I need to change light source? Angle? Diffuse lighting? Any suggestions would be of great help. Thanks! Here is a normal wheat with same light source and setting for comparison:
Too much light coming in from the upper right. Get a better balance from your light sources so that one source doesn't overpower it. There is far too much glare. Experiment with adjusting the angle of your light sources so that the glare is eliminated. I think you might also have too much light. Try reducing the amount of light while at the same time balancing the direction.
Another big help is to not image them while still in the holders. Take them out, unless they are slabbed of course,, find a solid color background that suits the coin, raise the coin slightly above the background so the camera can fully focus on the subject. If there are slabbed ones, experiment with putting a Cent under the slab in various places to tilt it very slightly thus reducing glare issue.
That steel cent looks like it's fairly worn, but suspiciously shiny. Lighting aside. That immediately strikes me as a re-processed steelie...I could be wrong.
