1837-1962 Sherbrooke Coin Exchange 125th Anniversary 25 Cent Trade Token- this coin has such great colour and texture. [ATTACH]
Pick up a free 1/2 pint with this Hog Penny Pub Token. Hogs. Pennies. Pubs. Three great things that belong together. This is a nice advertising...
If your camera is compatible, you can tether through Lightroom, if you have it. I think it’s fairly common. Does it come with Photoshop Elements?...
It certainly is. It's called tethering your camera. You need software and a cable or wireless connection. I use Control my Nikon, but there are...
I've never tried that. What a cool idea. I use bubble levels for the camera and table top but you know I'll be trying the mirror thing today....
I like roerbakmix’s editing of the image above and it got me to wondering how I might edit the same image, so for fun, I did. Here it is....
I find it interesting that everyone has this desire to capture images of what their coins looks like "in hand", when that's rarely when a coin...
There is some very cool exonumia on here. Here are a couple of WW1 medals of mine. I think the Winged Victory face looks a bit like the Joker....
I agree the image has an orange cast, but I don't think it's from the toning. I suspect it is the paper reflector. Look at the rims of both sets...
Well, I had no idea a bit of text on an image would be so controversial. I believe in following the rules too, though I really don’t think my...
I prefer the lower images. For me, it conceals all the surface issues made so prominent by the black field. I'm sure in hand, those coins don't...
Axial lighting is a tool I use produce clear, detailed and accurate coin images. Is that not why you take pictures of coins? Yes, I do choose to...
I think there's some confusion about diffused lighting. Diffused lighting doesn't allow you to see any more of a coin, it simply reduces the...
Yes, I have read that book. Lots of useful information in there, but honestly, I don't find it the best method to capture coin images. I found the...
There are two ways I use to shoot mirror finish coins. Axial lighting from above, like this image, which has a soft graduated light across the...
Thank you for the site information. Yes, I am a professional coin photographer. This thread is about choosing background colors in coin...
Thanks for taking the time to comment so candidly. As a professional coin photographer, I create images of all kinds, to meet varied customer...
I think your 1964 quarters look good on both backgrounds, but they each have a different feel. The only thing that is necessary about choosing a...
Thank you for the kind words. Here's to more coin photography and photographers!
Agreed. That would be the place to start.
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