I see nothing has been added to this thread in a decade. Could you please let me know if you have received any further information about it? As...
The article is about getting the best result for any individual coin. There is nothing in there that supports or suggests a "general rule". That's...
A nice example of a Percy Metcalfe design. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just wrote a blog post about the science behind simultaneous contrast, a phenomenon in which the placement of colours next to one another makes...
Nature's paintbrush at work. It's a 2008 Oklahoma quarter. [ATTACH]
I don't do a lot of that kind of work. I've made several collages for online sales of preassembled coin collections. This was for a Canadian penny...
I shoot a lot of coins in different positions for different purposes. Here are a few examples. [ATTACH] A bullion website banner. [ATTACH]...
It's 39mm round, and it might have been cleaned. When I look closer, I see the shadows—the letters have been squashed and deformed by a partial...
Time to post your coin club medals. I came across this 1965 medal the other day, commemorating the inception of the Richmond Hill Coin Club the...
Here's something different for this advanced coin photography thread. The year of the snake. A composite of bullion coins and snake skin. It's...
In the world of photography, there is an endless variety of lighting scenarios. The world's dynamic range is far broader than any camera system...
Me too. Mine's outside of Toronto. Where's yours?
I had the pleasure of shooting this one a few years back, but I'm pretty sure it's way out of my price range. I sure enjoyed having it in the...
Why wouldn't you shoot raw? I don't know... Remember the days of one-hour photos? You took your shots to the lab, and they processed them...
If you've read this far, you've already seen my basic lighting setup. That was a couple of years ago, and naturally, thousands of coins later, my...
Something a little bit older... a well worn Roman Empire legionary Marc Antony as Triumvir & Imperator silver denarius from 32-31 BCE. The galley...
This one's self explanatory. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Every ship looks better in the water. [ATTACH]
I want this coin. You can never have too many coins to love. [ATTACH]
Dangnabbit, I got ta get me one of them there thangs...
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