I don't see this as an "agree to disagree" because I don't disagree with anything you're saying. I just came to understand we have different end...
It's evident we use very different techniques and equipment, and likely have different expectations for our images as well. Yours works for you,...
I can adjust my lights in 1/10 stop increments. I've shot enough coins to pretty much know where to set the lights to start, within a 1/3 stop or...
There are no colour changes with studio flash. They are designed for photographic use, whereas the lights you're using likely aren't. You can get...
It’s the only thing I adjust in my exposure settings. I shoot in manual mode and set my aperture to f14, ISO to 200 (native for Nikon) and my...
As I've mentioned, I use a studio flash. Are you using flash or solid lights to illuminate your coins? Can you adjust the power of your lights?
The camera is not usually the limiting factor for coin photography. I'm sure you can take a respectable coin image with a Canon EOS. As a Nikon...
what is ETTL?
Agreed, mostly. I have taken many perfectly good coin images with nothing but underlighting and effectively placed reflectors, particularly with...
A quick clarification; the white balance is determined by the colour temperature of your lights, not the colour of the background or any item in...
This problem is likely about your white balance. Yellow images are often the result of using a warm light source while having the camera's white...
I agree. Some coins are super models, and you can't take a bad picture of them, but most aren't.
It's a very good shot. I really like the subtle colour tones in it. Well done.
I love shooting well worn coins. They are some of my favorites. I've had numismatists use my photos to attribute coins because it was much easier...
Some of my favorite ancients I've shot this year, taken from my Instagram feed. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Generally, that's a pretty good shot. For my two cents, I think your highlights are too big and a little burned out. I know others will disagree....
Your shots are pretty good. Better than many on here, but if you want to raise the bar, check out my web page. [ATTACH]
Proofs are a challenge to shoot. There are a few techniques I use, but here's a quick and easy technique without any special gear. It's not the...
Glad it helps, but that image was my first set up, not my current one.
I built my set up myself. My first set up version (all the parts are shown in the last image, below) was equally effective as my current set up,...
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