Yes and no. I use the system I described above. One large overhead soft box.
Speaking of certified coin photography, here's a shot of an 1835 gold Republic of Columbia 8 Escudos coin I took just the other day, using the...
sure. I’ll need to take some shots of the set up to go along with the text but here’s the executive summary. Essentially I use a large diffused...
FYI. yes, axial lighting will glare on the plastic in the static position, but just as with the coin in my example above, if you rotate the...
Agreed. I don’t use axial lighting for slabs. It’s a raw coin tool. It can work in a pinch For a slab but it’s never my first choice. I use a...
Nice work with the set up. I enjoyed watching the video. I noticed in the image you posted, your “results” shot, there seems to be a slight...
FYI. I did a quick search and it looks like CS 2 does support actions. If you’re interested...
Thanks, I use the paid CC version. I have to keep current for various reasons, mostly so my files will work with anyone I send them to. I think...
In coin image editing there are a lot of tasks that are repetitive, and can be made into actions. If you’re only editing one image at a time,...
Scanning a coin has to be the worst way to capture a coin image. I guess if you have no other way of doing it, it is a least an image, but that is...
My first question is, where is the light coming from? if it's straight down, it won't make any difference. In your video it looks like there's a...
I think the f2.8 is a big part of your focus problem. You're focusing at your lens's closest focusing distance, which provides the least depth of...
Most ancient coins don't lay flat. That's the nature of the way they were made I suppose. Photographically, that's not a problem, just another...
I like your Churchill coin. I shot one like that not long ago. [ATTACH]May I suggest you turn the coin toward the light when you shoot it, so the...
Glad to hear your copy stand it on the way. My earlier posts have been centered around axial lighting and raw coins, since that is the vast...
All Photoshop products are excellent. When I wrote this I was wondering if this stuff could be done in Elements. Does it support layer styles?
Glad to hear you like the post. The glass panel is regular glass, taken from an 8 x 10 picture frame. This was my first set up. Very simple and...
For those interested, another technique in the numismatic photographer’s tool kit is Bevel and Emboss. This will come in handy on many occasions....
Static axial lighting is limited and I understand why people tend to dislike it. I also prefer light with direction to give me both highlights and...
You are correct. Thank you for pointing that out. I insert formatted text blocks and that was a detail I obviously missed when revising the date...
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