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.
All good advice, but real improvement won't come moving the camera, but rather with improving the quality and direction of light on the coin.
I'd be happy to help in what ever areas you are interested in improving, to get closer to the "in hand" look you desire. I have spend countless...
Lots of good advice above. As a professional coin photographer, I appreciate the journey and challenges to getting great coin images- to help,...
I've always loved the look of the 1966 10 Scilling Easter Rising coin. You mentioned you used axial lighting with it. I assume you had the glass...
It's not available anywhere, as far as I know. I made that rig myself, the result of experimenting with axial lighting over ten's of thousands of...
Thank you very much. Always appreciated.
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