I photograph a lot of expensive coins and even more cheap ones, and honestly, if you can’t see something on the coin in my photo then you won’t...
That is exactly my point; there is no more 'artificial' shine and colour on the pretty one then there is "artificial" dirt and scratches on the...
The coin below was part of the same lot of coins as the image I posted at the beginning of this thread. I shot about 40 of these cartwheels at the...
The third image is what any customer would receive, on a background color of their choice, of course, so thankfully you wouldn't need to return...
There seems to be some misalignment with the point of this thread. It's about taking pictures of coins that actually look like the coin vs what...
I understand, and some images can be deceiving, but the point of the picture of the coin in my hand, and the thread, was to show that even under...
Interesting, but I don't think of it as dead space, though too much white could be distracting. I see it more as the negative space around the...
Everyone says they strive to capture the look of a coin as it appears “in hand”, but why? I understand the concept, but in practice it seems like...
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Speaking of cutting a coin out of the background, I went to the NGC page this morning to look at their Photo Vision raw coin imaging service (and...
My first axial lighting setup was a piece of glass from an 8x10 picture frame. See below. I mounted it to a couple of 2x4 blocks I cut on a...
Image for today. Very interesting. Your work reflects your dedication to this. I'm using a Nikkor 105 macro and I usually shoot at f14, which...
I suppose the Jansjo LED lights are fairly low wattage. What ISO, shutter speed and aperture are you shooting at? Since you're cutting the coin...
Nice shots. I like the third Lincoln best. It has catch lights in the eyes. How old are these images? Were they shot on black or was that added...
I did that one for me, visiting the artsy side of coin photography. I've been doing a lot of cut outs lately. I do numismatic photography for my...
Great coin shots. Glad you're back with it... So tell me about how you made these images, other than focus stacking. Where were your lights? What...
no.. not by the hour.
Coins are History. Coins are Art. This is an open call to anyone interesting in discussing advanced coin photography. I appreciate the interest...
Lots of interesting advice above. As a professional coin photographer, I appreciate the journey and challenges to getting great coin images- to...
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