An example of a dark coin on a dark background. It can be tricky to capture and bring out detail in the darks, but the important thing is to...
Glad to hear you’re trying out axial lighting. I hope you like it as much as I do. I don’t know if I mentioned it already, but I only use axial...
Has there ever been a forum where adding your “two cents” was more appropriate? Indeed there is an art component to these images. There are...
Here's something else a little different than the standard coin shot. It's a bit campy but I like it. This one is a combination of the coin image...
It's still layering, but in this case it's masking and blending layers. I think more and more editing software platforms are using layers.
A fun project for a rainy afternoon.... Combine a coin image with a real photo from the same perspective. The penny was shot with axial lighting...
Thanks for sharing the photo. I like seeing the behind the scenes shots from places like that.
oh.. it does so much more than just that...
The glass reflects the light onto the coin. If you’re not familiar with axial lighting check it out on YouTube. Lots of good videos there.
Agreed, a coin in hand is always much better, but this discussion is specifically about capturing an accurate coin image. What are your thoughts...
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...
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