Hi I tried my hand again at improving my coin photos. Please take a look.(Sorry about the title, there are 4 reshoots). Also, feel free to post coins of any of the following Emperors. Before After Before After before After Before After
Far be it from me to criticize since my photo skills are, well, crap, but I think there is still room for improvement. A couple of the images are not sharply focused (Nero/Tiberius), and perhaps you can play with the lighting direction a bit on all of them. Still, there is improvement from the original images.
Thanks for the comments Bing. There is however, no Tiberius pictured. I am trying to improve my photo taking skills for 2 reasons. I want to improve my skills so I do not have to rely on the photos of others, and I will be exhibiting a part of my collection at a convention in a couple of months and would like some nice photographs to display.
I cannot hold things well, and do not have a steady hand. I spent $20-$40 on a "Copy Stand" for my camera. I don't have the best photos, but it really helped keep my coins from being fuzzy, and has a downward looking perspective vs. a perspective from an angle.
Yes, it is a very worn denarius of Caligula. Certainly not nearly as nice as yours. It is still the most I have ever spent on a single coin.
I should have recognized it straight away. Anyway, you might try turning the coin in different directions to catch the light from different angles. I use clay underneath to accomplish this.
I can give you a couple of tips that helped me. When the camera is on the copy stand, use a spirit level to ensure that your camera is absolutely level, I got a pack of two that were on offer. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...l&sprefix=camera+spirit+level,electronics,166 If you are using a DSLR use a remote shutter release. It stops shake when you press the shutter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...9&rh=n:560798,k:camera+remote+shutter+release
Sorry Orfew, I misread the posts. Get one! Don't do what I did. I got the smallest, go for a larger one, I don't have enough space for a setup like Doug has. I shopped around and found one really quite cheap (in the UK), if you can make one yourself, or know someone who can make one for you, so much the better.
I use the stand, and to get rid of the (dreaded) 'camera shake' I use the 'delay' feature on my camera. I press the shutter and let the camera go, and two seconds later the shutter 'goes off' and there is no 'shake'. My camera also has a 'stability control' feature, too. But Doug is the 'go to' man for photography.
