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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2401872, member: 1892"]Postprocessing to the extent of cropping and downsizing - both in physical size and filesize (hence the file management reference) - for online posting. You can't just throw a 2500-pixel image into CT. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, possible manipulation of color/hue/saturation, and maybe a little Sharpening, Levels and Contrast as necessary. They let you not worry about wringing the last 5% of possible performance from the lens while still coming up with something faithful to the in-hand look of the coin. I came to coin photography from a fairly extensive background in processing of this type, and probably resort to it too freely. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It bears mentioning that it's sometimes difficult to recreate the "in-hand" look of the coin with a digital image. Not because the camera is failing, but because you don't usually look at the coin in-hand using the same lighting setup as you image it with. You'd find it more similar if you only ever look at your coins in a darkened room under very close direct lighting, just like you shoot them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2401872, member: 1892"]Postprocessing to the extent of cropping and downsizing - both in physical size and filesize (hence the file management reference) - for online posting. You can't just throw a 2500-pixel image into CT. :) Also, possible manipulation of color/hue/saturation, and maybe a little Sharpening, Levels and Contrast as necessary. They let you not worry about wringing the last 5% of possible performance from the lens while still coming up with something faithful to the in-hand look of the coin. I came to coin photography from a fairly extensive background in processing of this type, and probably resort to it too freely. :) It bears mentioning that it's sometimes difficult to recreate the "in-hand" look of the coin with a digital image. Not because the camera is failing, but because you don't usually look at the coin in-hand using the same lighting setup as you image it with. You'd find it more similar if you only ever look at your coins in a darkened room under very close direct lighting, just like you shoot them.[/QUOTE]
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