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<p>[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 26057270, member: 112673"]If you've read this far, you've already seen my basic lighting setup. That was a couple of years ago, and naturally, thousands of coins later, my setup is still evolving. Every shot is a balance of lighting power, colour, direction, quality, diffusion, and reflection control. Of course, getting perfect exposure is critical. Keep it in the histogram. These are the results I get these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1658051[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1658052[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I shot this recently (below). For the purists, there's no shadow or background colour to complain about.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1658054[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1658056[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't say the same for this one, but in my defence, it gives it excellent depth. Which would you prefer your coin to look like? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1658055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 26057270, member: 112673"]If you've read this far, you've already seen my basic lighting setup. That was a couple of years ago, and naturally, thousands of coins later, my setup is still evolving. Every shot is a balance of lighting power, colour, direction, quality, diffusion, and reflection control. Of course, getting perfect exposure is critical. Keep it in the histogram. These are the results I get these days. [ATTACH=full]1658051[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1658052[/ATTACH] I shot this recently (below). For the purists, there's no shadow or background colour to complain about. [ATTACH=full]1658054[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1658056[/ATTACH] I can't say the same for this one, but in my defence, it gives it excellent depth. Which would you prefer your coin to look like? [ATTACH=full]1658055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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