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<p>[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4608807, member: 112673"]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 coin, that creates the contrast that draws your eye to the whole coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>About shooting on a white background, for me, there is a difference between shooting it on white and presenting the image on white. I shoot it on white because it lights the edges better and makes it very easy to cut out, but that doesn't mean the image will be presented on a white background. I decide on a background color based on the coin and other subjective factors. To each their own, so to speak. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>About the statues, I understand the desire to do everything in camera with 200 of anything, however, with those, you can light the background of the statue independently, and this makes all the difference. I image some would look better on black than white, and it certainly is a matter of opinion, but unfortunately, I can't light the background independently with coins. ( I probably could, but it's not worth the effort when cutting them out is so easy) So, by default, for me, when the coin exposure is correct, the background exposure can't be. For that reason, the white background is only there to help the coin lighting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it all boils down to opinions. I like your work and that's my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4608807, member: 112673"]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 coin, that creates the contrast that draws your eye to the whole coin. About shooting on a white background, for me, there is a difference between shooting it on white and presenting the image on white. I shoot it on white because it lights the edges better and makes it very easy to cut out, but that doesn't mean the image will be presented on a white background. I decide on a background color based on the coin and other subjective factors. To each their own, so to speak. About the statues, I understand the desire to do everything in camera with 200 of anything, however, with those, you can light the background of the statue independently, and this makes all the difference. I image some would look better on black than white, and it certainly is a matter of opinion, but unfortunately, I can't light the background independently with coins. ( I probably could, but it's not worth the effort when cutting them out is so easy) So, by default, for me, when the coin exposure is correct, the background exposure can't be. For that reason, the white background is only there to help the coin lighting. Yes, it all boils down to opinions. I like your work and that's my opinion.[/QUOTE]
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