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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 4645013, member: 29751"]While I find the images by the OP here to be exceptional in their <i>artistic </i>value, we have to be careful where we toe the line of coin photography versus <i>art </i>photography. PCGS has stepped over that line with their often cartoonish and over-saturated "TrueView" images - I first and foremost want a coin image to look like the coin does in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't consider the ability to use layers or cut out an intricate eagle and add a drop shadow to have anything to do with coin photography, <i>per se</i>. Those are software skills. While cool, they are more useful to create calendars or other art-driven constructs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I have never found an axial set-up to be worth the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my two cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 4645013, member: 29751"]While I find the images by the OP here to be exceptional in their [I]artistic [/I]value, we have to be careful where we toe the line of coin photography versus [I]art [/I]photography. PCGS has stepped over that line with their often cartoonish and over-saturated "TrueView" images - I first and foremost want a coin image to look like the coin does in hand. I don't consider the ability to use layers or cut out an intricate eagle and add a drop shadow to have anything to do with coin photography, [I]per se[/I]. Those are software skills. While cool, they are more useful to create calendars or other art-driven constructs. Lastly, I have never found an axial set-up to be worth the time. Just my two cents.[/QUOTE]
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