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<p>[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4871494, member: 112673"]You can’t use just one light to properly expose the coin and background in the same shot, so your choices are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1- my first choice is ignore the background exposure, expose the coin correctly and cut out the coin on your editing software and place it on a background of your own. I think this is the choice of most professionals. </p><p><br /></p><p>2- backlight the coin. I do this by placing the coin on a clear plastic spacer on a white translucent plastic table top with a flash beneath it. Be careful to balance the light and not blow out the edges of the coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4871494, member: 112673"]You can’t use just one light to properly expose the coin and background in the same shot, so your choices are: 1- my first choice is ignore the background exposure, expose the coin correctly and cut out the coin on your editing software and place it on a background of your own. I think this is the choice of most professionals. 2- backlight the coin. I do this by placing the coin on a clear plastic spacer on a white translucent plastic table top with a flash beneath it. Be careful to balance the light and not blow out the edges of the coin[/QUOTE]
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