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<p>[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4872471, member: 112673"]Further to my previous comment, we should first appreciate the difference between "shooting" your coin image and "presenting" your coin image. Shooting is not about the background. It is only about the coin. Presentation is where you add a background of your choice; white, black, color or image.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, this image is right out of camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176736[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is sitting on a white card, however, the white card appears grey in the image because it’s underexposed. That is perfectly normal when the coin is correctly exposed. If I were to expose the image so the white card appears white in the shot, it would overexpose the coin. The opposite will occur with a black background. If that is confusing I suggest you research how cameras handle light and exposure. So, above, I exposed for the coin and cut it out in with my editing software. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the same coin, cut out, straightened and put on a white field with a drop shadow. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176741[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One step further, I only use front and back lighting when I'm photographing entire slabs. I don't use back lighting if I'm only shooting a coin within a slab. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176755[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4872471, member: 112673"]Further to my previous comment, we should first appreciate the difference between "shooting" your coin image and "presenting" your coin image. Shooting is not about the background. It is only about the coin. Presentation is where you add a background of your choice; white, black, color or image. With that said, this image is right out of camera. [ATTACH=full]1176736[/ATTACH] The coin is sitting on a white card, however, the white card appears grey in the image because it’s underexposed. That is perfectly normal when the coin is correctly exposed. If I were to expose the image so the white card appears white in the shot, it would overexpose the coin. The opposite will occur with a black background. If that is confusing I suggest you research how cameras handle light and exposure. So, above, I exposed for the coin and cut it out in with my editing software. This is the same coin, cut out, straightened and put on a white field with a drop shadow. [ATTACH=full]1176741[/ATTACH] One step further, I only use front and back lighting when I'm photographing entire slabs. I don't use back lighting if I'm only shooting a coin within a slab. [ATTACH=full]1176755[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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