Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
Alexander Tet--practicing coin photography
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Tom Maringer, post: 179937, member: 7033"]Hi Wolves69:</p><p>Do you have any image processing software? The raw pics have everything you need, but the background paper is showing letters through from the other side, and the images are a bit dark and gloomy looking. Here are the same pics after I ran Corel Photopaint and increased both brightness and contrast. Sometimes I also play with the color balance to make silver coins stand out better, but in this case it did not seem necessary... just brightness and contrast did the trick. I also put some compression on the files so that they are less than half the size, yet with little loss of clarity. </p><p><br /></p><p>I find that digital pictures of coins are seldom useable right out of the camera... they usually need a little something. I use Photopaint because that's what I learned on years ago, but Adobe Photoshop is also very popular and extremely powerful, as are many other software packages used for this purpose. </p><p><br /></p><p>Be well! Tom[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Maringer, post: 179937, member: 7033"]Hi Wolves69: Do you have any image processing software? The raw pics have everything you need, but the background paper is showing letters through from the other side, and the images are a bit dark and gloomy looking. Here are the same pics after I ran Corel Photopaint and increased both brightness and contrast. Sometimes I also play with the color balance to make silver coins stand out better, but in this case it did not seem necessary... just brightness and contrast did the trick. I also put some compression on the files so that they are less than half the size, yet with little loss of clarity. I find that digital pictures of coins are seldom useable right out of the camera... they usually need a little something. I use Photopaint because that's what I learned on years ago, but Adobe Photoshop is also very popular and extremely powerful, as are many other software packages used for this purpose. Be well! Tom[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
Alexander Tet--practicing coin photography
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...