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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eric Babula, post: 25966350, member: 85976&quot;]I agree that you can get fairly decent photos with just your cell phone and decent photo editing software. Certainly better than most people present on ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>All depends on what you want out of it. If you want decent, you&#039;re all set - prop up the phone on a cup or a few books (don&#039;t hand-hold the phone). Still have to work on decent lighting. Set the phone to timer. Focus and take the shot. Edit in software as needed. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have &quot;special&quot; coins that you want more professional-looking photos (like you see from some of the people here, or from the TPG/Auction companies), a better camera and lens with good macro capabilities is more optimal. Then, you might want to invest in a copy stand, better light fixtures, backgrounds depending on coin, etc. A good book to read and learn from is &quot;Numismatic Photography&quot;, by Mark Goodman.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what do other people use for Free photo editing software? I don&#039;t want to spend the money on Photoshop, so am looking round at free software. [USER=115232]@SensibleSal66[/USER], I&#039;ll be looking at the two that you suggested. I do also have Photos, Paint, Paint.net, IrfanView, and GIMP (GIMP I haven&#039;t used much yet, due to learning curve and laziness).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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