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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2047877, member: 19065"]You can probably even improve your abilities with the iPad, so I would work on that until you get another camera, at which time you'll have to re-shoot your coin images, learning your way around the new camera, and in the meantime, continue to work on editing capabilities, cropping the coins, putting the coin in a template and so on. I have seen plenty of people on these forums post exceptional coin photography results using smart phones and tablet type devices with the built in cameras. You can do it, too! </p><p><br /></p><p>Work on your lighting, use more than one light source, do not use any built in flash and avoid reflections on the coins' surfaces and shadows you or your camera create from falling on the coin when shooting pictures. Use a tripod instead of hand holding the camera or iPad/smart phone, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>If incandescent light is too warm, and not bright enough as seems to be but one of your coin photo issues, try day light, try fluorescent light, and try using more than one lamp as I have suggested before, just be careful the lights are the same type bulb for a balance of color/tone in light temperature. When you set up a lamp for a coin shoot, turn off all the other lights in the room, close the curtains or shoot at night and really get into controlling your light source. </p><p><br /></p><p>A fantastic old photo book/manual was called, The Keepers of the Light, as light control is very much the job and realm of the photographer's mastery. Try to think of the light not just the coin you want to make a photo of and you will start to see more of the factors that will help you improve your image making.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2047877, member: 19065"]You can probably even improve your abilities with the iPad, so I would work on that until you get another camera, at which time you'll have to re-shoot your coin images, learning your way around the new camera, and in the meantime, continue to work on editing capabilities, cropping the coins, putting the coin in a template and so on. I have seen plenty of people on these forums post exceptional coin photography results using smart phones and tablet type devices with the built in cameras. You can do it, too! Work on your lighting, use more than one light source, do not use any built in flash and avoid reflections on the coins' surfaces and shadows you or your camera create from falling on the coin when shooting pictures. Use a tripod instead of hand holding the camera or iPad/smart phone, etc. If incandescent light is too warm, and not bright enough as seems to be but one of your coin photo issues, try day light, try fluorescent light, and try using more than one lamp as I have suggested before, just be careful the lights are the same type bulb for a balance of color/tone in light temperature. When you set up a lamp for a coin shoot, turn off all the other lights in the room, close the curtains or shoot at night and really get into controlling your light source. A fantastic old photo book/manual was called, The Keepers of the Light, as light control is very much the job and realm of the photographer's mastery. Try to think of the light not just the coin you want to make a photo of and you will start to see more of the factors that will help you improve your image making.[/QUOTE]
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