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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7987211, member: 110226"]I just basically point and shoot with my SLR camera, using a +4 macro lens and a black background, not terribly sophisticated. In the past I used natural light, but now I am finding that flash adds for resolution and clarity, so I am trending in that direction. I am still learning the basics of lighting.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of my images are processed through Photoshop. The results are generally acceptable, but really just that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a picture taken today.</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1386055[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here's a nicely patinated abdication follis of Diocletian taken with a flash and in natural light.</p><p><br /></p><p>With flash:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1386061[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Natural light:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1386062[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As can be seen, the coin in the second photo has a richer tone, with nice earthen highlighting. However, the flash photo picks up more of the turquoise color present in the coin. I guess if I could figure out how to adjust shadows and highlights properly in Photoshop the naturally lit photo would be the most accurate of the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given my learning curve, moving from minus to zero is a quantum improvement, with my late entry into this field of numismatics in early March 2020.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7987211, member: 110226"]I just basically point and shoot with my SLR camera, using a +4 macro lens and a black background, not terribly sophisticated. In the past I used natural light, but now I am finding that flash adds for resolution and clarity, so I am trending in that direction. I am still learning the basics of lighting. All of my images are processed through Photoshop. The results are generally acceptable, but really just that. Here's a picture taken today. [ATTACH=full]1386055[/ATTACH] Now, here's a nicely patinated abdication follis of Diocletian taken with a flash and in natural light. With flash: [ATTACH=full]1386061[/ATTACH] Natural light: [ATTACH=full]1386062[/ATTACH] As can be seen, the coin in the second photo has a richer tone, with nice earthen highlighting. However, the flash photo picks up more of the turquoise color present in the coin. I guess if I could figure out how to adjust shadows and highlights properly in Photoshop the naturally lit photo would be the most accurate of the two. Given my learning curve, moving from minus to zero is a quantum improvement, with my late entry into this field of numismatics in early March 2020.[/QUOTE]
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