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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1387857, member: 16269&quot;]How do you get good pics of coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an age old question just like:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;How do you get to Carnegie Hall?&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;You take the #42 bus.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>(rimshot!)</p><p><br /></p><p>It takes a lot of practice. Start with what you have. A camera (without flash!), either natural light or a desk lamp and a tripod or stand to secure your camera into position. Try different lighting angles and see what comes out on your coin. Direct light will hide a lot of the fine details. Raking light (the lamp at a low angle) will highlight details, flaws etc.. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then put a tissue or &quot;diffuser&quot; in front of your lamp. The light will be softer. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just keep trying different things and compare the pics. </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll also find that some coins are far easier to photograph than others. Proofs are the most difficult with the mirror fields. Toning is also hard to capture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post some of your experiments here. There are lots of good folks to help you along.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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