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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 3010206, member: 36818&quot;]I recommend using a solid-colored background, either black or white. For ancient coins I prefer white because the edges of the coin showing its irregular shape and thickness are usually in shadow, and on a black background those contoured edges tend to disappear. You will also get some reflected light from the white surface that will help to cast some light on the edges so that they aren&#039;t completely black. I want to get a good sense of the contours and thickness of a coin as completely as possible. So for these reasons, white shows an ancient coin to its best advantage. There are a lot of people who will disagree with me, but to each his own. I have no doubt that there will be many collectors who have their own valid reasons to make an argument for black.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another recommendation I have is to shoot perpendicular to the coin rather than at an angle. Angles distort the shape of the coin in the image. For example, a perfectly round modern coin like this Morgan becomes elliptical rather than circular. But the shape of the actual object is a circle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure what type of lighting setup you have, but it looks unevenly lit. For this photograph, it looks like the light is coming from the right. The left-hand side of the coin including the face looks like it&#039;s in shadow and the brightest part of the photo is the hair and cap. I would think since Liberty is the subject of the coin, her face should be well lit. Maybe try using two lights, one to the left and one to the right.</p><p><br /></p><p>All digital photos need some sharpening and color-correcting. So I recommend experimenting with some photo-editing software until you get a professional-looking result.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, what you have as a raw photo looks like a good start. You&#039;ve done a good job of capturing the range of rainbow colors in the toning on this Morgan. Also, you&nbsp; have detail in both the light and dark areas, which is important. A lot of coin photos have too many washed out highlights where the light is reflecting off of the coin. Washed out means that there is no color information in the pixels in that part of the image. No color information means no detail. But with this photo, you&#039;ve done a good job of capturing the detail in the highlights without washing it out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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