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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2007924, member: 15019&quot;]I love out of focus photos, have gotten some awesome deals that way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But I also believe that there is such a thing as &quot;too good of a photo&quot;. Personally I try to make photos that represent the coin as one would see it in hand, just much larger. I see people using lighting and techniques that make coins look stunning in pictures, but it&#039;s not even close to how it looks in real life.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, compare the two sets of pictures here: <a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-george-iii-silver-proof-pattern-penny-1797-pr64-deep-cameo-pcgs-/a/3033-23273.s#1153611536562" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-george-iii-silver-proof-pattern-penny-1797-pr64-deep-cameo-pcgs-/a/3033-23273.s#1153611536562" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-george-iii-silver-proof-pattern-penny-1797-pr64-deep-cameo-pcgs-/a/3033-23273.s#1153611536562</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The first set is &quot;too good&quot; and the second set how you would see it in hand. I, for one, would be less inclined to bid on a coin that only has pictures like the first set, because although the coin looks stunning, it also makes it hard to make out the actual color or see discoloration/spots in the fields.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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