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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 931363, member: 19065"]Not a bad first attempt. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>The lighting seems a little uneven, creating some darker areas on some parts of the coin and lighter areas on other areas. Keep on shooting and experimenting with the tools you have at hand, every coin seems to have it's unique characteristics that requires special attention when imaging them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a list of Numismatic Photography threads from recent-past CT discussions that I've saved and post on occasion when I see members starting out in coin imaging. Have a look through some of these, you might find some useful tips and techniques:</p><p> <b></b></p><p><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t94333/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t94333/">Numismatography</a></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t40526/#post415169" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t40526/#post415169"><b>Book Review – Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman</b></a></b><b><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t71491/?highlight=coin+photography" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t71491/?highlight=coin+photography">Great Coin Photos! How do you take them?</a></b><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t41839/?highlight=coin+photography" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t41839/?highlight=coin+photography">Photoshop your pictures to make professional looking images</a></b> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56246/?highlight=coin+photography" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56246/?highlight=coin+photography">Diffused Lighting Coin Photography (Capture the Color)</a></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> </b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t59307/?highlight=coin+photography" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t59307/?highlight=coin+photography">How Best To Photogragh Coins</a></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> </b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t106456/?highlight=axial" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t106456/?highlight=axial">Axial Lighting System ... Or Not</a></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> </b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t112178/?highlight=axial" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t112178/?highlight=axial">Axial Lighting (continued)</a></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> </b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t90327/?highlight=lighting+ancient+coins" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t90327/?highlight=lighting+ancient+coins">Lighting direction when photographing ancient coins</a></b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> </b></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><b> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t78545/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t78545/">Scanning coins</a></b></span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t114290/#ixzz0ryiKrUCM" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t114290/#ixzz0ryiKrUCM"><b>Trying to get better pictures...</b></a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t114269/?highlight=coin+photography" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t114269/?highlight=coin+photography">Cheap Coin Photography</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 931363, member: 19065"]Not a bad first attempt. :thumb: The lighting seems a little uneven, creating some darker areas on some parts of the coin and lighter areas on other areas. Keep on shooting and experimenting with the tools you have at hand, every coin seems to have it's unique characteristics that requires special attention when imaging them. Below is a list of Numismatic Photography threads from recent-past CT discussions that I've saved and post on occasion when I see members starting out in coin imaging. Have a look through some of these, you might find some useful tips and techniques: [B] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t94333/"]Numismatography[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t40526/#post415169"][B]Book Review – Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman[/B][/URL][/B][B][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t71491/?highlight=coin+photography"]Great Coin Photos! How do you take them?[/URL][/B][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][B] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t41839/?highlight=coin+photography"]Photoshop your pictures to make professional looking images[/URL][/B] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][B] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t56246/?highlight=coin+photography"]Diffused Lighting Coin Photography (Capture the Color)[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t59307/?highlight=coin+photography"]How Best To Photogragh Coins[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t106456/?highlight=axial"]Axial Lighting System ... Or Not[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t112178/?highlight=axial"]Axial Lighting (continued)[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t90327/?highlight=lighting+ancient+coins"]Lighting direction when photographing ancient coins[/URL] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t78545/"]Scanning coins[/URL][/B][/COLOR][/LEFT] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t114290/#ixzz0ryiKrUCM"][B]Trying to get better pictures...[/B][/URL] [B] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t114269/?highlight=coin+photography"]Cheap Coin Photography[/URL][/B][/QUOTE]
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