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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2759524, member: 77077&quot;]I tried a new trick today that I believe someone else on CoinTalk posted about a while back.&nbsp; It was probably Doug, given his mastery of the coin photograph.&nbsp; The idea is to get more even lighting across a coin and to light up the edges of the coin.&nbsp; The whole goal is to make the photograph look more like the coin does in reality (at least that is my goal).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the setup I am using right now.&nbsp; Sony a6000 with extender ring mounted on a tripod.&nbsp; LED light ring that happens to fit on the lens nicely.&nbsp; A CD spindle painted black with a piece of black velvet for a floor.&nbsp; A piece of manila folder taped into a ring and painted back.&nbsp; The coin is placed on the spindle like so:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633928[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This does a pretty good job.&nbsp; I usually add some side lights using small lamps with LED bulbs or try to work in the afternoon under a skylight which is filling the room with sunlight.&nbsp; The new trick is to use two pieces of copy paper bent into a cylinder and taped together.&nbsp; This is placed around the coin and the lens and light ring are placed inside.&nbsp; This has the effect of reflecting a lot of diffuse light around the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633929[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my favorite coins without the copy paper ring. #1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633930[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not a bad shot, but I think the paper ring shot is much better.&nbsp; Notice how well the edges of the coin are lit.&nbsp; #2</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633931[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The same coin but with the bottom half of the light ring turned off.&nbsp; This is not as good for this coin in my opinion but it works great for bronze coins with very even coloration.&nbsp; #3</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633933[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite is #2, which image do you like best?</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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