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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;laskandino, post: 319956, member: 3032&quot;]First photo was natural lighting.&nbsp; I had the coin on a table near a south facing window.&nbsp; The sun is still very low in the sky here in Alaska, so it wasn&#039;t direct sunlight.&nbsp; The camera is pointing straight down at the table and I angled the coin a little toward the window to get better lighting.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is artificial lighting.&nbsp; I used a table lamp with a 3-way incandescent bulb on it&#039;s lowest setting, I think it was 30 watts.&nbsp; I arranged it so the bulb was pretty high up, maybe 18-24 inches above the coin.&nbsp; The camera was pointing straight down again.&nbsp; This time I angled the coin more so it was directly reflecting the light into the lens.&nbsp; Direct light, no filter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that last part was key (aiming the reflection directly into the lens).&nbsp; I say that because I spent the previous 2 days playing with table lamps and trying to use different materials to tame the harsh light, but never aimed the reflection directly into the lens.&nbsp; The photos were all horrible.&nbsp; Worse than the first ones here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not good at photography and never have been.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never been able to get the hang of lighting or composition.&nbsp; I guess I just don&#039;t have the art gene.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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