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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinman1234, post: 2121212, member: 51208&quot;]I agree with you on that point and will try to help out. First off, I do not think your photos are very bad, they are comparable to most of the people on here. Most people on here do not specialize in taking photos and you can probably notice that some people take very blurry photos, some people suck at close-ups, others look like they were taken outside at night. I think the big thing you may need to make your photos better is lighting (which may be one of the things most people struggle at). Anyways, My favorite lighting tip is to put the coin in neutral lighting, maybe 3 feet away from a desk lamp (remember not to point the lamp directly at the coin to reduce reflections from the coin&#039;s holder). Try not to use your camera&#039;s flash or use any direct light, the pre-existing light (In the example the pre-existing lighting would be caused by the desk lamp in the area is all you need. I like to take photos on the floor of a sunny room (The kind of photo I take on a Saturday morning right as I get back from my local coin shop). Always aim directly at the coin with your camera if you are asking a grade, for toning take photos at many different angles and lightings to try to capture the most of the toning&#039;s texture and color. Put all the photos in one thread and include one direct direct photo (The direct photo is the main photo of the coin for the thread, taken at exactly 90 degrees). I just use my cell phone for 99% of my photos and experiment with different lighting and such and then the lighting that works best for the coin, remember to try different lighting for different coins and pick whatever photo makes the coin look best. I may balance my phone on a book or such to keep it from moving when I take a photo (because I can never hold still doing photography). I usually hold my phone one foot above the coin for a photo too, too close and the photo comes out weird and too far and the details are not as sharp. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I think your photos are OK, you may just have to work on your lighting, I think that is the only problem because you seem to be okay with all that other stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, Nice toning, it looks very vibrant, I will say natural.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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