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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GSDykes, post: 2157724, member: 73321&quot;]As Bob knows, the 1860 has a lot of hot spots in the photo. A black background does not suit these coins very well in my estimation. Perhaps a grey, or even white, but the black amplifies the many many blacks and grays seen in the coins, which heightens the high contrasts in the coins, makes them more &quot;harsh&quot;&nbsp; than what they naturally are. You did not mention the resolution, can you &quot;blow&quot; them up? Can you see INTO all the tiny scratches, with still a razor sharpness along the edges of the gouges or scratches? Can you make 16 x 24 inch framed wall hangings of them? If he is charging you for these, I would shop around more. (I know I am critical here, too critical in the eyes of some) but I have spent years shooting color images. Bob, has displayed better photographic talents (his recent posting of his registry cent collection <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=30892" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=30892" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=30892</a> for example [or are these pics via PCGS ??], and notice the background colors of those), but these are not at that level. Some of my coins images can be seen at USACoinbook.com, but they are very low resolution, fit for the internet sales sites only, not good examples of great coin photography.</p><p>Seriously, though your coins should exude a WARM metallic glow, you should see the metal&#039;s texture much better, these samples you uploaded are rather harsh. Don&#039;t you agree?</p><p>PS&nbsp; -- These are Bob&#039;s better shots, <a href="http://www.robecsimages.com/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.robecsimages.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.robecsimages.com/index.html</a></p><p>and copper, brass coins do fine with black behind, but silver or gray, again I would go with grey, white, or even a soft blue.</p><p>GSDykes[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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