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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2283896, member: 19463&quot;]Try reshooting without directing any light straight at the coin but bounce a lot of light around the room (I use a closet for exactly this reason).&nbsp; The problem I see is the high relief and thick coin produced its own shadows creating contrasts that even TIF&#039;s best efforts can&#039;t handle.&nbsp; Obviously this method will require a lot longer exposure but that is no problem if you have a solid camera support.&nbsp; It also might do well with a ringlight which can be helpful for certain circumstances but will ruin others.&nbsp;&nbsp; My example is with most light reflected off the back wall of the closet so it still has some shadows but not too much.&nbsp; Notice my coin is very weakly struck making it very round but not at all struck up on the legend area where yours is bold.&nbsp; If it were not for the irregularity taking out the Sigma, yours would be as bold legend as these get.&nbsp; More images are ruined by excessive contrast than by too little.&nbsp; It is generally possible to add contrast in postprocessing but reducing it tends to hit a wall on either highlights or shadows.&nbsp; If I were to reshoot my coin, I would add a white card at the lower right to give a bit of a line on that side separating it from the background but that can be overdone, too.&nbsp; You coin will need extra care in photography to make it look like a Hollywood star.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]456962[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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