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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1477210, member: 29751"]Brian, my setup is described in some detail in this thread: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t208575/#post1473551" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t208575/#post1473551">http://www.cointalk.com/t208575/#post1473551</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In short, I shoot with a Canon DSLR, mounted on a copy stand with a bellows and an old piece of glass originally intended for duplicating jobs similar to an enlarging lens (APO-Rodagon D f/4 75mm lens). I got a LOT of advice and learned a lot from the Coin Photography forum over on coincommunity. I could talk all day about coin photography, so if you have questions please feel free to PM me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>For shooting Sacs, the tricks are ALL about lighting. She can easily be made to look like a freakish zombie. I use three small IKEA (Jansjo) LED lamps placed at 10, 12, and 2 o'clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>In that other thread I found out that my setup is almost the same as that of robec, whose photography I have admired for many moons.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Oh, and by the way, she was behind NGC plastic for those pictures. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1477210, member: 29751"]Brian, my setup is described in some detail in this thread: [URL]http://www.cointalk.com/t208575/#post1473551[/URL] In short, I shoot with a Canon DSLR, mounted on a copy stand with a bellows and an old piece of glass originally intended for duplicating jobs similar to an enlarging lens (APO-Rodagon D f/4 75mm lens). I got a LOT of advice and learned a lot from the Coin Photography forum over on coincommunity. I could talk all day about coin photography, so if you have questions please feel free to PM me. :) For shooting Sacs, the tricks are ALL about lighting. She can easily be made to look like a freakish zombie. I use three small IKEA (Jansjo) LED lamps placed at 10, 12, and 2 o'clock. In that other thread I found out that my setup is almost the same as that of robec, whose photography I have admired for many moons. EDIT: Oh, and by the way, she was behind NGC plastic for those pictures. :D[/QUOTE]
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