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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Razz, post: 9356542, member: 100526&quot;]There is so much that books are written on the subject of macro photography. Here is my basic set up. In my opinion, lighting and focus are the 2 fundamental items. Lighting here are 2 goose neck lamps with incandescent bulbs with covers to diffuse the light. Set at just above camera lens so no shadows onto the coin. You can also play with coming in very low to the coin that works to cast shadows and show depth of design. Make sure to have a black or gray background so light is not reflected back into the lens from background. The neutral color also aids in getting the camera to capture the true color of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the coin siting on the spindle of a CD holder. The tip has the soft fabric portion of a Velcro dot. This helps the camera focus on just the coin and not the background. The camera is on a table top tripod, and I use the timer to release the &quot;shutter&quot;. This is absolutely a must as you want to have as low an f stop as possible, which slows the shutter speed and allows for the detail to be captured. I don&#039;t do any post processing other than rotation and cropping. Others I know do things differently. But basically trial and error and with digital you can erase the bad photos immediately.[ATTACH=full]1522138[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1522140[/ATTACH]</p><p>This one has too much white light reflected on forehead, nose, under eye on cheek, and on the chin, but still is not bad as no post processing. Have fun with it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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