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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 4069532, member: 77413&quot;]You went to the right person to start your photographic journey. I started there, and I have really enjoyed where the trip has led me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those shots are clear, well focused, great color, and a heck of a beginning.</p><p><br /></p><p>With other coins you will face challenges of how to depict proof surfaces, to show the reflection, brilliance, mirroring, cameo effect, and depth.</p><p><br /></p><p>For MS coins with luster, you face choices about where that radiance lies on the coin, how much color lies down in the luster, and how surface texture (whether a fresh die, one with flow lines, repolished with die lines) helps define the luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>For well circulated coins you will be able to learn to position the lights to bring forth the remaining contours of the coin without ending up with a flat blob.</p><p><br /></p><p>Light positioning will be key, as will judiciously tipping the coin to either capture direct light beaming off the surface (for proofs) or to scatter it more to emphasize the surface shape and luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the photographic dark side! I find that photographing the coins is a deep extra layer of engagement that overlays the finding and acquiring of the coins themselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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