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Message:: [QUOTE="Jesh, post: 753999, member: 16382"]Good stuff. Remember, try to shoot straight down on it if possible, not at an angle, it makes PP a lot harder when you try to isolate the coin. If you don't want to do PP, a good trick is to buy maybe 1 yard of black velvet, and place it about 1-3" under the coin. You have to make your own setup to have the coin set up this high, obviously. Anyhow, if you do that the background will be pure black with some practice. If you want white, there are a ton of different things you can do, the easiest is to just use bright white paper. Thing is you will have to be a little familiar with White Balance, and either do it while you take the picture, or in post.... If you want to get fancy and make it easier if you edit in post, buy a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HCQR8A?ie=UTF8&tag=mydpnet-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000HCQR8A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HCQR8A?ie=UTF8&tag=mydpnet-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000HCQR8A" rel="nofollow">greycard</a>. Here is a quick edit of your coin: [ATTACH]63331.vB[/ATTACH] Have fun and enjoy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Don't forget to take pictures of the family too, keep the wife happy :goofer:[/QUOTE]