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<p>[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 707906, member: 17557"]I could give you my method, but these pictures were taken by the seller. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (Lehigh96) I can give you some tips, but if my method still doesn't work, you might want to message Lehigh96.</p><p><br /></p><p>I now use two lighting sources... The halogen lamps work good, as they are bright, and some people use florescent lights as well, and they are fine. I have them at a ten and two position, and the light of course, is hitting the coin, so there are no really dark spots, in contrast to really bright spots</p><p>NEVER USE FLASH...</p><p>Sometimes you have to take 100 pictures of one side of the coin, just to come up with a good one, but it will be all worth it, once you get a good shot. Make sure the white balance is set, you can place a white piece of paper behind the coin, and see if the picture comes out with the right shade of white, if not, then adjust it. Always use Marco, and try not to zoom in, unless you have a special marco lens that can see details real close up, other than that, I would suggest to stay maybe about 7 inches to about 15 inches away from the coin, and take the picture, and see how it looks </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh Boy! I can't wait either! Just think, I believe these were in his THIRD ranked set? HOLY MOLY![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 707906, member: 17557"]I could give you my method, but these pictures were taken by the seller. :) (Lehigh96) I can give you some tips, but if my method still doesn't work, you might want to message Lehigh96. I now use two lighting sources... The halogen lamps work good, as they are bright, and some people use florescent lights as well, and they are fine. I have them at a ten and two position, and the light of course, is hitting the coin, so there are no really dark spots, in contrast to really bright spots NEVER USE FLASH... Sometimes you have to take 100 pictures of one side of the coin, just to come up with a good one, but it will be all worth it, once you get a good shot. Make sure the white balance is set, you can place a white piece of paper behind the coin, and see if the picture comes out with the right shade of white, if not, then adjust it. Always use Marco, and try not to zoom in, unless you have a special marco lens that can see details real close up, other than that, I would suggest to stay maybe about 7 inches to about 15 inches away from the coin, and take the picture, and see how it looks Oh Boy! I can't wait either! Just think, I believe these were in his THIRD ranked set? HOLY MOLY![/QUOTE]
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