Sorry about all these format questions but I don't want to redo all of this (again) at a later date. This is at least the second iteration. Please compare the two images. Do the text notes help or is it now too busy? Or do you have some other options to suggest. This is strictly a text/no text question. The coin, label and framing are now finalized (I've got to stop tweaking at some point!)
Depends, If it is for presentation or display than yes, maybe consider changing the color or font. If you are doing it for filing than I'd take the title off but leave the arbitration below. I mean you know the date of he coin, why the date range for the series?
I have no problem with labeling you pics, but this is supposed to be a picture of a coin. Do you realized that your coin is now 22% of the area. That means that your coin picture is now 78% non-coin. Were it me, I would size the text to fit left/right of the slab label or even top center without increasing the background area.
Here's an attempt to reduce the impact of the added text. Font size has been reduced except for the series name. Color has been changed to match the border. Overall the text now has less impact. But I can envision problems with the smaller coins. I may have to tailor the text size to the coin's size. Actually I think I'll keep two versions: with text and without text.
Hello Kanga, I like your photos & agree with RLM that the coin should occupy more of the real estate. I don't know what a graphic artist would recommend but I suspect that something like 40% or 50% of the canvas should be coin regardless of the denomination. Also, see if your software can more completely eliminate the white around the coin when it is on a dark background. I look forward to seeing more of your coin photos. Very best regards, collect89
Part 1 of your comments (occupy more of the real estate): I can allow my images to occupy a larger portion of the area. I saved the originals which were much larger. But I want the coin images to display relative sizes, i.e., the silver dollars will cover the greatest area inside the frame but still fit, and the silver 3-cents and $1 gold the least. I did about a 1/3 reduction to the whole format so that someone using a 1024x768 screen resolution could see the whole thing without scrolling. When you see the smaller coins the area will appear quite empty. But that's something I'll have to live with since I prefer the "relative size" concept. Also if I allow the small coins to occupy more space (do away with the "relative size" concept) they get downright ugly. No coin looks good if you over-magnify it. Every little blemish looks huge. Metal flow looks horrible. That sort of thing. Part 2 of your comments (white around the coin): What you are seeing is the plastic of the slab. If I crop it out then the coin's rim shrinks or disappears. Looks bad and people could think, "What is he hiding?" And trying to color over with the coin's color would be VERY labor intensive. I've tried it. So I decided I'm willing to live with the obvious defect.
I do not think you have changed the size of the coin one bit - proportionately anyway. I still think your lettering is too large, but even with that size, you can greatly reduce your border size. That way your coin could be maybe 30% of the pic. That is about a 33% increase above your present view.
Here's the original image size: I keep these too so that if anyone wants to get a good look, I've got it. But for a quick show-and-tell I'll stick to the other format. BTW, Simon and Garfunkel.
I like it with the lettering easily readable. This will not detract from the coin because all you've written is "all about the coin". Bruce
Keep the lettering I like from last picture, trim left and right border a little bit and then toss the coin. You can PM me for the address to my garbage can.
