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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Denis Richard, post: 4518447, member: 112673&quot;]I find the rough surfaced coins the easiest to work with, as they lessen reflections. All you really need to do with rough coins is control is the contrast and the direction of the light. Here are a few ancient coins with a really beat up surfaces, but still make interesting images.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119401[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This image, of Lucilla, needed additional contour dodging and burning in Photoshop to bring out the shapes. With ancients, dodging and burning can be a regular part of my work flow, but always remember to keep it looking natural.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119402[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This image is almost right out of the camera, but it took a while to find it in camera, if you know what I mean. The coin grading people would consider this junk, but I love the&nbsp; feel of the image... and it is almost 2000 years old. [ATTACH=full]1119403[/ATTACH] </p><p>I added a bit of FX to the last one, for fun... and again, contrast control is very important for this image.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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