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<p>[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3532301, member: 59737"]Let me start by saying this, the photo is great, we can see all the details, it's high definition, decent lighting, certainly a passable photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now...+1 on the even lighting, that was my first critique, since you've asked us to be critical. My guess is you are using a single light source at the 12 o'clock instead of two light sources at the 10 and 2 o'clock and then moving them until the lighting shows evenly on the coin in front of the camera. This is why the bottoms of both coins show a bit of a shadow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing that would be really helpful is using something that is either pure white or pure black and non-reflective for the surface under the coin. Lighting has a bit to do with why the top part of the white is brighter than the bottom part, but compared to the white of the CT design, your background looks off-white. That makes me question just how true the color of the coin is in your hand compared to in the photo. You said they match pretty well, so it could just be the background, but getting one of those white cards to adjust white balance could help this.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also noticed that the colors of the obverse and reverse sides do not quite match up. This could very well be due to different toning/environments the coin has endured, or it could be that you moved your light or camera between shots. I've placed the two shots side by side for you to see. It appears the coin is in the exact same spot, but for some reason, likely camera exposure settings, the reverse looks a touch lighter than the obverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]938422[/ATTACH] </p><p>I would recommend downloading Photoscape, which is free photo software at <a href="http://www.photoscape.org" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.photoscape.org" rel="nofollow">www.photoscape.org</a>, which really helps do a lot of things with your photos to include cropping and adjusting lighting/color until you're happy with it. I played with your photos just a little and below are the results. If you'd like, I can bring my computer the next time we meet and you can play with it to see if you like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]938428[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3532301, member: 59737"]Let me start by saying this, the photo is great, we can see all the details, it's high definition, decent lighting, certainly a passable photo. Now...+1 on the even lighting, that was my first critique, since you've asked us to be critical. My guess is you are using a single light source at the 12 o'clock instead of two light sources at the 10 and 2 o'clock and then moving them until the lighting shows evenly on the coin in front of the camera. This is why the bottoms of both coins show a bit of a shadow. Another thing that would be really helpful is using something that is either pure white or pure black and non-reflective for the surface under the coin. Lighting has a bit to do with why the top part of the white is brighter than the bottom part, but compared to the white of the CT design, your background looks off-white. That makes me question just how true the color of the coin is in your hand compared to in the photo. You said they match pretty well, so it could just be the background, but getting one of those white cards to adjust white balance could help this. I also noticed that the colors of the obverse and reverse sides do not quite match up. This could very well be due to different toning/environments the coin has endured, or it could be that you moved your light or camera between shots. I've placed the two shots side by side for you to see. It appears the coin is in the exact same spot, but for some reason, likely camera exposure settings, the reverse looks a touch lighter than the obverse. [ATTACH=full]938422[/ATTACH] I would recommend downloading Photoscape, which is free photo software at [url="http://www.photoscape.org"]www.photoscape.org[/url], which really helps do a lot of things with your photos to include cropping and adjusting lighting/color until you're happy with it. I played with your photos just a little and below are the results. If you'd like, I can bring my computer the next time we meet and you can play with it to see if you like it. [ATTACH=full]938428[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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