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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2653899, member: 57495"]This one had been proving challenging to me these past weeks. I had recently decided to stop relying on natural sunlight for my photographs, and it was proving nearly impossible for me to get satisfactory pics of bronze coins with dark patinas (and either rough or glossy surfaces) using my new indoor lamp-light-only set-up. After numerous frustrating fails - sorry I don't have those pics, I invariably ended up rage-deleting them - I think I finally came up with a lighting arrangement that works.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]587609[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, I don't even know why I wrestled over this one since [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] had already taken impeccable pictures that didn't need improving upon (and that I've not improved upon anyway). Edited to add: this pic below is his...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]587613[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think as much as I find coin photography a chore, I still want to at least be able to take decent photographs of my coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2653899, member: 57495"]This one had been proving challenging to me these past weeks. I had recently decided to stop relying on natural sunlight for my photographs, and it was proving nearly impossible for me to get satisfactory pics of bronze coins with dark patinas (and either rough or glossy surfaces) using my new indoor lamp-light-only set-up. After numerous frustrating fails - sorry I don't have those pics, I invariably ended up rage-deleting them - I think I finally came up with a lighting arrangement that works. [ATTACH=full]587609[/ATTACH] Actually, I don't even know why I wrestled over this one since [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] had already taken impeccable pictures that didn't need improving upon (and that I've not improved upon anyway). Edited to add: this pic below is his... [ATTACH=full]587613[/ATTACH] I think as much as I find coin photography a chore, I still want to at least be able to take decent photographs of my coins.[/QUOTE]
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