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Here's a nice Swaziland Silver proof I picked up.
1975, 10 Emalangeni, Silver Proof, 1,000 minted.

Swaziland has the world's only direct monarchy. In other words, the King is really "the king".

 

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So where's the 'before' pic?

 

This IS the old pic. The new pic is coming soon.

 

I've just been working on photography for a few months so far...

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November 23, 2012.

Almost a year later

 

Saudi Arabia is also an absolute monarchy.


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Just re-shot this one because I noticed how bad the old photos were.
Also while editing the images I noticed it is a bugs bunny variety!

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Gbroke, what do you use to create a white background? Is the coin on a white background or do you crop the coin and add a white border? If you crop it, what do you use to do a circular crop? Thanks.

 

Thought I'd give this one another try. I don't think I'll ever be satisfied with any photos I take of this coin.

Here's the old



Here are the ones I just took and edited

 

green, massive difference. looks great. if you dont mind me asking, what is it you did differently? different camera? software adjustments?

 

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So here's the question: what type of set up / equipment is everyone using for their coin pics?


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Most any camera will take great images with enough practice. It takes a lot of practice to understand the camera and the lighting issues.

To get on the fast path, you need a good DSLR camera body and a great lens. Put your money in the lens. I like using a 150mm macro. You also need a sturdy copy stand and lighting. The more room you have between the lens and the coin the better. This lets you play with the lighting to catch the actual look of the coin. All this comes with a price but you get past some of the learning curve. Out of the box you will get good images and after much practice you will get great images.

 

I use a $100 point and shoot with a couple goose neck lamps.
A nice DSLR is on my list of things to get this summer.

 

Albany Ny Comm .


As a kid I could have gotten a whole roll with the mint wrapper .

 

"Back in the day", I used to take all of our photos for eBay and got pretty good at it; but we're in the middle of creating our website that will feature our entire inventory, and we're having issues getting the luster to look just right. We've been experimenting with our setup (two photoboxes with multiple light sources, all internal) but just can't seem to get it to look good any more!

 

You might check out some of the Thai gem-sellers on eBay. Several put their gemstones on a rotating stand and video them as they turn. Shows luster, dead spots, light return, polish, etc. Should work for the 'cartwheel effect ' and such on coins, maybe tilting them in hand.
Jim