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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 2042752, member: 12718&quot;]I love beautifully toned coins.&nbsp; I&#039;ve built my small collection with that goal in mind, but I also like to own a professionally taken photograph so that I can share my joy of ownership with others.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer to have a picture that is as accurate as it can be.&nbsp; Of course, a single one dimensional picture cannot entirely capture a look of a coin that has many different attributes when seen in hand, where one can rotate and view from many angles.&nbsp; Despite this limitation, I often see collectors that post pictures on various forums that raise questions in my mind as to the coin&#039;s true appearance.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand that some professional photographers have a desire to please their clients to &quot;bring out&quot;, in my opinion, fantastical colors that likely are not on the coin in such vivid fashion.&nbsp; On the other hand, there are professional photographers that have a commitment to integrity to accurately represent a coin&#039;s true appearance. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I hesitate to disparage a very popular photographer (and do not assert that all of his photos are inaccurate) here is a PCGS TruView photo of a coin that I own that emphasizes a reddish color not seen in the coin (and perhaps not the best example to illustrate my point):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/24953253_31133472_2200_zps7492cc93.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and here is a much more accurate picture from [USER=29751]@brg5658[/USER] <a href="http://brgphoto.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://brgphoto.com/" rel="nofollow">http://brgphoto.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1901_IHC_composite_white_halo_zps6612481e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond challenging generally the ethics of coin photographers, what responsibilities do we collectors have when posting professionally taken photographs?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When we post a professionally taken photo that isn&#039;t accurate, do we need to state that it isn&#039;t quite what it appears?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have better examples to further this thread?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think me a coin Nazi for raising this point?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":jimlad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What say you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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