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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2195138, member: 19463&quot;]When you shoot on white, the background automatically adds a little light to the edges.&nbsp; On black you can decide if you want to add a reflector or otherwise send light onto the edges or not.&nbsp; The two below show without (obverse) and with (both sides) a white reflector on the bottom edge.&nbsp; If you prefer something less than this, try a gray reflector or one farther from the coin.&nbsp; These were used in my discussion of the matter on my 2011 page.&nbsp; Even little angle changes make different results.&nbsp;&nbsp; These were not shot together so the light on the coin is not exactly the same. </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/0bgtube.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/0bgblrefl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The effect would&nbsp; be more pronounced if the coin had a rough edge so the gray card might be even better in that case.&nbsp; Too late tonight to try it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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