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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2050484, member: 11786&quot;]What I&#039;m striving for in my method is a lighting effect similar to axial lighting, but instead of putting an optical beamsplitter between the coin and camera, I angle the coin perpendicular to the light source, with the lens off-axis to the coin. This produces a similar lighting effect to axial, and really manages the tonal range well. Since the coin is angled to the lens, I use focus-stacking to capture all the details using multiple focus steps combined with a program--Helicon Focus. I then do some final correction in photoshop. It&#039;s an involved process, but it goes pretty quickly once it&#039;s familiar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin was shot using this technique, but it&#039;s easier to see the effect on a modern, high grade coin. Below is an example where this technique is really advantageous. In hand, this is a very bright silver coin, but I prefer stressing details over bright reflections. My technique achieves well what I&#039;m after. It&#039;s hard to describe without a full demo; I&#039;ll write an article about it sometime soon. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7478/16006465206_3775a4b209_c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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