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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4643814, member: 111387&quot;]I too have been looking into how to improve my coin photos.&nbsp; What I&#039;ve been achieving with a cheap phone and flash has left little to be desired; to state the least.</p><p><br /></p><p>I already possess a couple of digital point &amp; shoot cameras and a tripod that will likely do the job OK.&nbsp; My primary need is the staging set-up and proper lighting.</p><p><br /></p><p>One method that I&#039;ve recently stumbled upon in the quest for photography methods is: &#039;Axial lighting&#039; -- which I believe another poster already mentioned ITT.&nbsp; It seems like a better alternative than setting up some sort of light box. </p><p><br /></p><p>It involves taking a pane of glass and pitching it an angle to direct light from a horizontal position straight down.&nbsp; This helps diffuse the light(cutting down on potential reflective glare).&nbsp; The light is directed evenly across the face of the coin. The picture is then taken through the glass pane with the camera directly above.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>First, it prevents any shadow from the camera itself landing on the coin when lit from above.&nbsp; It also prevents potentially undesirable shadows along the edges of the devices that may be created by having the light(s) angled off to the side of the camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a short article summing up the method:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.diyphotography.net/use-mirrors-get-perfect-axial-lighting-macro-subjects/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.diyphotography.net/use-mirrors-get-perfect-axial-lighting-macro-subjects/" rel="nofollow">https://www.diyphotography.net/use-mirrors-get-perfect-axial-lighting-macro-subjects/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thing is, I can relate with the &#039;time&#039; thing.&nbsp; I&#039;m too busy spending my time researching and acquiring coins at the moment.&nbsp; Bettering my photos has yet to move to the front burner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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