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<p>[QUOTE="rmpsrpms, post: 3358603, member: 31773"]The classic way to light coins is with two lamps, one at ~10:00, the other at ~2:00. This imparts a cross-pair of luster bars. If you need to add fill-light, it should be much more diffuse and at lower intensity than the main lights. So I would suggest putting a small piece of white paper over one of your 3 light arrays, with the paper ~1" -2" away from the lights. This will diffuse them so they don't excite luster and instead help fill in the dark areas of the coin. Align the light tent so the diffused light array is between 5:00 and 7:00 depending on shadow aesthetics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rmpsrpms, post: 3358603, member: 31773"]The classic way to light coins is with two lamps, one at ~10:00, the other at ~2:00. This imparts a cross-pair of luster bars. If you need to add fill-light, it should be much more diffuse and at lower intensity than the main lights. So I would suggest putting a small piece of white paper over one of your 3 light arrays, with the paper ~1" -2" away from the lights. This will diffuse them so they don't excite luster and instead help fill in the dark areas of the coin. Align the light tent so the diffused light array is between 5:00 and 7:00 depending on shadow aesthetics.[/QUOTE]
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