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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3191838, member: 56859&quot;]Thanks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I copied it from someone who copied it from someone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; We each made our templates from scratch.&nbsp; You&#039;re welcome to copy the style too.&nbsp; There are many ways to do it although none are particularly simple unless you are very familiar with these programs in which you work with layers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I made mine in Photoshop Elements.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t have that or regular Photoshop, a free online program which is almost identical to Photoshop Elements is <a href="https://pixlr.com/editor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pixlr.com/editor/" rel="nofollow">Pixlr</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It certainly adds time to edit a picture into the template but once you have built the template, and once you have worked out how to remove all of the background for your coin images (probably the most time-consuming step), dropping them into the template only takes a few minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to try to make such a template and want to get some idea of what the layers look like, I&#039;ll send you a screen shot by PM.</p><p><br /></p><p>A recent variation on this style is the &quot;coins hovering over water&quot; style created by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER].&nbsp; It is fabulous.&nbsp; If you haven&#039;t noticed it before, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/curtisimos-2017-an-overview-and-top-10.307792/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/curtisimos-2017-an-overview-and-top-10.307792/">here are some examples</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do the same thing but with silicone putty-- the type used for exercising your hands (Theraputty or similar).&nbsp; Those putties have various viscosities.&nbsp; Use the stiffest one you can get.&nbsp; It is also helpful for removing teensy bits of lint that are often not noticed until you are editing the photo (grr!).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I used to use a DSLR but I never got good with it and the humidity ruined some camera bodies and lenses.&nbsp; Now I use a Canon Powershot G16 and am more careful about storing it with desiccant.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is putty under the coin in this picture.&nbsp; Being able to tilt the coin is helpful when using a puny camera with which you have to get rather close to the coin.&nbsp; There isn&#039;t much room to position the light so moving the coin instead is helpful.&nbsp; In the setup below, the clamps were cheap items purchased on Amazon and the wood was scrap left over from various projects, although I had to buy a length of the larger dowel.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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