hazelman Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Hi Team, As some of you might know ive struggled getting decent pics of my coins. I believe I have now cracked it with my new set-up. Would value your guys input on whether this is now a decent pic Quote
Paulus Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Looks good but hard to tell without something to compare it to - do you have pics from earlier attempts, and does the colour in the pic accurately represent how it looks in hand (in the same lighting)? Quote
hazelman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 Will take a few other pics. This was done with a lightbox my nephew made.The only editing I did was increase the sharpness. Yes it does look similar in the hand. Looks best on this colour background.Used my iPhone. Quote
hazelman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, Nordle11 said: Looking good Hazelman. Show us the reverse! Will do so this evening must rush now - thanks Nordie Quote
PWA 1967 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Nice coin and a good buy. Picture a bit blurred though Eric IMO 1 Quote
hazelman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks I agree need to steady my hand Quote
PWA 1967 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Another lovely coin . Easy to find faults but again a bit blurred Quote
Nordle11 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 The first picture of the obverse is definitely better focused, but once in focus I think they look good! My cushion was beige 1 Quote
jaggy Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 This is a photo of a coin I took recently. I use a Nikon D5100 with the kit lens (18mm - 55mm) and use the built in flash for the photo. Settings are f/14, focal length is 55mm and exposure time is 1/60 sec. I always use a tripod with the shutter set to automatic 10 second release so that there is no 'wobble' from me pressing the button. I always position the coin on a black background. The photo then goes into Photoshop Elements where I crop it to size and 'clean up' the lighting and the contrast. I could probably get a better shot if I invested in a 105mm macro lens and better lighting. But I think this works quite well for my purposes. Quote
brg5658 Posted June 24, 2016 Posted June 24, 2016 @Paulus has a nice post elsewhere on these forums with some advice. I have offered my advice in that thread, so I will let you give it a look there. Handheld images are often / usually blurry, so supporting your iPhone on a stable and level surface is imperative. Best, Brandon Quote
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