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Photographing coins

  • 20-09-2009 5:28pm
    #1
    BBQ Guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭


    Has anyone photographed coins before? If anyone has any tips or tricks I would be seriously indebted.


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  • #2
    FedEx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭FedEx


    Hi
    What kind of gear have you access to ?, if you have a DSLR, with a decent
    lens with a wide aperture you could get nice DOF shots if you angle the shot a little, shooting face down would be hard to get a nice shot ...


  • #3
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Even if you have a point and shoot the macro features are very good on them. Last shots I did were with a 100mm macro and off camera flash, one thing to note was that when shot with a macro the flaws and scrapes on the coins really come to the fore..


  • #4
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    Not exactly coins, but watches...

    Borderfox posted good idea about an year ago to use M&S collapsible laundry basket. Using few table lamps or off-camera flashes should work.

    IMPORTANT - metals are shiny and reflective surfaces. And most of the time (if they are not completely mat) you won't see their colour. The colour seen and captured by camera is colour of the surface that reflects itself in the surface. Therefore it is essential to have colour cards as (not seen) backgrounds (yellow for gold, red for copper...).


  • #5
    Lagnagoushee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭Lagnagoushee


    BBQ Guy wrote: »
    Has anyone photographed coins before? If anyone has any tips or tricks I would be seriously indebted.
    = NAMA :D


  • #6
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    Who needs a job when you can make your own coins.

    I like your thinking OP.


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  • #7
    steelydan99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭steelydan99


    It all depends on what you want to show??
    Front only
    Front and Back
    Are they for selling or justa record of a collection

    Best option would be a light tent and a flash off the camera. You can make a light tent easily with a cardboard box and some craft paper. Or as Borderfox has pointed out the M&S collapsible laundry basket(haven't seen that myself)

    I am in Waterford also and if you would like some help setting up give me a shout via PM


    John


  • #8
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    This is the thread.


  • #9
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,113 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    ThOnda wrote: »
    IMPORTANT - metals are shiny and reflective surfaces. And most of the time (if they are not completely mat) you won't see their colour. The colour seen and captured by camera is colour of the surface that reflects itself in the surface. Therefore it is essential to have colour cards as (not seen) backgrounds (yellow for gold, red for copper...).

    So I did it all wrong then?

    Coin.jpg


  • #10
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    There is no "wrong", don't worry.
    But check the white balance, the picture looks yellow a little. And a little soft. tripod is good assistant in such cases.


  • #11
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,113 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    ThOnda wrote: »
    There is no "wrong", don't worry.
    But check the white balance, the picture looks yellow a little. And a little soft. tripod is good assistant in such cases.

    Shot on film using a tripod. Maybe I just didn't quite get the focus right, it's been known to happen. :rolleyes:

    sovsect.jpg


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