Coin Photography

[Dave]

When it come's to the definition: Amature Photographer. You will read my name and find with it some crappy picture's I posted of my finds from last weekend's hunt. So, being completely unhappy with those photos, I set out to find a way to take at the least a decent picture with my Fuji Finepix J20 point and shoot camera. The first thing that I found out was that if you can't take a picture outside in the daylight then you need a studio. So I built one, a $10.00 Strobist Macro studio.http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/200...to-studio.html Then I set out to figure what or how I needed to photograph a coin. I found that information here http://www.mkdigitaldirect.com/tips/...aphy_tips.html and here http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...tm#5000k bulbs. After reading and experimenting. I came up with these shots of the Barber quarter I found last week. The ones with the black background are from my post and the ones with the white background are what I came up with. What do you think? Like them, hate them, what?

[Epi-hunter]

Now that is an impressive difference!!!

[MNDigger]

I like it! What an improvement! I definately need to make something like that over the winter!

[angellionel]

That is a definite improvement Dave. Very nice photos!

[bmattioli]

What a difference.. great pic and beautiful coin..

Bruce

[OkieDigger]

Great pics Dave!

[coinnut]

The heck with the pictures, I want that quarter lol But the pictures are real good too lol Nice close ups. thumbsup01

[bigjohn070]

Great pics
Awesome coin

HH
BIG JOHN

[Dave]

Great pics
Awesome coin

HH
BIG JOHN

Thank you!

[sectshun8]

Dave,

Great post man! I knew there had to be a way to make something like that, and the proof is in the results, wow. Thanks for the links! thumbsup01

[greg]

Some good info. here.

[Evan/tn]

You need good light and a cut and crop program that will enlarge the photo and you rall set
Nice improvement on the photos!

[wingmaster]

Yep those are good pictures, when I first started detecting it took me a while to get around to coming to the detecting sites and I didn't have my own digital camera so I had a friend take them after they was already in the 2x2 holders, you can't get a good pic like that. So I bought a camera like his as it has a macro and super macro setting, I use the super macro setting and it does real good for close up shots, now I can get a pic before I put them in the holders.

[M-Taliesin]

Howdy Pard!
I didn't see much wrong with any of those photos, but the second batch was certainly an improvement.

My own photos are usually just shot on a tray table with a tee shirt for background. Often it is the tee shirt I wore while finding those particular coins. My only issue is lighting.

Your photos are definately showing improvement.

Macro is what it is all about.

Blessings,
M-Taliesin

[Dimeman]

Having a Macro setting or a super macro setting makes a world of difference. Most camera software that comes with the camera can crop a picture to get the unwanted background out of it. A couple small squares of colored felt or cardboard for the backdrop, and a small desk lamp with a couple different wattage bulbs can be used instead of a light box.

[psychposse]

Sure, and I sold my macro lens :bangahead01:

When I want a really good image of a coin, I just lay the coin on the flatbed scanner and up the scan resolution - could even add a color paper to change the white back... I might have to experiment with that now.

[Dimeman]

You can get a digital camera for less than $150. that will get very good results. My above picture was taken with one of those cameras. I cropped it, then resized it.

[giant056]

Dimeman where'd you get a merc with no date?

[Dimeman]

Dimeman where'd you get a merc with no date?

That's a 1 oz , .999 fine, silver bullion coin. They are hard to locate....but I have 5 of them.....got them a couple of years ago.

[russellt]

i freaked out .. that was the first thing i noticed //////// no date/// mint error and in mint shape ...... wheew . you had me for a minute