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/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-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/coin_photography_tips.html and here http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/coin_photography.htm#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?
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:shocked04: Now that is an impressive difference!!!
That is a definite improvement Dave. Very nice photos!
OkieDigger
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Great pics Dave!
bigjohn070
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Great pics
Awesome coin
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BIG JOHN
Awesome coin
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BIG JOHN
Thank you!
wingmaster
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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
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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
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
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.
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psychposse
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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.
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.
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.
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