Mo! Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 How can i take a quality picture of my coins? I have a cheap digital camera and it's been impossible to get a good picture. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M786 Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 what editing software are you using ? are the pictures cropped close to the coin ? if not crop out some background and check the file size, if you can find the editing for size 600x600 should put you within limits , or you can have your photo's hosted offsite for the next 14 posts until you hit 50 and then you can have them hosted here in your own gallery . try Photobucket , its free and easy to register only takes a couple of minutes . http://photobucket.com/ Mohammad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 There's a lot of stuff on here about coin photography, but you might be better served on some of the photography sites. There has just been a book published about coin photography but I haven't read it or any reviews of it. Was available shortly before Christmas, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I was thinking more along the lines of lighting and camera settings. also what color should the coin be against (ie. black or white.) I know how to get pics online, but i cant get a decent one to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan & Suze Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 you could always try scanning them. We just use a cheapie scanner and the freebie MS Photo Editor that 's bundled with Office. Give it 600dpi full colour but only scan a postcard sized part of your platen, then if you need to play about a bit with Brightness and Contrast to get the colour accurate. We did try with a camera but ours is even cheaper than our scanner and we didn't get anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 you could always try scanning them. We just use a cheapie scanner and the freebie MS Photo Editor that 's bundled with Office. Give it 600dpi full colour but only scan a postcard sized part of your platen, then if you need to play about a bit with Brightness and Contrast to get the colour accurate. We did try with a camera but ours is even cheaper than our scanner and we didn't get anywhere! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomD Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 With only a P&S camera and no specialty lighting, you'll never get the conditions right inside for technical reasons that would take too long to explain. Try outside on a bright day but not in direct light. Try from different angles until the light hits just right. You have to work for it but when everything is right you can come up with a spectacular result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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