Coin Photographer

Coggan

Hello: Anyone out there know of a good coin photographer? If so, please provide name and contact info. Thanks, Liz Coggan

DollarAfterDollar

I have used Messydesk here, he does great work for a nominal fee. You can PM him on the board.

ThePennyLady

Liz, I use Todd Pollock of BluCCPhotos and have used him for the past 15 years or so. He sets up at most of the major shows and does onsite photography. He does great work, is very reasonable, and is also willing to train your employees as well.

Here's his contact:
blu62vette@mac.com
(916) 705-5099

YQQ

**airplanenut ** a respected member on this forum.
AKA Jeremy Katz

https://forums.collectors.com/profile/airplanenut a member here does excellent work for reasonable money.

He is a hobby Pilot and a coin (photography) nut doing a heck of a great job.
here is another link to his site:

https://jkcoinphotography.com/

astrorat

Hello Liz,
Welcome to the Board and congratulations on your new venture. I know you will be quite successful.

golden

I have used Todd and John. They are both very good.

bolivarshagnasty

Welcome Liz! What part of the country do you live in? Might be advantageous to use someone in your area. Lots of shows around the US and many have some of the aforementioned in attendance.

derryb

Do it yourself, unless you are looking for the best photos you can get. Lots of photo info here on the forum, do a search. Doesn't take fancy equipment to get fancy results.

Swampboy

Mark Goodman is an accomplished numismatic photographer and could be considered with the other great photographers mentioned above.
Good luck with your venture @Coggan and

BryceM

Some of it depends on your anticipated volume. I’m really good at taking a few shots a week for my personal use but I have the luxury of time and ability to play around a while to get it perfect. Doing it on-time, with consistent quality, and efficiency with big volumes of coins is another thing entirely.

I’m in the camp that says you can do this in-house with an investment of $2000 and some time to learn how to do it. Whatever path you chose, HIGH quality photos do 90% of the work for you.

I took this with a $300 used camera, $1000 lens, and a $300 package deal that included a copy stand and lights. A computer and photo-editing software are also needed, but you probably already have something that will work.

coinbuf

Mark Goodman is the very best of all those I've used, Jeremy (AKA Ariplanenut) was also excellent. I'm not at home but if you want you can pm me for Marks contact info. These first two photos are done by Mark the third by Jeremy.

1northcoin

Is there anyone who specializes in 3-D coin photography?

I think it would be kind of cool to have your favorite coins viewable in 3-D on a View Master Reel.

Senator32

I can say that @FadeToBlack has imaged many of my coins and he is one of the best coin photographers.

ianrussell

Highly recommend Todd at BluCC!

oih82w8

Sidebar, congrats on your new endeavor Liz! I have had a couple of my coins imaged by Todd Pollock / BluCCPhotos and received great results as well.

DIMEMAN

I have used Todd and John....both are great!

Coggan

Thanks everyone! Looks like I have a tough decision to make. I appreciate all the feedback and well wishes. Regards, Liz

Gluggo

Wow I did not know there were that many coin photographer here. That’s great nice pictures to thank you for sharing.

johnny9434

welcome to the forums liz. its good to see you. best wishes

Tibor

@Coggan Will you be attending the Balt./Whitman show next week?

Ezmoney

Todd at bluCCphotos does a phenomenal job. He has done 100’s of images for me. Plus I really love his slab shots that he sends along with the coin image. He also offers lots of options on how you would like your images displayed i.e. obverse and reverse side by side with the slab grade between as well as different ways to crop your coin. He’s a coin enthusiast himself so he is happy to spend time to talk wilth you on what works best with different varieties. You can reach out to him on the boards here also at @blu62vette

Gluggo

I believe Robec is a member who does photography but don’t quote me.

RYK

I have used Messydesk, Todd, Jeremy, and Mark! All mentioned above, all trustworthy and recommended!

yosclimber

@1northcoin said:
Is there anyone who specializes in 3-D coin photography?

I think it would be kind of cool to have your favorite coins viewable in 3-D on a View Master Reel.

@rmpsrpms
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1002651/animated-3d-rendering
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1012284/2d-3d-high-resolution-photography-services

cameonut2011

@lkeigwin
https://www.numismaticphotos.com/gallery.php

MWallace

@BryceM said:
Some of it depends on your anticipated volume. I’m really good at taking a few shots a week for my personal use but I have the luxury of time and ability to play around a while to get it perfect. Doing it on-time, with consistent quality, and efficiency with big volumes of coins is another thing entirely.

I’m in the camp that says you can do this in-house with an investment of $2000 and some time to learn how to do it. Whatever path you chose, HIGH quality photos do 90% of the work for you.

I took this with a $300 used camera, $1000 lens, and a $300 package deal that included a copy stand and lights. A computer and photo-editing software are also needed, but you probably already have something that will work.

Great Photo!! Great Coin!!

Coggan

Yes I will be at Baltimore. Table 237

breakdown

Todd is great - excellent photos and customer service. And a good guy.
One other to consider, who is closer in proximity to Boston, is Tom Bush who is in Connecticut. Great coin dealer and does photography.