Recent Photo Shoot

Desert Moon

Reshooting some Barber quarters with halogen lamps. Fun way to spend a Sunday.

Best, SH

skier07

Those are beautiful coins and pictures. Do you have a picture of your photo setup?

MilkmanDan

You do a good job using lots of light without overexposing. That can be tough to do when shooting coins.

JonBrand83

Very nice

littlebear

Nice!!

RogerB

Nice photos - good control of lighting, and consistent color balance.

ricko

Those are marvelous pictures.... Excellent photographs.... Nice coins as well. Cheers, RickO

Desert Moon

@skier07 said:
Those are beautiful coins and pictures. Do you have a picture of your photo setup?

Kaiser RS-1 copystand and arm, with Kaiser adjustable light holders w/standard sockets, Par30 halogens, Nikon D90 camera, Sigma 150 macro lens. And copies of Goodman's book nearby.

Best, SH

Desert Moon

@OriginalDan said:
You do a good job using lots of light without overexposing. That can be tough to do when shooting coins.

Shot in Raw mode, the only modification I did in Photoshop was to use the sharpen tool one time each image just in case. I shoot in A mode, aperture priority, and the camera decades shutter speed based on lighting. Right now the F is 6.3, typical shutter speeds with the 2 Par30's is 1/400 to 1/1000. Works well for silver, sometimes copper, gold is another problem that this setup does not work for except for some pieces, others not.

Best, SH

Desert Moon

@RogerB said:
Nice photos - good control of lighting, and consistent color balance.

Grey card works for WB, don't go home without one.... LIght position crucial as I learned reading Goodman years ago. Halogens have a slight red shift. I could remove it with PS, but what you see above is how they really look under halogen lamps.

Best, SH