How is the white balance/exposure etc on this Gold coin Photograph?
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Thanks to all who have participated in previous threads. I don't plan to dive too deep into coin photography, would simply like to take some adequate photos of neat stuff from time to time. Was curious if you photo enthusiasts would change anything? Thanks!
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Without seeing the original coin it's impossible to know what the color density (saturation) should look like.
A very simple tip is to also give yourself an image with a little strip of grey or colorful paper next to the coin...if you balance everything to make the colors of that little piece of paper accurate than the coin should be accurate as well
In pro photography we used to use a 50% grey card for a color balance reference, you can still order those quite cheaply too.
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you can tell the best since you have the coin in-hand but unless there is something odd about your coin, i'd say you nailed it!
I have one of those 1909D $5 Indians.... Now, I am not a coin photography expert, or even an accomplished amateur, so take this as just my preference.... Your detail and clarity is excellent... for my taste, I would like to see more of the 'gold' color, which, I believe would be more as it appears 'in hand'. Cheers, RickO
There are gold coins that have that color, but most of the original pieces look more like gold, not gold mixed with maybe too much silver. Pieces that have been dipped look similar to that. I call them "white gold."
You detail is good, but the color might be off.
I messed with one of your photos. Does this look more like your coin's color? If so overexposure might be your issue.
It's an O mint
And I agree about the gold color, will work on that
The color looks a bit off, but I think that’s more because the photo is a bit washed out than the white balance is off (could be a bit of both). I’d play with the lighting angles to see if you can get a richer color (assuming the coin in hand is a richer color). Once you have your white balance set, you shouldn’t have to change it from one coin to the next—that’s the point of setting it at a custom level. I haven’t updated my white balance in a year or two... same lights, same location where I shoot.
Your focus is perfect, I'll just echo that without the coin in hand the color might be slightly washed out. Did you attempt or have a program to do any post editing to adjust the colors.
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