Slab Shots - A Bit of Reminiscing
FlyingAl
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All this talk about CACG's slab shots made me think back to where I started, and how far I've come in taking slab shots. It was, and still is, and area where not many people take the time to produce decent shots. It was fun to go back and see some of the first slabs I took images of.
The first slab shots I took, several years ago:
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After some improvement, still a while back:
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And a shot I did today:
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I have a long ways to go, but I feel that my slab shots are consistently getting better and better. There will always be things to improve. Still, it's nice to remember where you once were.
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Very nicely done! Colors and lighting are excellent in the most recent attempts. Great job!
The picture is only good if it represents the look of the coin in hand otherwise it would just be a "photo shopped" coin picture.
Mike
My Indians
Dansco Set
Nicely done
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
I enjoy the slab shots you took for me.
The ones I have done are more along the lines of NGC and CACG, functional but nothing to crow about.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
Solid improvement. I'm a big fan of the four you imaged for me.
Excellent photos, Alex!
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
This one is super! Among many others!
One more exceptional one:
love the doilys
Yes, my main goal of my photos is to get a true to the coin shot. @Eldorado9 has seen much of my photography, and I think would agree that my photos are accurate to the coin in hand.
Really nice pics! Shucks, I would be happy if I could take a pic as good as your 1st generation!😉😂
Here are four of the ones he shot for me before his latest style. The photos look just like the coins in hand. Luster is so difficult to capture in a two-dimensional photo, yet he’s figured out how to accomplish that!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
My one and only slab pic. 1918 penny with magnetic slag