Imaging Toned Proof Indian Cents
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Recently, I was asked about how we image toned Proof Indian Cents for our website - here is the thread in which the question was raised :
Toned Proof Indian Cents
I contacted the person who does most of our imaging, Scott Schechter, and his reply follows below. Please do not ask me questions about this - I don't know about it or understand it - really.
From Scott at Pinnacle:
Imaging toned proof Indian Cents is very tricky, and accurately capturing the color and mirrors of a coin is quite a challenge.
To capture the color on toned Indians, we use a diffusion screen, that puts an even, flat light across the coin. While we use a small white nylon screen manufactured for this purpose, a piece of white paper should be similarly effective.
We place the screen between our light source and the camera's field of view, where a piece of white paper has been placed. We then reset the "white balance preset" on the camera, which adjusts the camera to see the paper in front of it, as white. Our diffusion screen has a faint yellow caste, which is removed from the image by this step.
We then place the coin under the camera, such that the even white light is projected across the surface of the coin. The coin may be at a slight angle. The image is taken. This technique reduces the image contrast, so in a photo editing program, (we use PhotoShop) you will need to boost the image contrast to accurately show the colors. Very little additional adjustment is necessary, although we crop and resize our website images to conform to standard dimensions on our website.
Toned Proof Indian Cents
I contacted the person who does most of our imaging, Scott Schechter, and his reply follows below. Please do not ask me questions about this - I don't know about it or understand it - really.
From Scott at Pinnacle:
Imaging toned proof Indian Cents is very tricky, and accurately capturing the color and mirrors of a coin is quite a challenge.
To capture the color on toned Indians, we use a diffusion screen, that puts an even, flat light across the coin. While we use a small white nylon screen manufactured for this purpose, a piece of white paper should be similarly effective.
We place the screen between our light source and the camera's field of view, where a piece of white paper has been placed. We then reset the "white balance preset" on the camera, which adjusts the camera to see the paper in front of it, as white. Our diffusion screen has a faint yellow caste, which is removed from the image by this step.
We then place the coin under the camera, such that the even white light is projected across the surface of the coin. The coin may be at a slight angle. The image is taken. This technique reduces the image contrast, so in a photo editing program, (we use PhotoShop) you will need to boost the image contrast to accurately show the colors. Very little additional adjustment is necessary, although we crop and resize our website images to conform to standard dimensions on our website.
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
but with this color it is extremely hard to photograph!
coin is many many times better in person just imagine a crisp super eye appealling proof coin that you have seen in person but with these colors then you got what the coin really looks like!
sincerely michael
this coin was not sotred in an album but most likely in a velvet/plush lined case cabinet toimpart these colors and this took many many decades to do! also no spots stains nor any other disturbances one of the rarest colors on an indian i have ever seen!!!!
and with i am sure great tips by scott on photographing specific coins
but i must admit i didnot understand a word of it kind of like a foreign language to me but i am sure for many who photograph coins the knowledge will be most helpful!!
i think this is the next step coin photography to go along with this internet coin thing and someone who can photograph coins on the web will be an extremely useful talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sincerely michael
Greg
if it ever becomes available i will contact you!
sincerely michael
I've lurked on the boards for far too long without contributing anything, so I figured I'd share this photo of a very cool 1886 Type 1 NGC PF-65 BN. Reverse has similar color, I just haven't gotten around to photographing it yet. This is my first post so please forgive me if it takes me a few tries to get the pic to work.
Nice coin!