Photo advice please

Cladiator

Howdy,

How do you all think these pics came out? Any advice to make them better? I can't figure out how not to get the reflection of the camera in the Chinese coin. Sorry they are darkside pics hahhaahaha...they are the only coins I have in raw form right now.

nwcs

Pretty good, but a bit overexposed. And I don't mean what she's not wearing. Turn down the lights or move the lights further away. Here's my version of the coin, though.

JRocco

I guess that's where the term "headlights" came from

Cladiator

Do these look any better to ya?

nwcs

It's getting better, but needs a better lighting angle and some color correction. Here is an alteration of your last pic I did. But it's the best I can do with the original pic.

airplanenut

To remove the reflection, simply change the angle ... it'll make a BIG difference

Angles and lights are the key to photography

Cladiator

I'm taking the photos as close to straight on with zero angle as possible. I thought that people get miffed when you take angeled photos of coins because flaws and defects can be hidden by angeling the the coin?

airplanenut

<< <i>I'm taking the photos as close to straight on with zero angle as possible. I thought that people get miffed when you take angeled photos of coins because flaws and defects can be hidden by angeling the the coin? >>

Then you angle the light... if the coin looks like an oval, you can skew it back to being square

Cladiator

Angle the light! BRILLIANT! I'll try it!

btw...happy 200th post to me

airplanenut

Here are angled examples... the coin, nor the camera, was moved in these two shots: