Photographing Shiny Copper (New photos added)

wam98

Had to delete the old ones so I could add these. I was over 10mb in PCGS storage and it was renaming my files in a funny way. I took everyones advice and tried everything. Same lighting and set the exposure to +0.7 with different backgrounds. The first one is with just the exposure setting changed.

This one I just flipped a 2x2 around in front of the coin which was not white.

Next with a black background. In the past I've had experience with black causing different file size. One was over the 50k.

And plain cardboard. The black and brown background gave the coin it's real color but now looks washed out somewhat.


Oh, and the last two were shot out of the 2x2.

Baley

it's your white background. try photographing them laying on manilla or or brown paper. If slabbed, make a dark cover with a circular "cutout" to lay over the coin.

wam98

Thanks Baley, they are in white 2x2's but not that color in the picture. I'll try something else.

airplanenut

If the coin isn't slabbed, never shoot in a holder... mylar especially will make a shot hard.

Does you camera allow you to preset the white balance?

Jeremy

Barry

Wayne,
The pics are underexposed. Try setting your Exposure Compensation (EV) at +0.7. That should be about right. It also appears that your white balance is off a bit, as the white in the 2x2 has a bit of a pink cast.

I adjusted the exposure in Photohop on your first picture. Better?

K6AZ

<< <i>If the coin isn't slabbed, never shoot in a holder... mylar especially will make a shot hard.

Does you camera allow you to preset the white balance?

Jeremy >>



Jeremy, he's using the 4300 which is virtually the same as the 4500 minus the swivel head. As Barry pointed out, his images are just underexposed a bit, and setting the exposure to +0.3 or +0.7 should do the trick.

tlhoy

A dark (black) background will bring out the beauty of a copper coin!
Trust Baley & me, try it.

Glenn

ibzman350

Try a black background,
took these pics this morning with a 4300 set on auto.


the only difference being that one is placed on a black background and one on a white/grey blackground.





Herb

K6AZ

Actually, the best background to use is a gray background.

Stuart

Herb: The images that you shot with the gray background appear to be more natural in color tonation.

However, since you've got he coin in hand, you be the judge.

SemperFI

Some Photoshop on Shadows, Midtones, Highlights, Saturation in Variations and Brightness/Contrast in Image Adjustment. Easier to do this than to play with actual lighting.

ibzman350

<< <i>Herb: The images that you shot with the gray background appear to be more natural in color tonation.

However, since you've got he coin in hand, you be the judge. >>





Stuart, that shot shown what the coin actually looks like.

I just wanted to show how different color backgrounds can make the picture turn out.



Herb