Coin photo experts, does this look right ?

wam98

Yes I'm still experimenting and need other's eyes and opinions. The best I can tell this coin photo is exactly as it looks in hand. Thanks in advance for any tips you can send my way.

kieferscoins

It looks great! Nice, large clear pic. I would use a white background instead of brown one but you can use what you like best.

Cameron Kiefer

mgoodm3

nice Pics. White balance a bit off, a little yellow

mr1931S

Very nice imaging.

ldhair

Nice image.
I have a tough time getting the white balance right.

Wondering how you guys set this up.
Do you have the coin in place or just the background to set the balance?

mgoodm3

i set the balance with the background and lights on, no coin. In theory you should use an 18% gray thing to set it, but I just use a white piece of paper which works fine.

wam98

As Cameron suggested, here's a shot of the same coin, same lights, same setup, only changed background to white. Any improvement ?

photoman

It looks like your original statement is true, the first photos of the coin look exactly like the coin. Something to keep in mind too is that whatever color shirt you are wearing will throw the same color onto your coin if you are close enough to it or are using bright enough lights. I spent a day once trying to figure out how I was getting a red cast on all of my photos then realized I was wearing a red shirt. I wear white now when I shoot.


Doug
ANR

stev32k

Are you shooting under incandescent lights? The reason I ask is that the second background still looks beige instead of white. I don't know what camera you are using, but if you can pre-set the white balance it might help. On my monitor the coin looks brown - is that what it looks like in hand?

BillJones

<< <i>nice Pics. White balance a bit off, a little yellow >>



I've found that sometimes you have to play with the balance (contrast) to get the detail to show up better. This is most often true of coins in slabs when the reflections from the plastic can interfere with the image.

LucyBop

<< <i>nice Pics. White balance a bit off, a little yellow >>



The problem with this is, your monitor might be the culprit....

a image can be a great representation of the coin yet everbody will see something alittle different due to monitor settings/quality....

BillJones

<< <i>

<< <i>nice Pics. White balance a bit off, a little yellow >>



The problem with this is, your monitor might be the culprit....

a image can be a great representation of the coin yet everbody will see something alittle different due to monitor settings/quality.... >>



The first pictures were a little yellow. The second pictures were the right color. Both provide a fair representation of the coin IMO.

wam98

<< <i>Are you shooting under incandescent lights? The reason I ask is that the second background still looks beige instead of white. I don't know what camera you are using, but if you can pre-set the white balance it might help. On my monitor the coin looks brown - is that what it looks like in hand? >>



Yes, incandescent light with the Nikon 4300 set on incandescent.

I noticed right away that my background wasn't as white as the background in the icon I'm using. I've set the white balance, bumping it to +2 to see what that does.

The coin is brown with light gray in the less worn areas.