How does this picture compare to the others posted here? How can it be improved?

seateddime

speety

The pics are not bad at all, i'll let mgoodm3 chime in for how to improve.

But there is one way i know for sure...use a seated dollar instead of a dime next time

IrishMike

If you shot that coin in an NGC holder then the white balance is off.

DenverDave

I like to see the photos a little smaller, so you can see the whole coin...

Then provide close up's if needed...

Nice Dime...

laceupboots

I think the picture is good. I like to see coins this close up, scince I'm buying circulated ones. What kind of camera did you use?

ibzman350

I always try to rotate coin so everything lines up horizontally(sp)


but then I'm anal like that..................................can I say that word??




Herb

Frankcoins

The photo is good. A few things are easier fixed with post-processing, use a good program like Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 to fix the white balance, reduce the size to about 600x600 pixels (pictures that big often make a coin look worse than it would appear viewed in hand or with a 5x or 10x glass.) and SLIGHTLY reduce the contrast to bring out detail under the toning, and increase the brightness to make the slab background 100% white. Tastes vary, and photographing a coin is a mix of art, science and compromise. My result:

drwstr123

Just a guess, the coin is tilted in the slab? Seems one edge is out of focus. Mike

ModernCrapNut

The picture is good, but the focus could be a little sharper. If you're shooting a coin in a slab, many times auto focus will focus on the surface of the slab rather than the coin itself and this takes a little sharpness away. I prefer manually focusing and use a sheet with very small print to focus on then shoot the coin.

messydesk

Nice pictures. The easiest thing to fix will be the white balance. Refer to your user manual for how to set this. Next, you need to polish the scratches out of the slab as much as possible. The distracting ones are those at 10 o'clock on the obverse and 6 o'clock on the reverse.

I notice you're using only one light, positioned fairly low to the left. As a result, you're not picking up any flash there may be in the fields, and you have uneven lighting, especially on the obverse, presumably due to a shadow cast by the slab insert. Raise the camera a little and use two lights. If you are reducing the size of the picture in post-processing to make it web-ready, you have room to move the camera back. Position the lights or rotate the coin so that you don't have large dark areas in the field. The seated liberty design is low-enough relief that it will look pretty much the same no matter how you rotate it. You will probably come close to having the glare from the light encroach on the coin.

What kind of camera are you using?