photo edit draft

lordmarcovan

Sneak previewers- this is just a DRAFT- I still have to add suggested prices/trade values, not to mention the whole list of 160-ish CDs.


ABBA-Super Trouper (1980) Info (This is not the reissue w/bonus tracks mentioned- just the tracks from the original album)
ALPHAVILLE- The Singles Collection (1988) Info RESERVED-Broadstruck
AMERICA- America's Greatest Hits (1975) Info (One hinge broken on case)
ANDERSON, IAN- Divinities- Twelve Dances With God (1995) Info
ANDERSON, IAN- Rupi's Dance (2003) Info (Excellent, nearly new condition)
ANDERSON, IAN- The Secret Language Of Birds (2000) Info
ANDERSON, IAN- Walk Into Light (1983) Info
ARJONA, RICARDO- Sin Danos A Terceros (1998) Info (In Spanish)
ASIA- Astra (1985) Info
BACH, J.S.- Bach Favorites-Ormandy (1989) Info
BACH, J.S.- Brandenburg Concertos 1, 2, 3- Baumgartner, Festival Strings, Lucerne (1988) Info
BACH, J.S.- Brandenburg Concertos 4, 5, 6 Baumgartner, Festival Strings, Lucerne (1988) Info
BAROQUE VIOLIN CONCERTOS- Bach, Vivaldi- Infinity Digital (1994) Info
BEATLES, THE- A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964) Info (Like new, only played 2-3 times)
BEATLES, THE- Magical Mystery Tour (1967) Info
BEATLES, THE- Revolver [UK] (1967) Info RESERVED- terburn88
BEATLES, THE- Rubber Soul [UK] (1965) Info (In old case with no liner or insert) RESERVED- terburn88
BEATLES, THE- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Info
BEATLES, THE- The Beatles [White Album]- 2-Disc Set (1968) Info RESERVED- terburn88
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastorale'- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Info
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN- Symphony No. 7- Egmont Overture- Stradivari Classics (1987) Info
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN- Symphony No. 9- Roger Norrington (1987) Info (Good condition- not mint, but relatively new)
BIG COUNTRY- The Crossing (1983) Info (This is not the 2002 reissue w/bonus tracks- just the original album tracks)
BIG COUNTRY- Why the Long Face (1995) Info (This does contain the two bonus tracks)
BIG HITS OF THE 80'S- Various Artists [Sony] (1995) Info
BLUR- Blur (1997) Info (Case in poor condition with broken hinges- CD should be OK)
BUFFET, JIMMY- Feeding Frenzy [Live] (1990) Info (In old case with no liner or insert)
CARRACK, PAUL- Twenty-One Good Reasons- The Paul Carrack Collection (1994) Info
CARS, THE- The Cars (1978) Info
CARS, THE- The Cars' Greatest Hits (1985) Info (long crack across front of case, but hinges are intact)
CHESS- The Chess Musical Soundtrack [2-disc set] (1984) Info (Case a bit scuffy, discs OK)
CHIEFTAINS, THE- Chieftains 8 (1978) Info
CHIEFTAINS, THE- The Chieftains 9- Boil the Breakfast Early (1979) Info
CHIEFTAINS, THE- The Wide World Over- A 40 Year Celebration (2002) Info (Practically new)
CHIEFTAINS, THE- Water From the Well (2000) Info
CLANNAD- Anam (1989) Info (This is the 12-track 1992 US issue, not the 11-track 1990 release)
CLANNAD- Pastpresent (1989) Info (Both hinges broken on case- CD OK)
COHN, MARC- Marc Cohn (1991) Info
COHN, MARC- The Rainy Season (1993) Info
COLLECTIVE SOUL- Collective Soul (1995) Info
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL- Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1975) [Digitally remastered 1994] Info
CROW, SHERYL- Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) Info
DAVID & DAVID- Boomtown (1986) Info
DEIGHTON FAMILY, THE- Acoustic Music to Suit Most Occasions (1988) Info
DENVER, JOHN- Greatest Hits (1973) Info (crack across front of case- hinges work OK, CD OK)
DOLBY, THOMAS- Aliens Ate My Buick (1988) Info
DOLBY, THOMAS- The Golden Age of Wireless (1982) Info (This is the Capitol release)
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM- Dream a Little Dream Soundtrack [Various Artists] (1989) Info
EL CONDOR PASA- [Various Artists] Indian Harps and Flutes (1989) Info
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA- A New World Record (1976) Info (This is just the original album, not the 2006 remaster w/bonus tracks)
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA- Time (1981) Info
ENYA- A Day Without Rain (2000) Info (nearly new condition)
ENYA-Enya (1987) Info
ENYA-Shepherd Moons (1991) Info
ENYA-The Memory Of Trees (1995) Info
FAMOUS OVERTURES- [Various Artists] (1997) (Like new. Can't find an exact match online. A Canadian release by Madacy. Eight classical overtures.)
FIXX, THE- Calm Animals (1988) Info (Not the 2001 reissue with the two bonus tracks)
FIXX, THE- Ink (1991) Info
FIXX, THE- Phantoms (1984) Info
FIXX, THE- Reach the Beach (1983) Info (Not the 2003 reissue with the two bonus tracks)
FIXX, THE- Shuttered Room (1982) Info (Not the 2001 remaster with the two bonus tracks)
FIXX, THE- Walkabout (1986) Info (Includes the hidden track #11)
FOGERTY, JOHN- Centerfield (1985) Info
GABRIEL, PETER- Peter Gabriel 3- "Melt" cover art (1980) Info
GABRIEL, PETER- So (1986) Info
GENESIS- Abacab (1981) Info (I think this was my first CD, back around 1987!)
GENESIS- Genesis (1983) Info (One hinge broken off case- disc OK)
GENESIS- Calling All Stations (1997) Info
GENESIS- Invisible Touch (1986) Info
HALL, DARYL- Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Info (Daryl Hall was half of the '80s duo Hall & Oates)
INXS- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993) Info (One hinge broken off case)
INXS- Kick (1987) Info
INXS- Listen Like Thieves (1985) Info
IRISH FOLK- Best of Irish Folk, Vol. 2 [Passport]- Various Artists (1996) Info
JACKSON, ALAN- The Greatest Hits Collection (1995) Info

JETHRO TULL- (A Jethro Tull collection consisting of 30 CDs is going to be offered as one lot on eBay unless somebody makes an offer here)

JOEL, BILLY- The Nylon Curtain (1982) Info
JOPLIN, SCOTT- Maple Leaf Rag (and 15 other ragtime piano pieces, including "The Entertainer") [Madacy, Classical Treasures, 1997] Info
KANSAS- Leftoverture (1976) Info
KITARO- Dream (1992) Info (Features vocals by Jon Anderson of Yes fame)
LOS LLAYRAS- 20 Cumbias Andinas (1997) Info (In Spanish)
MAROON 5- Songs About Jane (2003) Info
MCCARTNEY, PAUL-Tug Of War (1982) Info
MEN AT WORK- Business As Usual (1981) Info
MERCHANT, NATALIE- Songs to Color By (Just 4 tracks, no insert- possibly a promo? Free to anyone purchasing something else if you want it)
MIDNIGHT OIL- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1983) Info
MIDNIGHT OIL- Diesel and Dust (1988) Info

MOODY BLUES, THE- (A Moody Blues collection consisting of 14 CDs is going to be offered as one lot on eBay unless somebody makes an offer here)

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [CEMA] (1994) Info
PACHELBEL- Canon: Baroque Favorites [Various Composers, incl. Handel, Telemann, Bach, Vivaldi- 16 tracks- Laserlight Digital] (1989)
PLANT, ROBERT- Now And Zen (1988) Info (Original release w/10 tracks, no bonus live tracks)
POLICE, THE- Every Breath You Take- The Singles (1986) Info
PRETTY IN PINK- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Various Artists] (1986) Info
QUEEN- A Kind of Magic [Bonus Tracks] [EMI] (1986) Info
REDNEX- Sex & Violins (1995) Info
RODRIGO (& Various Composers)- Concierto de Aranjuez (& Others) [Laserlight] (1989) (11 tracks- nice classical Spanish guitar for background music)
RUSH- Moving Pictures (1981) Info
SEALS & CROFTS- Greatest Hits (1975) Info
SEALS, DAN- Greatest Hits (1991) Info
SIMON, PAUL- Graceland (1986) Info
SIMON, PAUL- The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) Info
SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR- (Various Artists) [Columbia] (1991) Info
SOUSA, JOHN PHILLIP- March Favorites [Classical Treasures, Madacy] (1987) Info (Stars & Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis, etc.)
SPIN DOCTORS- Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991) Info
SPRINGFIELD, RICK- Rock of Life (1988) Info (Original release, not rerelease shown in link- same tracks, though)
SQUEEZE- Singles 45's and Under (1982) Info
STEVE MILLER BAND- Italian X Rays (1984) Info
STEVENS, CAT- Catch Bull At Four (1972) Info
STEVENS, CAT- Mona Bone Jakon (1970) STEVENS, CAT- Teaser & The Firecat (1971) [l=Info]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaser_and_the_Firecat">Info
STING- Fields of Gold- The Best of Sting 1984-1994 (1994) Info (The 14-track US release)
STING- Nothing Like the Sun (1987) Info
STING- The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) Info (Insert water-damaged, CD OK)
STING- You Still Touch Me (1996) Info (Single w/4 tracks- $1 if you buy something else off this list)
STYX- Greatest Hits (1995) Info
SUPERTRAMP- Classics, Vol. 9 (1986) Info
TAYLOR, JAMES- Greatest Hits (1976) Info

TONE DEAF RADIO- Mowahi Mohladi (1998) Info (Tone Deaf Radio is a local SE GA band. Chris Harrison sounds a little like Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil to me.
I did the orange center portion of the cover on their 2001 album, which looks so badly cut out and pasted on something else). Free with any other purchase off this list.

VAN HALEN- Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1 (1996) Info
VIVALDI, ANTONIO- The Four Seasons-Concertos [Infinity Digital] (1994) Info (The "Four Seasons" and three other concertos, 21 tracks total)
WINGS- Wings Greatest (1978) Info
YES- 90125 (1983) Info
YES- Talk (1994) Info

lordmarcovan

Now, I stink as a photographer and I hire that work out to those who are better at it (blu62vette and Rob41281 are the ones I've used), but I'm not too bad as a photo editor, especially considering the rather primitive software I use. (I don't even use Photoshop yet.) This is not really intended to compete with coinkid855's fine work and fancier templates- I just thought I'd offer to do a few coins now and then, at a buck a pop (for each coin, obverse and reverse included, with any of the edits shown below). Many of you can do an equal or superior job to what I'm offering, just by using a simple program or two (I use MGI Photosuite and Paint, both rather ancient programs). But if you lack the know-how or the time, I can do a few for you, in small lots.

If you've got coin pictures you want merged into single images, or maybe put against a background (I only do solid colors), or resizing, or adding text, I can do all of that. Just let me know what you want.

Limitations-

1) I'd prefer to do this in lots of ten coins or less at a time, for starters.
2) The coin pictures need to be taken with the coin fairly flat (in other words, not at an angle which would make it appear to be out of round).

I guess that's it. PM for availability. You don't have to physically send the coins to me, obviously, so there's no shipping and handling like there is when you've sent them off to be photographed. Just send me the pictures electronically (I prefer PMs or a link to a Testing Forum thread where you've posted them but email is OK if you warn me first.)


I can take two separate photos like this (even if they're different sizes...



... crop and resize them, and then...




I can also brighten or darken pictures a bit as needed or directed.

(Note that you probably won't want to do this too much or you'll get an unnatural appearance- I've exaggerated slightly in the samples below.)



I usually use 800 pixels wide for my own merged images (with the height depending on whether or not there's text- without text, generally 800 x 400, which is a good size without being too huge). But I can do any size you want.

I can also put borders or frames around the outside of an image.

There you have it. For more sophisticated or higher-volume work, you might want to PM coinkid855, but consider me for inexpensive work like you see above, in small quantities, when I'm available.