It's after 10...the kids are in bed...snow is coming down in buckets...and I am playing with a photo

LogPotato

I would like opinions on how to display my pictures on my registry set. I don't like labels, or any extra text. I like it to be as sleek as possible.



My current set pictures are just cropped images sized to 800x800 with the background in tact.







Here is a round crop with a black background and border.







Here is the same only a white background.

bolivarshagnasty

Coins? I was thinking you were going to show pics of the better half in a white teddy. You need

to get your priorities straight.

TommyType

I like the black teddy....er, I mean background.

david3142

I tend to go with option 3. I don't like having the plastic in the picture, particularly because I have a mix of PCGS and NGC coins. i actually don't use any background so it comes out the same as the third set on the registry pages and when I post to the boards. I'd also like to add that your coin is an extremely pleasing circulated example!

Broadstruck

I like her without the teddy...



Seriously on your template crops your center spacing between the obverse reverse shots is too great.



Try doing the center space at 1/2 that of the border and you'll see what I mean.



Right now it's double the border width and takes away from the photo.

TopographicOceans

I'd vote black for gold and white for silver

LogPotato

Sorry, but the lady of the household is acting like she's freezing to death. The teddy pics are on hold....

Originally posted by: Broadstruck

I like her without the teddy...



Seriously on your template crops your center spacing between the obverse reverse shots is too great.



Try doing the center space at 1/2 that of the border and you'll see what I mean.



Right now it's double the border width and takes away from the photo.

I have only managed to figure out how to add a uniform border. I'll have to dig a little deeper to see if my program can do what you say.

AUandAG

What the heck, how's your roof. Buckets can't be easy on it!



Black background for sure....





bob

davewesen

I think a yellow or golden rod would look cool for most compositions of coins.

Jinx86

Im a fan of the black background. Which editor are you using?

coinhack

I like the black the best.



What photo editor are you using?

oih82w8

For that particular Barber I like the Black background.

Lakesammman

I prefer the black as well and like it for all coins.

barberkeys

I think the coin looks more like it does in hand with the slab background.

TwoSides2aCoin

I like the coin with a brown background such as a Dansco page So if you're in the mood for selling instead of shoveling snow , I'd be in the mood for cracking that baby out and putting it in my album, while you build a snowman with the kids.





That reminds me…. What one snowman said to the other snowman : " Do you smell carrots ? "

sparky64

That's a nice pic.



Always preferred the black background.



Same thing with the Air-tite holders. Prefer the black ring over the white.



Nice work.

LogPotato

Pic credit goes to JeffMTampa



I am using Photoscape.

Walkerguy21D

Well, they all exceed my skills....but I like the black background best, and the first one with the background slab

image is a close second.



Hunker down and stay safe, Log!

cuda123

They all look good loggy but I'm with Vern, I like the slab look.

Stay warm and dry.

ms70

Black, definitely. Looks good.

ricko

I prefer the black background... no other comments since I am photographically incompetent..

Cheers, RickO

coindeuce

Adding the solid black or solid white background after photographing doesn't really change the way the coin looks, it just changes the way that the human eye focuses on the coin. It if were a raw coin shot over a black background or white background, the difference in the appearance of the coin would be noticeable.

golden

#2.

Baley

I find both black and white to be too "stark" and the slab prongs distracting



You know what I think would look good? A shade of blue similar to the blue color on PCGS slab labels (without the stippling, just that solid sky blue.

LanceNewmanOCC

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the un-cropped shots aren't bad but the obv/rev should for sure be next to each other imo.



nice job whatever you choose.

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BackroadJunkie

Personally, I think the coin dictates the background, unless your desire is uniformity. Gold will look better on black, proofs on white (depending on the lighting.)



All your images look a little soft. A bit of unsharp mask would be appropriate. (And this is true anytime you resize an image.) Take it easy on how much sharpening you do. You can end up making the coin look much better than it does in hand.



JMHO...

LogPotato

Well, I decided they are best the way they are. I really like JeffMTampa's pics and the more I thought about it, the added backgrounds really took away from the original picture.



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