A wine glass makes a great light diffuser.

Alltheabove76 · November 17, 2013 3:19AM

Shamika · November 17, 2013 3:20AM

Wow! And so it does. Nice image.

coinsarefun · November 17, 2013 3:23AM

that is incredible !

MrHalfDime · November 17, 2013 3:53AM

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Red or white?

Alltheabove76 · November 17, 2013 3:56AM

I wish I had discovered this sooner!

P.S. I only drink white!

coinsarefun · November 17, 2013 3:58AM

I may have to try this out

ricko · November 17, 2013 3:59AM

Mine usually has Cabernet in it.... so might not work as well....

Cheers, RickO

SmEagle1795 · November 17, 2013 4:00AM

Can you take a picture of your setup? I'm very curious!

Alltheabove76 · November 17, 2013 4:02AM

lkeigwin · November 17, 2013 4:37AM

Try this:

Cut a circular hole in the center of a cheap paper face mask (white, the cup-shaped type), about the size of your coin. Place the coin on a surface (copy stand table, e.g.) and the face mask over the coin, like a dome.

Direct the lighting at the dome. Shoot through the hole. You will get plenty of diffused light, not suffer any loss in shooting distance, and have a pleasant, consistent perimeter.

FWIW I'm not a fan of diffused lighting. It tends to wash out and flatten the image. But there are certainly times when it is useful.
Lance.

Baley · November 17, 2013 4:44AM

FWIW I'm not a fan of diffused lighting. It tends to wash out and flatten the image. But there are certainly times when it is useful.

Such as very dark coins, subtly toned coins, and very reflective coins. I'll have to try this method with some proofs and "3degree" angle color toning

Alltheabove76 · November 17, 2013 4:47AM

<< <i>Try this:

Cut a circular hole in the center of a cheap paper face mask (white, the cup-shaped type), about the size of your coin. Place the coin on a surface (copy stand table, e.g.) and the face mask over the coin, like a dome.

Direct the lighting at the dome. Shoot through the hole. You will get plenty of diffused light, not suffer any loss in shooting distance, and have a pleasant, consistent perimeter.

FWIW I'm not a fan of diffused lighting. It tends to wash out and flatten the image. But there are certainly times when it is useful.
Lance. >>

Is there any method similar to that which you can use with a slabbed coin?

19Lyds · November 17, 2013 5:40AM

The only possible problem I see would be in excessive handling of the coin being photographed from placing the coin in the wine glass and then removing it.

Do you suppose a Brandy Snifter would work for slabbed coins??

messydesk · November 17, 2013 5:49AM

I wouldn't want to put a proof coin in a glass. Too much risk of damage.

lkeigwin · November 17, 2013 5:52AM

There's also the matter of getting the coin or slab perfectly level/horizontal. Most wine glasses don't have flat bottoms.

Build a tepee from white paper and cut a hole in the top. Should work just fine for a slab or raw coin. Experiment with size and lighting for the best result.
Lance.

A wine glass makes a great light diffuser.

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