Did you learn anything from Mark Goodman’s book? If yes, Show em’ !
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Nice! I gotta find one.
I have 2 copies, both editions.
I misplaced the first edition so I bought the second. I learned more than a few things and I highly recommend the book by @mgoodm3.
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Absolutely.
No, as never bought the book.
No, as photography is not my forte'. Ah, but his work, as so many others' ( and talents ) , is wonderful and admired.
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I liked the book. There wasn’t a lot I learned from it, though, as I have been doing photography a long time and macro a decent amount. Still, it was well done and validated some of my choices and gave me an idea or two for some troublesome coins. I don’t have any troublesome coins, though.
The advice itself is definitely still relevant, however the equipment mentioned is becoming more and more dated.
“> The advice itself is definitely still relevant, however the equipment mentioned is becoming more and more dated.”
Care to expand or show any equipment upgrades you have developed/created?
Yes, he’s using a Nikon D200 in the book. That camera has been obsolete for over a decade. I would recommend a mirrorless full frame camera. Also LED lights have gotten significantly better since the book was written. I would update the book to have more references to LED and the pros/cons.
Also focus stacking is a much easier technique now and can be done more easily with mirrorless cameras. It’s not as good as a focus rail but it can be quite beneficial.
Also, better color fidelity and perceived sharpness can be had by using pixel shift techniques if the camera supports it or using a foveon based camera from Sigma.
Just a few examples. I have no desire to write a book.
Before his book ever came out, I bought his camera and lens. The camera is long gone, but I still use the lens.
Some great pictures in here!
Didn't realize Mark put out a 2nd edition. I have a hand signed 1st Edition, and I read through it again last night and this morning, along with some of my notes from a different camera / lighting setup I had about 8 years ago. Once I started to remember a few of the tricks I learned the first time through it started coming back to me. The camera I have now is much nicer and easier to use full manual, and so I'm still learning that as well.
I need to play with some color coins next.
Not to stick the same picture on two threads, but when I went back fresh this morning after struggling yesterday and then reading through everything, I took these. They came out without having to adjust anything (I only cropped and dropped), and are pretty accurate for what the coin really looks like.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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I've found Mark's book to be very helpful.
I pick it up now and again and I always learn something new or get refreshed on something I've forgotten due to my CRS.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Probably the only coin photo I ever took that I LIKED came after reading through his book. (That's not to say it's spectacular...lacks some definition).
But after that, I got side tracked, forgot everything I learned, and am probably back to being a slack-jawed smartphone photographer again.
Learned many things from his book, but lighting was the most helpful subject matter.
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I learned quite a bit from the book. I'll have to go back and re-read parts of it as I'm sure I have ventured off track with some fundamentals.
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