any better?

mozeppa · December 9, 2005 7:28AM

robertpr · December 9, 2005 7:43AM

OKbustchaser · December 9, 2005 7:43AM

no, it still has that man on it.

mozeppa · December 9, 2005 7:47AM

okay ......I will then!

thats ABRAHAM LINCOLN on the coin.

This is a hobby. If you are going to participate then learn something about it. THEN TEACH SOMEONE ELSE!!!

didja learn anything new?

lordmarcovan · December 9, 2005 7:52AM

Just a tiny bit hot (overexposed).

But far better than anything I could do at this time. Nice picture.

mgoodm3 · December 9, 2005 7:53AM

Looks like you are using diffused light and reflecting it off of the coin. Not shooting from straight on. Describe the setup. nice detail, a bit washed out contrast-wise.

mozeppa · December 9, 2005 9:09AM

I couldn't seem to get my lights directly in line with the camera lens...

so i got the idea of using a clear piece of glass at a 45 degree angle to the line that the coin and lens are on...

aim the light source at the glass and bounce the light off of it towards the coin.

then shoot the picture thru the glass ...that way i get a true reflection to the camera from "straight on"

after that i just converted it to a " DSC-008C.tif " type of file then i could edit it in my photosuite program.

in photosuite i cropped it, re-sized it to 500x500 pixels ....then saved it as a jpeg file.

about the washed out look!?!? ........guess i got a ways to go to correct that.

but i am determined to do better!

nwcs · December 9, 2005 9:19AM

Better but you still need more contrast. Reduce the exposure some and the brightness.

mgoodm3 · December 9, 2005 9:45AM

shooting with the angled glass will produce glare. Will be hard to reduce the glare with upping the contrast, but if you drop the brightness at the same time it may help. I would tend to underexpose that type of pic a little if you plan on correcting it with contrast. The results can be really nice when done right.

mgoodm3 · December 9, 2005 9:46AM

for showing the mirrors and color, that method works pretty well. For routine shooting I would just use standard lighting. That will show dark mirrors and frost better.

any better?

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