Photographing Shiny Reflective Coins

how do you take photos of coins with reflective surfaces? - Coin Talk

Just put the coin flat with the lens flat and the lights at a bit of an angle. You will come out with a nice black and white shot.. Easier if ...

How do I photograph coins with a glossy surface?

The first thing to do is move the light to the side and put a dark object where it used to be. The dark object is now reflected in the coin, but that's not ...

Photographing Shiny Reflective Coins, Tips? - Coin Community Forum

Take a milk jug, cut the bottom out, then a hole on the top so the camera lens can get through. Take your light source and shine it at the milk ...

How to Photograph Coins | Macro Photography Tutorial - YouTube

A beginners macro photography tutorial on how to photograph coins at home, with minimal equipment. Not all Macro Photography needs to be ...

Practicing Photography with Shiny Coins : r/coins - Reddit

Yeah - I played around with tilt some. If you look at Apmex, or whoever else has this coin for sale, they get much less reflection. I think ...

A Brief Guide to Coin Photography - Artemis Collection

As light comes directly down on the coin, it will tend to be reflected back to the camera unless the surface is at an angle pointing away from the camera. The ...

photographing silver and shiny subjects still life technique - YouTube

An advanced lesson on the technique of photographing silver, showing the importance of reflections containing black white and greys.

photography of coins - equipment: Beginners Questions Forum

These were shot with a quick lash-up shown in the last image below. Essentially the lighting consisted of a paper reflector around the lens ...

Photographing proof coins [solved] - Numista

Well, yes I am! Whenever I take a picture of a highly reflective proof coin I can quite clearly see both the camera and me, usually looking like ...

Any tips for Gold coin Photography? - General - Numis Forums

For glare and "white out" areas I'd avoid using a flash. indirect light is best, as pointed out by Severus Alexander. Also, I tend to have ...

My Approach to Coin Photos - Mark Goodman Coin Photography

When shooting through plastic, you want the reflection of the light just off of the edge of the coin, close to the coin but not causing glare. ... How glossy is ...

Coin photography tips - how to photograph coins - Tabletop Studio

The keys to good coin photography are focus and lighting. In order to capture the most detail you will need to get your camera close to the coin. This means you ...

Beginner - Getting lighting right on proof coins? - Talk Photography

To get white, the coin needs to reflect something white in exactly the right position. It's the nature of those reflections that makes the ...

Shiny coins, bracketing photos and merging images

Shiny, lustrous coins are notoriously hard to photograph, since they can reflect light like little mirrors. I read in a post hereabouts that one solution is ...

I could use some tips on how to photograph coins. : r/coincollecting

Put a bottle cap under the coin so you don't get a shadow, and put your phone on a cup or mug to support it while focusing and taking the pic.

How can you capture the color of a coin with a photo?

Light and the position of the light is key. White balance is important and some CAREFUL post-photography image editing to adjust contrast, hue, ...

Coins & Medal Photography Lighting Techniques - YouTube

Some creative lighting techniques that I have developed to capture some slightly unusual shots of coins and medals.

Reflective Surface Photography: How To Shoot Shiny Products (2024)

Correct lighting is paramount for reflective product photography. Glass, metal, and other shiny materials are unique in the fact that you have ...

Coin Photography on a Budget - Artemis Collection

To set expectations, you won't be achieving quite the same results as if you used an expensive DSLR or mirrorless camera where you can zoom-in on every detail.

Lighting techniques for coin photography - updated - NGC Forums

One of the keys to decent coin images is to keep this angle of your light source as high as possible (as close to 90 degrees, and as close to ...