So I was playing around with diffused lighting last night

[physics-fan3.14]

And the results were fantastic! I had not really explored using diffused lighting all that much, but I decided to try it on a few coins I was having problems with. I have three halogen lamps on goosenecks so they are fully adjustable, and I was using a sheet of white paper to diffuse at least one of the lights. I found that leaving one or two of the lights bare brought out the luster, but diffusing one light allowed me to direct the light so that the colors came out much more. Tell me what you think:

 

[WinstonWare]

Great pics. I'll have to try that.

[kryptonitecomics]

I think you did pretty good......getting both luster and color is very tough (thumbs u

[robec1347]

Those are great images Jason. Don't you just love it when your hard work pays off? Very nice!!

[bsshog40]

Those are great images Jason. Don't you just love it when your hard work pays off? Very nice!!

I agree. Very nice pics there jason!! (thumbs u

[James_OldeTowne]

Yep, you've picked up on exactly what diffused lighting is good for. It reduces the appearance of "luster", but improves color capture. Nice images!

[Schatzy]

Awesome coins and photos Jason!!

[dean1345]

Jason........Great job on those photos.

[$ilverHawk]

Great images. What camera/settings are you using?

[rrantique]

Great shots Jason. (thumbs u

[physics-fan3.14]

Great images. What camera/settings are you using?

 

I've got a Canon Powershot SX100IS, the same as Shane and a couple other of the guys on here. I have it in manual mode, and adjust the lights and such with every shot, so the settings are never the same.

[fishfinder]

They look great, though I did like the Franklin reverse where you could read the Pass and Stow better( oh no, twenty more).

[bochiman]

I agree with the above folks in that the pics are very nice! Good job!

[MikeKing]

very pretty (thumbs u

[RareSov]

Same camera so look forward to getting such high quality shots

 

I give you 9.9/10 for those images.. cannot give 10/10 but cannot find any real faults ! someone might..

[physics-fan3.14]

 

I give you 9.9/10 for those images.. cannot give 10/10 but cannot find any real faults ! someone might..

 

You're as bad as a professor I had in college. He absolutely never in his entire career gave an A+ to anyone. He said he had never seen a paper worth an A+. He said I came close, but not quite. He was also one of my favorite professors, I went over to his house for Thanksgiving dinner every year.

 

Thanks guys for all the great comments!

[RareSov]

K.. you have some reflecty stuff in the flip ones

 

One of the slabs the coin is tilted a bit and the slab should have been tilted up

 

You get an A today !

[physics-fan3.14]

K.. you have some reflecty stuff in the flip ones

 

 

Thats really one of the biggest problems I have. When taking pictures of coins in 2x2s, especially when teh 2x2 isn't exactly the right size, I get all sorts of weird reflections and stuff. If I move the light to avoid the reflections, then the coin isn't properly lit. I have to compromise. This is really a problem moreso on my foreign coins, which have all sorts of weird sizes.

[Mark T]

Great pictures .

 

I tried diffused lighting with a milk jug :-}