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The Members' Gallery => Topic started by: Jay GT4 on September 01, 2011, 01:15:28 pm
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I have some free time so if anyone wants background removed or photos touched up I will do it as I have a bit of tme. It's best if the photo is in focus and not too small. I won't manipulate it too much, only touch up color and perhaps sharpen the image but I won't "re-shape" it! ;D Most photos I see in the galleries have a red tinge to them. I won't get into the technical reason for this imbalance but I can help correct it.
Here's one I did for my friend Benito. I only removed the background and then did an "automatic" image adjustment:
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One more of Bento's. This one looked "washed out" I adjusted color and contrast:
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
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Heres an easy one ;D
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-69805
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Black background?
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Sure ;D
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
How can I thank you enough! Most outstanding.
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black background it is! It was tough, very low res
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looks great! TYVM!
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Nikos, I think this one now has a bit more life to it:
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Actually it is great! Very nice! ;)
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I know this maybe a lot to ask but if and when you have the time, why not share some tips with us?
I can do some things but I know there is much more that is possible. One thing I don't know is how to remove the background with silver coins, without leaving the edges all ragged. For my gallery I don't need it but it is still useful for some things.
If you want, you can use this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-65476
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Here's one I found in Lucas' gallery. Took away the red tinge and bumped up the contrast a bit. Also used the sharpening tool as it was slightly out of focus.
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I know this maybe a lot to ask but if and when you have the time, why not share some tips with us?
I can do some things but I know there is much more that is possible. One thing I don't know is how to remove the background with silver coins, without leaving the edges all ragged. For my gallery I don't need it but it is still useful for some things.
If you want, you can use this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-65476
areich is it toned or more silver? I can remove the red but I want to know how toned it is.
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It is as darkly toned as the picture shows. In hand there's just a hardly noticable trace of burgundy, much weaker than in the picture.
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Does it look like this in hand?
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A nice big hi res picture works best.
I use Photoshop 6, it's an older version and not as user friendly as the newer versions but this one is the one I taught myself on.
I first zoom in close around the rim of the coin 200%. I then select the "background removal tool". I don't use the "select color tool" as I prefer to manually go in up close. This gives me more control of what gets removed.
I select black as the background rather than the "transparent" and I begin moving the circle "paint brush" all around the coin. I zoom in so I can see the very edge of the coin. I then "paint" the background black. I ever so slightly overlap onto the coin so as to give a nice crisp edge. This can be difficult if it is a low res picture because the pixels will be huge when you zoom in. A high res picture has smaller pixels.
I then finish removing the background with the circular paint tool. I can make the diameter as big or small as need be to get into every nook and cranny of the coins edge. I can also use a "block" tool to do large areas.
Once the background is black (or white or whatever color you choose) I then use the "adjust image" tab. There is a selection for "Auto Adjust image" I click that as it is usually smart enough to correct color and contrast on it's own. If not I click the "Adjust color" tab and back off the red until the image looks like the coin in hand. I do the same for the other colors.
Then I move on to the "Adjust Contrast and Brightness" tab. Again I play with the values until it looks like the coin in hand. Usually this is minimal as over compensating with contrast and brightness makes the coin look bad.
If the photo is out of focus there is a "Sharpen" Filter which sharpens the edges. Again there is a way to crank this up more or less. A lower "sharpening" works best.
That's really it. Very simple but you need a steady hand. The "Step" backward tool is great for when you mess up!
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Here's one I found in Lucas' gallery. Took away the red tinge and bumped up the contrast a bit. Also used the sharpening tool as it was slightly out of focus.
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A coin I don't recognize after proper editing.
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Here's one I found in Lucas' gallery. Took away the red tinge and bumped up the contrast a bit. Also used the sharpening tool as it was slightly out of focus.
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A coin I don't recognize after proper editing.
As long as it still looks like your coin! ;D
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Jay, sounds like we do pretty much the same thing. I use a pen pad when doing mine. I use to use a laptop touch pad, and hated doing photos, then my wife said "why don't you use my pen pad" or whatever the thing is called. Made a world of difference. I have been getting better as I go along.
You do things in a slightly different order than me though. I also haven't tried the sharpen image or auto adjust. I have some coins that I did with only the touchpad of a laptop and had been trying to figure out my new camera setup in my new house so tried a red backing when taking the photo, and well they look like garbage. They are pretty apparent when looking at my gallery. I just can't find the desire to use what little spare time I have taking new pics of coins already posted.
I will have to see if the few other things you do help me out.
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If your still taking requests ;D If not no worries :)
Here two I've had much difficulty photographing.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-52273
This ones ok, if you don mind my hands :/ that and its a little out of focus around the ex.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-55543
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Thanks a lot. In hand there's even less red, just barely noticeable but the picture is fine as it is. I wish it was as red as my original picture looks on my monitor, so I didn't fiddle with it much at the time. For now I needed a white background but this was now very easy to change. Thanks for the detailed instructions.
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
My new wallpaper for my computer!
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If your still taking requests ;D If not no worries :)
Here two I've had much difficulty photographing.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-52273
This ones ok, if you don mind my hands :/ that and its a little out of focus around the ex.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-55543
The Augustus was tough, either too bright or too dark. Tried to find a compromise:
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Please feel free to use any pictures you want for your galleries...or not. :angel:
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They look great, Thank you ! Yeah the on f Augustus is drastically different in hand and not rough looking on the obv. but I had to choose either a rough look or horrid glare :/ Its very nice in hand.
Thanks again ;D
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I may have some free time again Friday afternoon if anyone wants more done. I'll post my availability.
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I have some free time so if anyone wants background removed or photos touched up I will do it as I have a bit of tme. It's best if the photo is in focus and not too small. I won't manipulate it too much, only touch up color and perhaps sharpen the image but I won't "re-shape" it! ;D Most photos I see in the galleries have a red tinge to them. I won't get into the technical reason for this imbalance but I can help correct it.
Here's one I did for my friend Benito. I only removed the background and then did an "automatic" image adjustment:
Thanks Jay. It does look much nicer with the white background instead of the previous blue
And,accepting you friday offer ( first come first served I suppose) could you play with this one and blow it up a bit.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-65921
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Benito it was a very low res image. Can't blow it up too much. I also used the sharpen tool to help.
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Nikos, I used the "Auto Adjustment" tool. Hope you like it:
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I have my own coins to do but it's more fun doing new ones! It just goes to show how coins can be manipulated to look quite different. If you can give me details as to the tone and color of coins in hand I can do my best to make it true.
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Thank you very much Jay,
It looks quite better now. The main problem is that the fileds on the obverse are out of focus,
that because of the relief.
A new, better shot is needed here.
Best regards,
rover
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When I used the sharpen tool it made the coin look pitted so I didn't use it.
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Anyone else? I have about an hour
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Thanks Jay. Pic is now much better and I am thinking on adding M.A. and Oct. to BOT.
For your efforts you have been promoted to secento 1 BHP. :angel:
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No problem...but when do I move up to at least a Punto? ;D
Lucas here are a few more I did for you. These are so red can't get it all out without making it look strange!
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Lucas here are a few more I did for you.
Outstanding. I may have to try and prevail upon you to do a collage of my owls published in van alfen one day. A Hoard Reassembled (or partly so anyway).
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Great job Jay !
Would you mind posting the before and after pics as you did incidentally so everyone can appreciate the work you've done ?
Congrats for that
Potator
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Lucas here are a few more I did for you.
Outstanding. I may have to try and prevail upon you to do a collage of my owls published in van alfen one day. A Hoard Reassembled (or partly so anyway).
Working on it now!
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Lucas here are a few more I did for you.
Outstanding. I may have to try and prevail upon you to do a collage of my owls published in van alfen one day. A Hoard Reassembled (or partly so anyway).
I'll take a crack at it. :)
I just had some trouble changing the colours of the coins.
I'm excited to see Jay's example!
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Nice! I tried to take the red out of each coin individually. I then made the size bigger and sharpened the edges and did a black background. It was tough since the original photos are very low res. Sorry, no before pics.
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Looks great!
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Nice! I tried to take the red out of each coin individually. I then made the size bigger and sharpened the edges and did a black background. It was tough since the original photos are very low res. Sorry, no before pics.
I tried to make it more scattered and less uniform, because that is what comes to my mind when I think of "hoard". Nice job!
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Nice! I tried to take the red out of each coin individually. I then made the size bigger and sharpened the edges and did a black background. It was tough since the original photos are very low res. Sorry, no before pics.
I tried to make it more scattered and less uniform, because that is what comes to my mind when I think of "hoard". Nice job!
That's a cool idea. Maybe overlap some?
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Quick "hoard" ;D
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Quick "hoard" ;D
Thats neat! I need to try that sometime. :)
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Benito, I tried but the images were so small there was not much to be done. I made them a bit bigger and toned down the brightness and contrast so they are not so stark.
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Available for a few hours. Anyone?
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Joseph D5's (Hope you don't mind)
Before and after:
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One more of Joseph's
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Anyone else? I'm bored! Wife has the remote! ::)
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Couldn't resist this one from casata's.
Before and after:
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You could try.any of the horrible ones I have with red tint to them. A few even have a green tint. Not sure if the files are large enough anymore. You can't miss them in my small gallery. :)
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Took some of the green out:
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Can't get the right one to upload! Here's the one I want (I hope!)
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Try this again...
EDIT: Sorry Jeremy this is not the image I want to upload. I've tried renaming and even moving the photo but it keeps loading the old picture. I'll try again later.
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Very cool Jay.
I should have probably done that to all my photos.
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Two for Lucas:
Before and after:
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Very good as always. Were you able to get the one you did for me to save right so it would upload? Or whatever the problem was.
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You know I keep trying to upload the corrected photo and it keep showing up as the original. Only for your coin...strange. On my screen it looks fine but when I post it it looks off like above ???
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Haha, I know why. I had the same issue and now know you are too. For some reason the photo in PhotoShop was not in the rgb colors but ckt I think it is, and it messes up the color when posted. I thought I had fixed it, because that is how I got it to look decent enough to post. Guess not...
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Bored...
One from Lucas Before and After:
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I couldn't let Antony stay all red...anyone else have something they want done?
I've got the new Photoshop CS5 so I'm trying to learn it by playing around. So much more powerful than the PS6 I was using...
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I went back and gave Antony a full make over. "sharpened" the image, adjusted exposure, desaturated the image until it was almost black and white and added more contrast.
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Well there is a snow storm today so I'm stuck at home. Anyone need some photos touched up or spliced together? Helen...I'm looking in your direction :) Start that gallery!
Post any pictures here and I will edit them...
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For Lucas
Before and after:
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Well there is a snow storm today so I'm stuck at home. Anyone need some photos touched up or spliced together? Helen...I'm looking in your direction :) Start that gallery!
Post any pictures here and I will edit them...
Try this one. Tituria. Rape of the Sabines.
White background pls.
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Sorry Benito, can't do much with it. Someone has already cranked up the contrast on it. I tried to tone it down a bit but I think it needs a new photo.
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dear jay do you want me to put my photos on this topic like this
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Thanks. Could improve but its much better.
Try with this Augustus Cistophorus. And I'm finished.
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Helen, start that gallery!
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For Lucas
Before and after:
I've always preferred denarii photos with a black background. Well done!
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Thanks. Could improve but its much better.
Try with this Augustus Cistophorus. And I'm finished.
Benito, that photo is also very over exposed and small. I cleaned up the background around the coin but it's the Best I could do...sorry...
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JAY thankyou for the great manipulation on the photo it is very impressive i have spent half an hour looking at the members gallery format
i have written down the precedure but until the moon is made of cream cheese i cannot see for the life of me with my lack of computer knowledge that i will be able to get through the complicated precedure
i will go and take a second photo of my coins in the tray and put that up and hope that one day when i have all the authentications complete i will be able to get them up but please dont hold your breath it could be a long old process thankyou again +++ +++
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Helen, try this:
Go to the Gallery.
Enter admin mode - you will get a page with a "Create/Reorder albums button, next page, hit NEW button, NEW will appear in the box, below enter the name of the album that you wish to create, hit enter. Go to My Collection page, hit "Modify Album" button, Enter Album description, Enter. Then you can hit "add a coin", select your album from the list that appears, and you are on your way!
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ok i have entered NEW and then the name of the album but cant find anywhere that says ENTER grrrrrrr and that is my main problem
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Here is an easier way I found
"When in the gallery, tick "create/order my albums". You see a white board where you can add "new" albums by naming them and order them as you want with the arrows. You've succeeded the first step
Then tick "add a coin" in the bar at the top of your screen. Well, actually you can add up to five at the same time. The "browse" button on the right leads you to the search function on your computer, where you can select the pic you want to add. When it's finished, tick "continue" and follw instructions. At some point it will ask you in which of the albums created above you want to put your image and any comment or explanation or references you would like to add to your image.
You've now gotten a magnificent gallery, congrats
Best
Potator"
Maybe someone can do a tutorial with a step by step procedure with screen shots?
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OH OH OH WHOOOOOPEEE i have a photo up i have no idea how but it is up on the board oh that is soooooo coooool thankyou for that JAY so i will have to do the provincial ones first now as i suppose i cant move them about once they are entered????
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Maybe someone can do a tutorial with a step by step procedure with screen shots
yes that would be a fab idea and one that would help members that are not computer literate
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Nice!
Here is the link to your coin:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-92105
You can find your gallery by clicking on the Gallery tab up top, then once there click on the tab that says "My coins". Viola!
To add more coins go to the gallery and click "add a coin" and follow the steps.
You can move them to different galleries once they are up. No problem.
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well thanks for the link and the comment that is really nice of you its just so great to see my coin up there i hope i can remember how to do it it will be amazing to be able to see them in a gallery
i am just amazed are you saying if i put them up in no order i can move them around???? i will have to work at getting all the information together
you have been a huge encouragement JAY i dont think i would ever have managed under my own steam so thankyou for sharing your expertise
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is it ok to put another one up how long does it take you i dont want to take up too much of your time you have been such a help +++ +++
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Here you go!
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well thanks for the link and the comment that is really nice of you its just so great to see my coin up there i hope i can remember how to do it it will be amazing to be able to see them in a gallery
i am just amazed are you saying if i put them up in no order i can move them around???? i will have to work at getting all the information together
you have been a huge encouragement JAY i dont think i would ever have managed under my own steam so thankyou for sharing your expertise
Great start to your Gallery Helen! Keep going girl!
Oh, and the photoshop editing...oh la la! I really need to get my stuff together and edit some of my photos better. Most are from dealers, and the ones I do my self are hit and miss. I'm learning though...
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jay i understand that it may not be snowing today so you may not have time but i will put up a coin anyway its not a problem if you are busy thankyou for the last one i am getting a little more used to it now
more importantly thankyou for your great encouragement it has made such a difference and it has made what is a simple task for others and a difficult task for me POSSIBLE +++ +++
ok i have been working with photoshop AND if i can get my photos side by side i will be self sufficient and not have to bother anyone i am working with photoshop 12 i think and i have got both photos up in a split screen
oh when i work on the computer it is really an amazing thing what you can do such as i can blow up my photos and read the legend WOW thanks for all your help just a pointer would be a great help +++
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thankyou so much jay i am going to do some accounts for someone tomorrow and i will take my computer with me hopefully my friend will show me how to get them side by side as it is so much easier when someone actually shows you
i have checked out some tutorials today but have not grasped it yet
i am so pleased that you have done them all the same for me across the top of my gallery i think they look really smart
i cant thank you enough for your encouragement and help to get started it was very kind of you and i will now continue and although it may take me a few weeks it will certainly be an accomplishment
looking forward to seeing the finished gallery thanks again WOW +++
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Hello.
Jay - I have some pictures of some coins that need to be merged into one. You made a fine job of Helen's pics, and perhaps you'd like to help me as well?
Thanks in advance.
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Sure, post a few here and as I have time I'll do them...
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Thank you.
I am not sure if I should post them all in one post or not. Here's one:
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Here's another:
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here you go...
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Thank you.
Edit: .. and wow! It looks very good.
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No prob...Here's the second one:
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
Nice! I like the virtual tray idea.
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
Nice! I like the virtual tray idea.
I do love the virtual tray idea. Here is one with some of my denarii. Click to enlarge
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
Nice! I like the virtual tray idea.
I do love the virtual tray idea. Here is one with some of my denarii. Click to enlarge
Show off! ;D
As always, lovely coins Benito!
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I agree Jay :)
very nice virtual try.. +++
Joe
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For Lucas, 12 Caesar's virtual tray:
Nice! I like the virtual tray idea.
I love my virtual tray. Not just the 12 Caesars, but the Van Alfen owls too. If my photography was better, I'd have Jay put together a couple for select Flavians.
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jay i hardly like to ask you to do me another coin but i would like to enter the BOT so want it looking pristine
it is very kind of you and sometime soon i am going to learn to do this myself just let me know if you have time and i will understand if you dont NO WORRIES
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thankyou please dont think i havent tried you are very clever i really mean that it is a very special skill that i just havent mastered yet
JAY i hope you like my coin it's on its way WHOOOOOOPEEEE
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thankyou jay that is fantastic now i will see if anyone wants to challenge me +++ +++
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Hey Jay,
Can I use this picture from your SOLD COINS gallery?
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1850&pos=17
After all, I'm the guy who bought it from you!
Thanks,
Cliff
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Yes of course!
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Thanks, Jay. And now I'd like to take you up on your earlier offer of photoshopping services. Think you can do anything for these Antony legionary pics?
Thanks in advance!
Sosius
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Picture is not great and lots of shadows and highlights but this is the best I could do:
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A vast improvement! Thank you, sir!
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Jay always does such a great job, especially with the colors, don't know how you do it sometimes. I thought I would try and lend a hand here.
Nemo
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Wow. You guys are amazing.
Sosius.
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For Matt, a collection of Crispina's:
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Great stuff Jay, thanks alot!! +++
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good job ;)
Joe
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Thanks!
For Rover:
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Great job Jay, you are the best! Thank you very much. :)
Nikos
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Done for the night! 8)
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Jay - very impressive. Can I take you up on the offer and have you work your magic on these three when you've got some time to spare? Then they can go into my gallery!
Regards
Lloyd
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.... two different unjoined images of the first one, which may be easier to work with?
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Brilliant ... straight to the gallery....many thanks!
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Very impressive...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-94616
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-94617
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No problem. Now I really am done for the night! 8)
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Jay - thanks again. The more I look at the images the more impressed I am with your photoshop makeover. It is as if they are floating in space above the black backgroud with a three dimensional quality. +++
You should call your service.... Pimp My Coin! ;D
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I agree Loyd and Jay the black backgroud are very good mostly..
Congratulation Jay !! ;) +++
ps.
I always use the same ... the last 20 years ;D
;) +++
regards
Joe
as...
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Done for the night! 8)
Amazing!
Thank you very very much!!
All the best
Nico
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I'm around for a bit with nothing to do. If anyone wants stuff done just post it...
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Here are some new coins. Caracalla.
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And here's a Severus. I "won" both coins today.
Thanks in advance,
Patrik
Edit: Both are seller's pics and better than I'll ever do with my mobile phone.
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All you have to do is crop and combine, no magic required.
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Caracalla
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Septimius:
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conngrats Jay...
quadrans
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All you have to do is crop and combine, no magic required.
I agree, areich, it's not magic.
However, there are a few reasons for my asking Jay:
* Sometimes when I work with pictures - almost always when I am working with my own lower grade photos - the files are too big and I am not sure what size they are supposed to be. I think Jay is better at solving this problem
* Then there is the background - I don't know how to add background
* Finally, with some training you're better at adding the right amount of lighting or sharpness to the image
Not sure if these are valid reasons, but there it is...
Right now I just want the pictures up there.
Thank you all.
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Either black or white background.
Do you use photoshop, Jay. I would like to learn how to change the background.
Thanks in advance,
Patrik
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It is helpful to use a simple background that isn't so textured. Many people use a glass plate over a white plastic or porcelain container. This gets rid of the shadow.
Here's an example.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=74638.0
Then use an image editing program with, e.g. the 'bucket' tool to fill in the background. There's usually a tolerance setting, you want to fill in all of the background but not the coin. Often, with high-volume sellers, you'll see silver coins where part of the edge is missing from the picture. This is because the contrast between coin and background wasn't high enough or the image editing too sloppily done.
There are other tools but I think the principle is the same for all of them.
There are some other interesting threads and Doug's site is a great resource as well.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=31945.0
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=73291.0
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The image is very low res.
ariech's links are excellent resources!
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The image is very low res.
ariech's links are excellent resources!
Yeah. the dpi is low unfortunately, when I try to upload full resolution, it tells me image is too big. Never mind, I'll figure it out.
Thanks.
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Nice. When I tried it I couldn't get the whole background black without losing part of the coin.
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I do it manually with the eraser tool.
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I took some new photos and did the background thingy as well. I am not really that good with the paintbrush yet.. but I think I did pretty good:
Edit: This is "Raw material", i.e. I didn't use any effects. I think the picture is very true to life.
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Ok, thanks. I've done that sometimes and all the time I was wondering if there was a simpler way of doing it when the paint bucket and similar tools don't work.
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Well after a 3 day power outage and no heat I've come down with the flu. Sitting at home with nothing to do so if anyone needs any cropping or background removal just post the pics here and I'll tackle them...
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Hi Jay Gt4 I have some pics .Thank you and hope you feel well soon .
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No prob. Here's the Antony:
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Thank you.It looks amazing.What type of software are you using?
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Using Photoshop CS5. Just the basic functions, nothing crazy.
This one was tough because it was out of focus. I used the sharpening tool to give it a bit more definition:
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That is my biggest issue with all my coin pics-the background.
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Looks amazing +++
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And one last coin
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=89550.msg573600#msg573600. .Thank you
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It helps if the pictures are in focus and are well lit. Best I could do with these, are the colors close to what they are in hand? I'm guessing...
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And one last coin
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=89550.msg573600#msg573600. .Thank you
There's no coin in that thread
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oops sorry https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-74890 this is the coin .
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You did an amazing job with this pics thank you
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No problem. Here's the Caligula:
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Thank you and I promise this is the last one ;D https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-105016
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I think this one turned out the best...
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Thank you I jus downloaded Photoshop cs5 .Excellent job on this photos +++ I will add this pics to my gallerie
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Hi Jay GT4 I was playing with Photoshop and to be honest it is not easy ??? I was wondering if you can make a short video or tutorial on how to change the background on a coin .Thank you +++ your coin photos in your galerie are amazing
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Thanks! Yes the CS5 is a more professional software. I'll assume you already know how to crop and paste the obverse and reverse together. I like my image to be around 600x1200. Once you have both images together this is how I do it. There are other ways but this way gives me the most control.
Open your image
On the left hand side select the eraser tool (it looks like an eraser).
Right click that box and a menu will open. Select the first one "Eraser tool"
At the bottom of that left hand menu there is another box with two squares in it. One is black one white. This is what the foreground or background will be, either black or white. You can also choose any color of your choice, I stick with black.
Move your pointer onto your image and a circle will appear.
By right clicking on your image you can make that circle bigger or smaller and you can change the hardness. I leave the hardness at 100%
Start erasing by left clicking or by holding down the left button and moving the mouse.
I usually zoom in nice and big to get each individual background pixel out. If you make a mistake simply click the "Edit" tab on top and then "step backwards"
When the entire background is black I then click on the top menu tab "Image" then Auto Tone, Auto Color and Auto Contrast. That is usually good enough. If not you can manually adjust under the same tab "Image".
If you need to sharpen an image because it is slightly blurry use the tab "Filters" on the top, then "Sharpen". Be careful this can make a coin surface look very rough!
That's really all I do for most coins. Play around with the different effects. Youtube has wonderful tutorials for really cool photographic manipulation.
Enjoy!
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My first coin with photoshop .Thanks Jay GT4
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Jay Can you share some fine settings or options to make the image sharp .Thanks I just did this one +++
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Take a better picture ;D Just kidding. I just used the "Sharpen" filter....You could also try setting a longer depth of field when taking the picture if you have a manual setting on your camera.
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Hi yes I have to play a bit with the settings on my camera .I have to find me a stand or something .When i take pictures im holding the camera and maybe that's why the pics are blurry ???
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For Mat:
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Hi Jay nice job +++
good work ..
evribody are laki if you help them
;) +++
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So Jay that was you're handiwork! I saw the credit on Mat's photo and now I know why.
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For Mat:
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Thanks Jay!
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For Mat:
Hi Jay you are a real good friend .... +++
Best regards
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Well, I'm free for the next while. Since I don't have any new coins of my own to play with... If anyone wants a coin touched up just post it here and I'll do it.
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While waiting I did this...
Antony and the 12 Caesars:
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I love the eclectic mix of mints and denominations, that would be a cool poster. Adding Antony into the mix is certainly different ;D
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Great work Jay!
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Thanks guys, but I wanted to do other people's coins. :afro:
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It's been pouring rain here for days with no sign of let up. If anyone needs any backgrounds removed, color correction or photo's stitched together I've got nothing but time! Just post the pictures here in this thread and I'll touch them up for you!
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We're supposed to get a lot of rain .... and snow here in Az soon too.
If you're bored, have a stab at this if you want :) Would look nice with a black background.
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Dude...that was a tough one! ;)
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Looks awesome, thanks Jay!
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Good cooperation Jay and Randy ... +++ +++
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