Taking Pictures - Axial Lightning...

[FooserPaul]

Axial lighting is a little-known technique which I think has great application in coin photography. In this technique, the light path travels straight back and forth along the same axis as the direction of the camera lens. Primarily used with microscopes or forensic photography, axial lighting can produce shadowless, yet high-contrast images with startling levels of detail.

An Axial Lighting Setup

As shown below, an axial lighting setup requires a flat and clear sheet of glass which is placed at a 45-degree angle to both the light source and the camera lens. Most of the light hitting the glass passes through it, but a significant portion of light is reflected downward at the subject

 

[NebTrac]

And the results speak for themselves. Thanks Paul!

NebTrac

 

[banditicey]

Thank You For the Info and Visual

As Neb Trac indicated, the results speak for themselves

 

[FooserPaul]

and just for the record... I have a super cheap Nikon Coolpix L19... I think I paid 84$ for it 3 years ago...

So you can get amazing pictures without spending big $$$...

 

[Jason in Enid]

Those pics are great! Thanks for the tip.

 

[moonshine]

hmmm....interesting, thanks for the tip.

 

[earthmansurfer]

That is really interesting. Thanks for sharing that.

Looks like a great method for coins as shadows are often a problem, amongst others.

 

[khouse]

Never seen that before. Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

 

[niterider_58]

Very nice pics