It’s Saturday once again. Where Monday goes? Time is really so fast these days, before you know it, it’s over. This is probably the result of being too busy. I can no longer appreciate things that unfold in my daily life. Like today, it’s Saturday and the day for me and hubby to be with each other supposedly. Yet, I still have tons and tons of things to do. And, I must take advantage of the time I am in front of my computer.
Enough about that, first of all I want to write about the book I found last night. I accidentally hit one button that leads me to this book, but I am so sleepy to write about it. The book is called Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman and published by Zyrus Press. For those unfamiliar with the subject, numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects like photograph coins.
As the use of the Internet and electronic visual media becomes more of a vital part of the coin industry, photographing coins, either raw or slabbed, has become an increasing concern with collectors and dealers. However, this book is a great tool to address concerns and issues on coin photography. It teaches the reader in an easy-to-read and visually rich guidebook format on how to image quality photos of coins using digital camera. Whether novice or experience photographers Goodman addresses typical problems faced by the photographer, recommend ways of improvements and offers specific tips and techniques for raw silver or gold coin and slabbed coins.
According to Roger Burdette, Author of the Renaissance of American Coinage series, Goodman’s first numismatic book is an impressive addition to the coin collector’s arsenal of knowledge. He then recommends to anyone interested in making better coin photos, or in learning how these images are made especially to the members of the coin collectors club.
This book is worth sharing because it will greatly help coin lovers. As for me, I still have to search further for tips and technique on landscape photography. I am more into it than collecting photos of coins. But, I think I can get ideas in this book that will help me in getting details even if my subject isn’t coins. I am not just sure if it has the same idea.
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