How Do You Prefer Photographing Your Coins – Classic or Creative?

Hello fellow collectors 🙋‍♂️

I’ve been thinking about the different ways we all choose to photograph our coins when we want to share them – whether it’s here on the forum, on social media, or in our personal collections.

Do you prefer the classic approach – a clean, neutral photo of the obverse and reverse, showing every detail as accurately as possible? Or do you like to add a bit of artistic expression, playing with light, background, or angles to make your coins stand out and tell a story?

Personally, I love seeing both styles – the precision of traditional numismatic photography and the creativity of those who experiment with shadows, reflections, or themed compositions.

I’d love to see examples from the community!
📸 Please share your favorite coin photos where you added some artistic elements – whether that’s dramatic lighting, creative backgrounds, or unique setups.

Looking forward to seeing your work and getting inspired!

maslow

Hello fellow collectors 🙋‍♂️

 

I’ve been thinking about the different ways we all choose to photograph our coins when we want to share them – whether it’s here on the forum, on social media, or in our personal collections.

Do you prefer the classic approach – a clean, neutral photo of the obverse and reverse, showing every detail as accurately as possible? Or do you like to add a bit of artistic expression, playing with light, background, or angles to make your coins stand out and tell a story?

Personally, I love seeing both styles – the precision of traditional numismatic photography and the creativity of those who experiment with shadows, reflections, or themed compositions.

I’d love to see examples from the community!
📸 Please share your favorite coin photos where you added some artistic elements – whether that’s dramatic lighting, creative backgrounds, or unique setups.

Looking forward to seeing your work and getting inspired!

 

I like it creative!

I don't know that I have added anything artistic, but I do like to make arrangements that illustrate a point.

Mr. Midnight

I don't know that I have added anything artistic, but I do like to make arrangements that illustrate a point.

 

 

Great photos and beautiful coins! 👌

Mr. Midnight

I don't know that I have added anything artistic, but I do like to make arrangements that illustrate a point.

 

 

That's the correct way to do it for documentary purposes, factual with round coins, close up and hi-res images of both sides, preferably with only on coin per image.

I agree, I take photos like that to document coins, but when I want to present a coin on social media, I add a little artistic expression😁

Sjoelund

Mr. Midnight

I don't know that I have added anything artistic, but I do like to make arrangements that illustrate a point.

 

 

That's the correct way to do it for documentary purposes, factual with round coins, close up and hi-res images of both sides, preferably with only on coin per image.

Mine is very basic, just taking photos of them with a digital camera and then cleaning them up with MS Paint - I have a sizing ratio for the size of coins, so a tiny Maundy penny (11mm) is 300 x 300px and the largest coins like Crowns (39mm) are 500 x 500px.

Often I use photos of the coins I buy from the dealers, but often resize them. I also take photos of all my better coins for insurance purposes and my personal records.

Occasionally I get whimsical

A really old shot from when I decided to arrange some pennies in chronological order. Each row is a decade, so you can see what years I am missing and I left spaces for years the penny was not minted like here - there is a gap from 1923 to 1925 and again 1954 - 1960.