Hey there,
Was curious about how people achieve high quality card photos. Interested to see different approaches people use, how people avoid holo glare etc.
I currently have a card stand I place card on so I can angle them to avoid direct light. I also use a desk lap directly above to avoid shadows. It does a pretty good job eliminating glare but you can still see the stand see below example.
What does everyone else do?
V600 squad! Seriously the epson v600 is probably the standard for scans. I used an old epson for over a decade and made the switch to v600, and now have 3 of them in the grandma house!
Same thing we use. Definitely recommend it.
Thanks for the recommendation, seems super affordable too!
for scanning, if you don’t close the lid, you’ll get black backgrounds which work better on some cards (especially if you’re trying to crop out the card itself for your own digital collection for example)
Scanner definitely the way to go.
Fastest way? Arm through a ring light.
Few examples of camera + tripod + ringlight below. I have the center column of the tripod upside down so the camera (Canon 5Ds with 24-70 lens) can hang below the tripod, a ringlight 10 cm above the background foam at a slight angle. Make sure to set a 10 sec timer so any vibration from clicking the button can dissipate, and voila, pinsharp pictures. I’ve considered going the scanner route as well, but since I already had the camera gear, it seems a bit redundant at the moment.
… that clarity!
I just picked up an Epson V550 for pretty cheap and have been loving it! I also have a template which lets me auto-crop 4 slabs at once which is really nice!
Wow those look great
I don’t have much experience in scanning cards, but this video from @TCAGaming seems very informative and could help a lot if you’re planning on scanning a bulk amount of cards.
Epson v600 for slabs, canon r40 for raw cards
Epson v600:
Settings:
Canon r40 (scans front and back at the same time!)
Would have said this. Espon v600 is fantastic for your cards!
Does anyone know where one could buy that frame @TCAGaming uses when he scans cards?
Is the v600 really that bad with raw cards? Gotta say though your raw card scan does look chef’s kiss
The v600 isn;t bad with raw cards, the r40 is just super convenient with multiple front and back scans. For the v600 you have to place the cards on the scanner bed, scan, then flip them over. The r40 you just feed the cards into the scanner
This was a game changer for me
This may be a stupid question, but why scan your PSA slabs if PSA already provides scans?
