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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2306036, member: 19065&quot;]Focus, lighting, hot spots, glare, color correction aside, the background is up to you and your design sensibilities. A problem with the &quot;original&quot; is that the obverse and reverse show a difference and a hard split between the two. You see the tone differs on the surface you shot the coin against. That is distracting from us just looking at your coin image. The black, even though just quickly painted in, should be flat back. For this issue, simply learning enough steps to crop your coin image out from the background you shoot against is imperative. It really matters not what you decide to shoot against, flat black or neutral gray or flat white, though you should be cognizant of the effect reflected light has on your lens and on the surfaces of the coin itself when shooting. The same is true of anything around the shooting environment which can &#039;influence&#039; the color and light of the shots. You will find that even the clothing you wear and your skin tone can be picked up in reflections on a coins surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>That aside, you offered us &quot;original&quot; and &quot;altered&quot; (black) backgrounds, but didn&#039;t offer pure white. For black and white, I suggest not trying to find something to shoot against that are these colors, though they work best for reasons stated above, but to put the effort into editing your digital files, such that you work in layers: obverse, reverse and background. Once all cropping, color correction and scaling matters are settled, you simply merge the layers of a digital file for a finished jpeg optimized for use on the web.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a few simple steps, I used your &quot;original&quot; image and cropped, adjusted (color saturation and contrast)*, and created image files on both pure white and black backgrounds. How much space you allow round each side of the coin and the proportions of the image file, will all be things you would also decide upon according to your specific likes. There&#039;s no &#039;right&#039; way to lay out your file, but doing so thoroughly and consistently and in a manner that allows the audience to focus on the coin is a most important factor.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">*Perhaps you can see the difference in the two on white backgrounds have had these adjustments, one is your original.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/Misc/CT%20Misc/Sals_Alex_III_Tet_03_zpsrxkhmmyz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/Misc/CT%20Misc/Sals_Alex_III_Tet_01_zpsoidct3ma.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/Misc/CT%20Misc/Sals_Alex_III_Tet_02_zps95iz6wru.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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