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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2046576, member: 27832&quot;]Your camera tries to adjust the overall image so that it&#039;s not to bright, not too dark. Since your background is pure white, it dims the whole image, making the coin very dark. This will happen whether you&#039;re using a flash or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you use a black background instead of white, the coin will be brighter, possibly too bright.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;d get the best results by using a grey backdrop that&#039;s about the same &quot;brightness&quot; as the coin itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pinkish background tone comes because the camera is trying to set the white balance based on what it sees. If it sees a mostly-neutral-white background with a greenish coin, it&#039;ll shift everything a bit toward pink in an effort to compensate.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your camera has a setting for &quot;exposure compensation&quot;, you can set that higher to brighten the image. Most cameras have this setting, but it may be hard to find and use. I think even my cheap cell phone has it, but it&#039;s enough of a nuisance there that I rarely bother with it. When I&#039;m shooting with my DSLR, I use it frequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many cameras also let you set a custom white balance by shooting a gray or white object under the same lighting conditions before you take your actual photo. I rarely use that feature in-camera -- I prefer to shoot RAW images, then set their white balance during post-processing -- but you may have it available. If nothing else, you might be able to select a preset white balance corresponding to the kind of light you&#039;re using (daylight, incandescent, fluorescent).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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