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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 628328, member: 19065&quot;]I personally hate camera flash color of lighting unless very accurately testing the light situation. I highly suggest learning to use no Flash unless you have a balanced and synched slave set up. Do not use a cameras auto settings. Use the camera in manual mode, try camera mounted on a stand for a longer exposure on timed settings. If you can, set up lamps one either side of your subject on a 45º degree angle to the flat subject and with camera mounted on stand, above and level to the plane the coin is laying on. </p><p><br /></p><p>The AFTER shots you have shown have a very flat contrast, the flash was too much / too close and it blew out detail as well as the appealing natural color you had in the BEFORE shots. The BEFORE shots seem too have had an imbalance of light coming from the upper right side, evidenced by the hot spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>That overhead ceiling lamp, turn it off. Control all light sources and only use the ones you are shooting the subject with, as different light sources have different temperature values and effect the subject when they mix. Shoot at night or in a dark room with only the lights you need on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>Practice makes perfect. Macro is a labor of love. Take some more pics and post them here again for us. </p><p><br /></p><p>...and, of course, that is a totally!!!! totally!!!! BOSS!!!! $2.5 Indian!!!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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