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Message:: [QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 8149370, member: 105098"]My opinion, focus is what it is and something that is trial and error to figure out how to get a clear and stable image. Lighting is huge though, and something that also takes trial and error to figure out, either one light source overhead or lots of light sources so it's diffused, versus a beam of light coming in from an angle is always best but depends on how it's reflecting.  I've posted these before but this is a good example of Kelvin,  the lights color alone, playing a big factor also. All shot on an old galaxy S5 phone camera, nothing special at all. background is white copy paper, 92 brightness. "Cool White"[ATTACH=full]1421474[/ATTACH] "Warm white"[ATTACH=full]1421475[/ATTACH] "daylight" [ATTACH=full]1421476[/ATTACH] even daylight isn't capturing the color of the paper quite right, I think due to the lights CRI, but the paper isn't quite as white in the picture as it is to the eye, meaning something is still off a bit for lighting, daylight lighting is by far the best image that is the closest to "to the eye" on how the coin actually looks. in focus or blurry, reflections or shadows,  if the pictures aren't coming across "true to eye" as far as color, in my opinion lighting is what needs looking at. Just my 2 cents, or 1 cent actually.[/QUOTE]