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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1685993, member: 22585&quot;]Actually biged, here is a tip for anyone wanting to get a little more serious about imaging coins.&nbsp; Background color plays a roll in this.</p><p><br /></p><p>To get the most accurate white balance from your lighting and setup, it is best to not use a preset white balance setting, but rather create a custom white balance setting.</p><p>Most modern cameras, including my point and shoot, have this option. </p><p>Using either a white background, or a &quot;grey card&quot;, you can create the best possible white balance setting.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is how it is for my camera:</p><p><br /></p><p>Find this setting on your camera. Should be in the same area you would select preset white balance options.</p><p>Point it at your background just like you were shooting a coin, and push the button.</p><p>The camera will then create a custom white balance based on your current lighting and background.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found this to produce the most accurate colors.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a side note, here are some other settings that will always improve your coin photography.</p><p>AF area mode: center</p><p>metering: center-weighted</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a coin shot with a predefined white balance, and then with my custom white balance.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2"><b>Predefined:</b></font></p><p><font size="2"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn3.coinnection.com/shared_3da81c48f90e07dd26b3bc8b0f3eb96b96514276ea69d30.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2"><b>Custom:</b></font></p><p><font size="2"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn4.coinnection.com/shared_83f95a7065c472e314938e05afbf91f2b05163b542bd5d6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With that being said, you should not change background colors depending on the coin composition. If your setup and settings are good, then the image will always be a good representation of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this will help someone. </p><p><br /></p><p>-greg</p><p><br /></p><p>edit: Here is the instructions for my camera to create the custom white balance. If anyone cares...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cdn6.sharemyco.in/shared_96a411218437c55d703082d16183970e675166d1a5a6147.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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