Trying to get the yellow out of my pictures!

tlhoy

I'm a little bit color blind, (I see yellow as white) so I need your help.
I have been told this picture has a yellow glow.


New pictures (same coin) with different camera settings. Is the yellow gone? Your help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks,
Glenn

laurentyvan

Reduced, but not gone. Are you using the White Balance on your camera?-it gets rid of the yellow for me.

cosmicdebris

Do like Laurent said play around with the white balance.

tlhoy

Are you using the White Balance on your camera?-
Yes on the seconded set of pictures. WOW, looking at pictures side by side, the difference is amazing.
Glenn

Edit to add: Maybe I need to work on the lighting.

laurentyvan

Try using a light blue background for the coins as opposed to a dark color-I've read in several places light blue is the best for coin photography. I also have better luck with reveal lightbulbs (good until I get OTT lights). Also try playing with the hue in your image program until it looks like the coin in hand.

Shipcoin

Glenn I'm sorry for my last remark about the yellow colour of that coin. I thought that you collect coins, that have such a nice toning , that they got naturally, or because you prefer special varieties coins which made from some not typical alloys. Only that sense was in my last remark. I didn't think to critisize your photographs!

My apologies..


Edited to add: And may be it will seem you strange , but I prefer yellow toning for that coin, it looks very sweet in that toning..

cosmicdebris

If you can tryout Darkhorse's tip. Here is some copper I just shot using it.

tlhoy

NO don't worry Shipcoin, 5 people have told me, including my wife! (maybe I should listen to her) that some of my pic's are coming out yellow. Now looking @ them side by side I can see the difference.
3rd try:

tbirde56

Here's a scanned farthing for color comparison. Of course, the difference between a scanner and camera can be huge. I used blue and red backgrounds to see if there would be any difference. The red seems to reflect more light onto the coin.

GDJMSP

tlhoy -

What kind of camera are you using ? Many of the newer digital cameras also have a setting for the type of light you are using such as incandescent, fluorescent etc etc. Changing this setting will also change the hue of your pics. I had the same problem myself - played with the white balance but that didn't do it. But once I changed the type of light setting - presto - yellow hue gonzo !

spoon

I've gotta testify to the white balance.. for some reason I didn't bother setting it until recently and when I finally noticed the difference is amazing! DEFINITELY check white balance if you haven't already