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[mel]

Whats the best color background for taking photos of finds.?

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

I like using a Green biaze like snooker table.

[DIGGA]

I GENERALLY  USE  WOOD  DIFFERENT  SHADES  DEPENDING ON THE FIND   

[Radnor Bandit (Ian)]

Depends what colour your finds are,
Try a contrasting background for impact
. Ie Nice green patana pieces look well against shades of red ,pink or orange.
 Pastel yellows or light blue works well with silver.
 As long as you choose a plain (not patterned) block colour.

If you are using digital camera the sensers may have a blue or green bias,(photos dont comeout as expected) so play around with a few colours to see what suits you and the camera best.

[mike8547]

i use a plain coloured mouse mat

[ROMAN STEVE]

Yes it does depend on the artifact and the lighting on what colour to
use

[sukisal]

I always use white, really don't like other colours as I tend to think they detract from the subject, and a white background makes the coin/artifact stand out on its own, no square frame if you get what i mean  

[bymatt666 (byron)]

i like that sal.... ...that may be the way to go !.......byron

[vitallius (Dave)]

Extremely nice pictures, what camera do you use, Its hit and miss with mine sometimes good and not so good....Dave

[sukisal]

Thanks. I use a Panaosonic Lumix FZ20 digital SLR.

Getting a bit old now, but they are very good, came out tops in the camera press for quality as they use the Leica lense.

And really easy to use. I need a quality piece of kit as I sell jewellery on ebay.

[vitallius (Dave)]

Cheers for that Sukisal....... ..Dave