Will Someone Please Help Me Fix This?

I have been using a Nikon Coolpix Point & Shoot on Macro Mode to shoot jewelry in a bedroom. Whenever I try to shoot at night, I get this yellow/orange cast. The camera instructions don't explain what setting to use to prevent this.

Will someone please help me out and advise me about what to do?

The background here is supposed to be pink.

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Permalink Reply by Sharif on January 23, 2012 at 11:07pm

there is an issue with the white balance

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Permalink Reply by Aruna Advaney on January 23, 2012 at 11:22pm

I read that somewhere, but is there a setting on a little point & shoot to fix that?

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Permalink Reply by Sharif on January 23, 2012 at 11:25pm

yes..there is, atleast i know that Sony cybershot gives such option..explore the settings,,it must read WB somewhere..

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Permalink Reply by Guy Cates on January 23, 2012 at 11:33pm

I see you like to be in front of the camera from your page. I think you need to change your photographer he doesn't do you justice and doesn't give you any help with your photography. You should change the light bulbs in your room to 85watt natural incandescent 5500k or activate your flash, this will solve your problem.

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Permalink Reply by Penny Dykes on January 23, 2012 at 11:38pm

I adjusted in photoshop cs5 with levels auto then a few level adjustments then color balance.

Most lightbulbs cause a color cast. Try alternative light sources. If you have a manual setting, try raising the ISO setting. Those may help.

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Permalink Reply by Aruna Advaney on January 24, 2012 at 8:14am

Thank you SO MUCH! :) ! (steals)

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Permalink Reply by CameraClicker on January 24, 2012 at 5:28am

See page 95 and 96 in your camera's manual. The simplest is to set White Balance to Incandescent. It may be more accurate to use the instruction on page 96 and a sheet of white paper to set a custom White Balance. This will accommodate mixed light sources. The highest accuracy if you have different light bulbs and/or some light coming through a window is achieved using a Grey Card, available at any good camera store for $10 to $15. Use the Grey Card in place of the white paper.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Vernon on January 24, 2012 at 6:36am

I think CC beat me to it on the custom WB setting off a gray card suggestion lol

If you have Raw as a lot of Coolpix camera's do then it is far easier to adjust / fine tune the WB in your editor.

If you do have problematic mixed lighting / reflections indoors then another suggestion would be to take your prop table outside and shoot in diffused daylight with a tripod :)