var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()
});

using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace JsonNetTests
{
    public enum Color
    {
        Red,
        Green,
        Blue,
        White
    }

    public class Item
    {
        public string Name { set; get; }
        public Color Color { set; get; }
    }

    public class EnumTests
    {
        public string GetJson()
        {
            var item = new Item
            {
                Name = "Item 1",
                Color = Color.Blue 
            };

            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(item, Formatting.Indented);
        }
    }
}

{
  "Name": "Item 1",
  "Color": 2
}

  [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
  public Color Color { set; get; }

return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(item, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
   Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
});

   public class Category
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }

        public virtual ICollection<Product> Products { get; set; }

        public Category()
        {
            Products = new List<Product>();
        }
    }

    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }

        public virtual Category Category { get; set; }
    }

using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;

namespace JsonNetTests
{
    public class SelfReferencingLoops
    {
        public string GetJson()
        {
            var category = new Category
            {
                Id = 1,
                Name = "Category 1"
            };
            var product = new Product
            {
                Id = 1,
                Name = "Product 1"
            };

            category.Products.Add(product);
            product.Category = category;

            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(category, new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
                Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
            });
        }
    }
}

 An unhandled exception of type 'Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException' occurred in Newtonsoft.Json.dll
Additional information: Self referencing loop detected for property 'Category' with type 'JsonNetTests.Category'. Path 'Products[0]'.

return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(category, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
   ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore,
   Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
});

return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(category, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
   Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
   PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects,
   Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
});

{
  "$id": "1",
  "Id": 1,
  "Name": "Category 1",
  "Products": [
    {
      "$id": "2",
      "Id": 1,
      "Name": "Product 1",
      "Category": {
        "$ref": "1"
      }
    }
  ]
}