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Lighting--Lighting can be tricky. The backlight should be 50 to 100% brighter than the front light in most cases. However, this can create "hotspots" on reflective surfaces. Placing the backlight on a dimmer can allow you to quickly change the light ratio
If you have a hotspot, try rotating the object as you look through the viewfinder. It may go away. This is true for mirror like surfaces. Try to shoot your objects in a fairly dark room so that any mirror reflections will look black, or nearly so.
Try holding a piece of white or black paper over the object to provide a simple and clean image in the reflection.
Bracketing--Technique of shooting multiple shots of the same subject at different apertures. Shoot at the setting that camera light meter recommends, and then a half-stop or whole-stop higher or lower. This is your safety blanket that will allow you to ch
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