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Go buy some 2 by 1 wood, some right angle brackets and knock yourself up 2 wooden frames, around 4 by 4 foot. Cover with rosco (thick transparent tracing paper) with a stapler. The base (which you'll place your items on will be white perpex as this reflects the background, making it seemless. One frame behind and the other over the object. Flash gun pointing at each (but not too close). Place object. Reflectors (white card) in front and to each side just outta shot. Camera on tripod. Lens to smallest apature. Shutter on 'B'. Darken the room. Using a cable release open shutter and lock. Wait 5 seconds for everything to steady (no-one move in the room) and start punching out the flashes until you reach the required 'f' stop....each time double the number of flashes for each single increase of 'f' stop. If the objects are silver or shiney with detail, use black shoe polish to help add contrast to detail. Experiment tilting the reflectors, the frame above the object and 'f' stop. Schools out.
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