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Originally Posted by Leif
These are early attempts, and I think they are okay, but there's a lot of room for improvement. (Criticism is welcome.)
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Hi Lief,
Firstly I would say that highlights (or hotspots as suggested to Don) are not all bad and I would be dissappointed myself it the image had not had them!
One thing I found with highly reflective surfaces such as watches and trying to capture the detail of any engraving was to surround the area where the camera is with a dark cloth, you may have to move it around, some above and below - if your using the maplin portable studio device maybe draping a dark cloth over the upper part might also work. It's the opposite of the principal behind light tents but it does work.
But remember it is a reflective surface and IMHO it's better that the final image shows this.
Another tip and I don't know if your doing so but if you can shoot linked to a laptop you'll get a larger preview and can see any changes you make better.
Regards
Jon