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Old 2015-04-08, 6:54pm
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The thing about lighting is fighting the shiny spots.

Shiny spots are "point sources of light".

In order to fight "point sourcing", you have to spread the "point" all over with diffusers between the point source of light and the subject. This works out to lots of light from lots of sources.

I have seen home made kits that used a large translucent tub, be it a 3 gallon Tupperware canister or a Christmas wrapping storage tank upside down. A hole is cut for the camera to see the subject through in either the side or in the bottom (now the top) and lights are placed out side the tub almost a foot away.
This makes for a huge "point of light source" on the inside of the tub and floods the subject from all sides.

Please bare in mind that I study subjects like this but I don't have actual experience at having taken pictures this way.

Also let us know what you come up with that works for you because someone else is going to ask this question again.
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