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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1878026, member: 30574"]Both cpm9ball and gbroke gave the best advice. I have read Mark's book cover to cover many times, well worth the money. In the mean time, IMO opinion, the two most important things are a good support and the lighting. </p><p><br /></p><p>You don't need anything elaborate, just a steady support and two inexpensive lights. Start by placing them at 10:00 and 2:00 and experiment from there. You need a camera with a macro mode. If it has manual controls, I like to shoot at f/5.6. Bracket your exposures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1878026, member: 30574"]Both cpm9ball and gbroke gave the best advice. I have read Mark's book cover to cover many times, well worth the money. In the mean time, IMO opinion, the two most important things are a good support and the lighting. You don't need anything elaborate, just a steady support and two inexpensive lights. Start by placing them at 10:00 and 2:00 and experiment from there. You need a camera with a macro mode. If it has manual controls, I like to shoot at f/5.6. Bracket your exposures. Mike[/QUOTE]
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