Really nice pics, Mongo. And good comments, Stick. I have a very primitive set up at home (I'm just using two light sources with a tracing paper diffuser I made myself), and sometimes have the same issue with reflections. I take my photos at night (or close the blinds) so the room is dark, and try to wear a black t-shirt if I'm shooting something reflective. Looks like you need a big lightbox, lol. I'm not as picky because I'm taking photos more for illustrative purposes than artistic ones usually.
A good friend just gave me this pistol for my 10-year old son, so I snapped some pics of it because it's so pretty. However, it posed some challenges for me because of the deep black parts and gold plated ones. The challenge was to show the black details without blowing out the gold ones. I took about 10 pics and this is the only one that came out satisfactorily (I'd have liked a bit more light on the back of the wood grip and the bottom of the ejector, and a darker hammer so the all the gold parts are more of the same colour). A light box might have worked better, but I don't have one. Polished bluing or stainless suck to photograph. Tips and critique are welcomed, Stick.
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