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      05-11-2008, 08:06 PM   #5
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Minimum ISO, max quality JPG (or RAW if you know how to mess with it). Put the camera in "P" or "A" mode and set the aperture to f/8 - f/11. These will force you to either stabilize the camera on a tripod (resting it on a handy chair or box will work as well) or else to use the flash.

The problem with the flash for such close and reflective subjects is that you'll get all sorts of glary bright reflections off the surfaces that will likely ruin the shot. While the tripod (or box or chair) technique is probably best for this subject you can use the camera's flash if you diffuse it. Take a piece of cloudy plastic (cut from a milk jug for instance) and place it a little ways in front of the camera's flash and the worst of the specular reflections should be suppressed.

All I can think of for now.
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