This info probably won't be of use to anyone here...
Oké I got some results with trying the new workflow. Still a pain in the ass but we have a result.
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I use Helicon Focus, focus stacking is not really that difficult with a good camera and a tripod. Some cameras even have it as a native function, just set everything up and it'll take all the shots and compile.
This guy is pretty great, way beyond my level, but he does product photography and has a handful of watch specific videos:
Shot these w/ Canon RP / 85mm macro, prob around 20 or so shots and then Helicon Focus. Feel free to critique, I am self taught and just kinda playing around with what I got.
You don't need lightbox or softbox. You need light, some kind of diffusion material, reflectors. Props... everything works 😀
I used paper as prop for these shots.
Risto’s shots are fantastic, and perhaps best on this site.
