I'm helping my dad with catalog pictures of his patented machining tool. He has a small, portable, white light box kinda thing with small lights that he bought out of the SkyMall magazine a while back. The lights are kinda crappy, a platform for the product to sit on was helpful, but the pictures still aren't as crisp, clear, and defined as they need to be.
Example shot thus far:
ClickChange Catalog Pic
By the way I had to improvise the platform- a box with white paper under it was all that I could find.
(Tool will be cut out of background to be placed in catalog)
Any suggestions on the composition of the photos (ie: platform type, lighting & its placement, camera distance, etc), camera settings, or alternatives/additions to the photo setup?