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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 175786" data-attributes="member: 13090">1.&nbsp; Well your budget is a bit of an issue... I'd suggest a D7000 or D7100 with a 90mm or 105mm Macro for what you want to do but I'm not sure you could accomplish that for $1000.2.&nbsp; Your softbox should get the reflections under control.3.&nbsp; Well, not having a workflow, really, might be easier to correct since you probably haven't developed any bad habits.I'm not familiar with Canon software, I use Photoshop and lean heavily on Adobe Camera Raw for most of my processing. A shot worthy going over gets the following treatment:1. Application of a camera profile (typically &quot;Landscape&quot;) for basic color enhancement.2. Lens distortion correction using a lens profile.3. Adjust white balance if needed, usually using a preset, &quot;Daylight&quot; for instance.4. Adjust exposure if needed. ACR provides five sliders for adjusting everything from the highest Highlight to the deepest, darkest Shadow with graduations in between.5. Punching up the midtones with the Clarity slider. This really can make an image &quot;pop&quot; by boosting the midtones. I call this the &quot;Wow! Slider&quot;.6. Adjust contrast if I think it's necessary, typically using curves, but that's negotiable.7-10. Straighten, Crop and Sharpen11. Save as TIFF.That looks like a lot but it takes maybe... Three minutes to do that whole list....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 175786, member: 13090"] 1. Well your budget is a bit of an issue... I'd suggest a D7000 or D7100 with a 90mm or 105mm Macro for what you want to do but I'm not sure you could accomplish that for $1000. 2. Your softbox should get the reflections under control. 3. Well, not having a workflow, really, might be easier to correct since you probably haven't developed any bad habits. I'm not familiar with Canon software, I use Photoshop and lean heavily on Adobe Camera Raw for most of my processing. A shot worthy going over gets the following treatment: 1. Application of a camera profile (typically "Landscape") for basic color enhancement. 2. Lens distortion correction using a lens profile. 3. Adjust white balance if needed, usually using a preset, "Daylight" for instance. 4. Adjust exposure if needed. ACR provides five sliders for adjusting everything from the highest Highlight to the deepest, darkest Shadow with graduations in between. 5. Punching up the midtones with the Clarity slider. This really can make an image "pop" by boosting the midtones. I call this the "Wow! Slider". 6. Adjust contrast if I think it's necessary, typically using curves, but that's negotiable. 7-10. Straighten, Crop and Sharpen 11. Save as TIFF. That looks like a lot but it takes maybe... Three minutes to do that whole list. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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