Devon I use an optical camera but the problems with light angles are the same. You need to make yourself aware of where the light is coming from. I have found that side lighting my shots works best for lace. Then your head doesn't make a shadow. I use cheap reflector lamps that I buy at a hardware store (cost $12-$15), two of them. I start with the lamps one left, one right equidistant, about 2 feet from the lace. Then I back one off about a foot to give uneven lighting. I use halogen bulbs since they are closest to natural daylight. Full spectrum bulbs are also available and would work. I find that uneven lighting produces tiny shadows next to each thread, and this emphasizes the structure of the lace. I don't use flash because it wipes out the shadows, and that destroys perception of the structure of the lace. My lamps are clamp on work lights for electricians and plumbers to use, and I clamp them onto the backs of wooden chairs. To get really good close-ups I use extender tubes to bring the lens farther from the film. I can get the camera 2-3 inches from the lace. (I was too cheap to buy a macro lens.) I also set shots up on the dining room table. I use a piece of foam, covered with medium tone cloth, and pin the lace to it. Then I lean in on something so it is mostly vertical. Then I get the camera into the same angle as the foam, so the lens is as close to perfectly parallel to the lace as possible (so there is no part of the lace further away from the lens than another) Lorelei.
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