Steve’s photos are absolutely phenomenal! But I’m more of a simpleton. I use a clear 200 watt clear incandescent light bulb in a common shop lamp. Background is a blue shop towel and a iPhone. I adjust the swinging lamp to give minimum light bounce back and snap the photo. Works well for me.

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What I like about the clear 200 watt shop light is it doesn’t distort colors. What you see is what it is. Background is my old worn out workbench top.

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When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)