Lighting for a close up?

[K.I.A.]

Have a look at this:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/...ps+sort%3Atime

How would you get the shadowless background and the well lit hand? Foam core board as back drop with a light source coming from behind it and a few lights in front?

[Knawful]

Reckon it might be one of those x-ray viewing lightboxes.
I'm after one atm for some macro's of sliced fruit, just missed one on ebay for $90
Might make one instead, i have opaque perspex here.

[Ronbo]

I agree with Dowden on this or it could very well be a light box.

[arthurking83]

I'm thinking PS trickery??

I dunno how (I'm a PS dunce!) ... the outline looks weird to me.... not very natural looking?

there doesn't appear to be any depth at all???

Something weird about it... I reckon PS!

[foonji]

looks very photoshopped to me aswell.

the cut is fairly sharp and dirty around the hand.

[arthurking83]

I wasn't thinking along the lines of cut(or whatever) .... more along the lines of, flood fill or something like that??

Although flood fill can give the illusion of a cut job....

the background looks too stark compared to the hand, and the shadows on the fingers seem to indicate lighting from the RHS(as viewed).

there are subtle shadows at the base of the fingers, and the thumb!

BUT! If you want shadowless flash photography, a couple of highend flashes, etc...

There was a link to a comparison of what flashes are capable of ... looking...looking....looking