Help with lighting

[eTech_David]

That is true, my goal has been to eliminate the shadow that appears below the product. So glass is the only way I could come up to do that. It takes some practice, but once I find a happy place I can photograph all day long. The reflection control is actually very similar to how you reduce glass glare in portrait photography. It's definitely something that worth learning.

 

[astroNikon]

Once you lay it flat on the paper you have to have a flash/light pointed at the area of the shadow.
So add one light/flash at a time until you eliminate the shadow.
Or raise it above the surface so it doesn't have the ability of creating a small shadow area (as above examples)

The bust still has shadows underneath each shoulder area that can be seen.

fyi, I'm a newbie at lighting ... so take it with a grain of salt