Photographing guns
I work for a firearms dealership and do all the in house photography. I've been in photography most of my life but shooting stills is a bit different. I've found white LED light seems the most effective and popular. Two to three lamps in a low wattage (I have Promaster VL-380's) keeps you from over exposing most metals. Then into Photoshop for color adjustment.
Also another employee suggested a simple way to stand up or angle guns using Legos. I bought a basic box for about 20 bucks and it's amazing what you can do. Of course you have to remove them in Photoshop. If they are under the gun you can adjust the angle many ways. I've included a shot using legos both before and after.
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