Had a go at taking some product shots with a soft box, a Canon 5D MKII and Sigma 50mm f2.8 DG Macro lens, the trouble was because I was using a full frame camera I couldn't get close enough to isolate the shot, this resulted in having to crop in and could result in loss of quality. I will try again with my 70-200mm lens and an extension tube which will able me to focus closer thus getting a closer shot. I have noticed that I will have to work on my lighting techniques and as I'm closer make sure all dust etc is cleaned up.
A bit of edditing on this one all done in photoshop RAW, a bit of crop and increase in the blacks and saturation.
Same again a crop and increase in blacks and saturation
One of my first tasks I think is to find out how other commercial photographers achieve the polished look that I'm looking for.