Fixed/discovered 90% of my problem(s) and commenting so other new users can avoid a few days of learning curve. Please add other hints since I’m still very green.
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Most of the subject was molded plastic with small shiny surfaces I did not think were “reflective”. First tests should be something “organic”, a potted plant worked for me. This combined with sometimes using a flash during testing created unnecessary reflections/noise. Anything reflective, painted, plastic, metal, etc can give bad surfaces, at least during my preliminary testing.
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ISO was well over 400 making my camera over process, used low light sometimes, unnoticed noise in pictures, not perfect clarity. Reduced ISO, Increased light, kept f stop in mid range around 8-10 for lens max clarity sweet spot. I underestimated the quality of photo’s required. Besides the basic camera settings I turned on some noise removal, very slight overexposure seems better than slight underexposure, at least for noise. Good photography technique is a must; camera ISO 400 or less, handheld speed never under 125, f stop at the lens best focus sweet spot (8-10 for a 50mm prime?), select lens for greatest depth of field, if using auto-focus use thru the lens and not LCD auto-focus, more accurate. [my test camera was a canon 60D, so your mileage may vary)
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Although I took many photo’s around the object, I failed to go around again at different elevations on my first tests…
I now feel like I’m on the right track.