Here are some very handy photo related gadgets and tricks for shooting the kind of stuff we do.
very cool toy
http://www.ezcube.com/documents/ezrigging.htm
LOTSAGOODSTUFF on how to
http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/HowTo_page.htm
http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...hy.htm#gallery
DIY lighting rigs
http://www.dennisonbertram.com/hackm...-light-box.htm
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07...to-studio.html
http://www.paperminis.com/tutorials/..._light_box.htm
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/....php?p=2485105
http://www.diyphotography.net/homest...ounted-softbox
This is a cool little freeware program which allows you to stack images to achieve great depth of field in macro work - it works a lot like layers in photoshop but takes the confusion out. Good for those folks who have cameras which do not allow for Fstop settings and are plagued by limited range of focus. they also have some other nifty stuff.
http://www.tawbaware.com/imgstack.htm
This is about the best I have seen relative to coin photography
http://www.sigma-2.com/camerajim/cjgcoins.htm?
Some really slick lighting techniques - would apply to any metal work, take a good look at the axial lighting setup there are also setups for jewelry flatware artwork - this link was on the Hobonickel Society Site.