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My question right now would be which route to take. Should I buy a light box and some lights or should I just get a ring light/flash, or both? Also, I have seen both ring lights and ring flashes. Which one of these would be more appropriate for what I am doing? Thanks again for your help!

Forgot to mention that the tissues do not need to be translucent. Any suggestions on where to buy these supplies?

Thanks a lot for your answers! The tissues are fairly small, about 1 square inch. There may be others that would probably be larger than that, but that would only be a small amount. Now I just need to find a light box and start playing with the camera. Any other suggestions are more than welcome.

I am setting up for taking pictures of tissues collected in a laboratory for educational purposes. The laboratory

recently acquired a Rebel XSi kit and also an EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens. I am asking for suggestions in

terms of the background and lighting conditions that I would need to take these pictures, as well as possible settings

for this camera as I have limited background in DSLR cameras. We currently are able to use a white background,

which seems appropriate for contrasting with the tissues. We also have a tripod in the lab. Any ideas about what

type of lighting to use and where to get it from? Any help is appreciated.