If you haven't got access to a studio to take your still life pics, take them outside under diffused light (cloudy).
that's what i like to do. southfacing light is best (in the north) Wait for the clouds to go over or use a white sheet between the light and your subject to remove shadows.
More from the allotment series, taken 11/09/2016.
Here's a link to a post i did about how to do HDR
https://steemit.com/photography/@pcste/carrot-in-hdr-allotment-series-with-simple-instructions-on-how-to-do-a-hdr-image-in-cs6
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