Well I am far from pro, but ill try and answer some. I use alien bee strobes with umbrellas when i shoot. I just have to be careful not to get in the way of the light when Im really close in.

Its best to never use the on camera flash when shooting macro (or almost never) because of the harsh lighting it creates, and also the shadow the lense on a slr will create when shooting close. you dont have to worry about that last one. Im not familiar with your fuji, but i think its a point and shoot.

to get crisp pictures you need good light. before i got my strobes I used to use halogen shop lights i got at home depot. these get very hot, there were 500w. I think I paid about 20$ each

try shooting next to an open window. you will get some nice dramatic shots. just make sure your flash is off.

thats all i can think of for now. there are some on here that know way more than i do, im sure they will chime in.

do some google searches for things like diy home studio.

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