without getting reflections or glare from the camera flash?
Never take a picture "straight on" with a flash. Or with the source of the light directly behind you.
Light reflections are like a bouncing ball. They will bounce (reflect) off the object at the same but opposite angle that they strike the object. Rouded objects are especially hard to photograph. So is glassware. That is because, no matter how you position the the glassware, parts or portions of it will always be at that critical angle that will reflect the light straight at the camera lense.
Fluorescent or natural light works best because they are diffused enough that they don't produce that high intensity reflection.
I take a lot of my pictures outside, on the table, underneath my covered porch or on the kitchen floor underneath the fluorescent lights. Also on the table near the glass patio doors where there is plenty of natural llight.
But you still have to be careful because if your eyes can see a reflection ....... so can your camera's lense.
