Mitch: Here are some proofs from the shoot with Profs. Ladizhansky and Harauz.
There were two main issues to overcome in this particular Shoot.
1) the NMR machine is highly magnetic, and we could only get so close, so our shooting angles were quite restricted.
2) the room was in use by others at the time, so my lighting options were very limited. I chose to aim for a dark background to obscure some of the untidyness as well. I will rework whichever image you choose in photoshop and play with the light levels.