Close cropping and background selection is fine as long as you do a good job. The problem is sometimes intent, if you are doing it for your own use it doesn't matter much if you were selling the animals too much photoshop often will turn customers away. I know I look at an image if I see any markers of manipulation I start to suspect colour and brightness of the snake too. I wonder if it is a true representation or not.
I like to use electronic flash no issues with spectrum drop (fluorescent light systems suffer from) and not heat issues of hot lights. The cost of cheap flashes (25-50$ used) can be made up in the cost inexpensive set up. The examples in the DIY I did have not been edited at all. straight off the camera. It is less work in the end. I am fussy about such things as I do work professionally and shoot furniture mostly (BLAAAA) so time in post is time unpaid away from doing things I want to and with over 200 images a week that need to be edited the least amount of photoshop time I do the better.
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