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Protect your back... As shown by Hacmac try to get a background that is "non-patterned"; that is, one color only. I've learned that the color doesn't really matter that much, the purpose is to block out reflexions.
Know your photo-enhancing-software (in my case, Photoshop). You can remove small inperfections. See the following example (in which I didn't protect my back)
Notice the reflexions from the background. When I am in a hurry, I never notice these until I get home...
What I do... I use the pen-tool to create a path which is the foundation of a selection of the dial area.
Then I use the curves tool to create an adjustment layer and make the dial darker which removes the reflexions... It isn't perfect, they are still there, but not as visible. And the dial is overall better after this.
You can do so much more when you learn your software. And even more if you get a Wacom board, I never belived that is was so much easier to work using a digial pen instead of the mouse.
--jalle
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