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Has any one used a ring flash for fashion shots?
Has any one used a ring flash for fashion shots? Oct 20 05 11:32 pm Link Yep. Pretty much everyone. -Don Edit: Sorry, that sounded harsh. Ring flashes come and go. I used one in the late Nineties for fashion for awhile. Oct 20 05 11:35 pm Link I've seen a photo where one was used and it was very well lit and hardly any shadows. If I could justify the cash for one, I'd be all over it. Craig *note* I'm looking at the 5D and a new set of strobes first Oct 20 05 11:39 pm Link Craig Thomson wrote: Same here, having a difficult time selling the theory to the boss (read: wife) cause I just got the 20d bout three months ago lol. Oct 20 05 11:57 pm Link To the original post: Yes. Example:  Oct 21 05 01:18 am Link rent one - i bought one and returned it within a week. Oct 21 05 04:58 am Link Capt Stu Beans wrote: Rent it as needed. Ring lights are very cool (the pictures of jean bardot on my page are taken with one) and give a very particular look. Unless it is going to define your style or shoot with it every week, it's probably not worth 3K and cheaper to rent the few times you need. Oct 21 05 07:27 am Link design152 wrote: https://modelmayhem.com/posts.php?thread_id=13499 Oct 21 05 07:53 am Link Rent it....they're cool...but it gets old Oct 21 05 08:04 am Link the real value with ring lights that people often miss, is for fill light. The plain ole ring effect is played out mostly, but still effective with the right setting. Fill, nothing beats its subtlety if used right. Oct 21 05 08:32 am Link Chip Willis wrote: You know, I was just saying exactly this in another post. Possibly the best fill source known to man, except that if you like to move and recompose yourself and your model as much as I do, you have to keep re-metering with an assistant and that gets tedious. Oct 21 05 04:57 pm Link Yes, I use it often...love the look. And it's great for fill. Oct 22 05 02:40 am Link |
