As said above, not better, but different.
Lighting exactly on-axis with the taking lens will leave no shadows. Plus on-center specular lights at the eye-bulbs. Both yielding an image we typically do not experience in daily life.
A ring light around the lens leaves two obvious clues as to its presence
Add a somewhat brighter light as a 'Main' and both of the telltale clues are STILL THERE! Remember, you cannot get rid of a shadow by filling in a shadow?! And the Main adds a highlight of its own to one side of the donut highlight seen in the eyes. I would not want that. 'Edgy' look, yes. Desirable, not for me!
- it leaves a all-round-the-subject shadow close to the body/face
- it leaves a donut shaped highlight in the eyes
Also, my goal isn't to remove shadow, just lessen their intensity.Thank you. The one I'm considering, Paul C. Buff, does come with a diffuser and any extra catch light I could have Rasha The Retoucher remove for a low fee.
If I needed more power (which I don't) I would go with the Broncolor Ringlight. State of the art but much $$$
Blad Ringlight Makiflex Norman 200b by Nokton48, on Flickr
Back in the eighties ringlight was HOT HOT HOT. Every fashion photographer was doing it. This is my brand new rig; a Hasselblad Ringlight, converted to power from a 200WS Norman 200b power packs.
New York City Flash Clinic put this together for me (prolly one of hundreds). Sadly they are history. They also adjusted the flashtube circuit, so that the flash would mot "sparkle with light" after firing. Was worth every penny spent at the time.
I just got three new sets of brand new lead acid batteries batteries, and replaced my twenty year old (dead) ones which I also bought new. I'm going to use this for Makiflex fashion 9x9cm photography. This camera syncs at 1/15 focal plane, but you could also use it with a Norma. Also all this stuff works with my Norman 200b portable systems.
I got the same one as Nokton. (Actually it was not made by Hasselblad but by the german flash manufacturer Paffrath&Kemper). I bought mine from a camera dealer for 4€ plus another 4€ for a Braun kit for which generator the flash got the respective connector.
I also got a TL-ringlight. But of course due to the vastly different diameters (and weight) both are hard to compare.
Back then they were seemingly much less popular than today.I do not think back then they ever were used for portraits.
Will do. Again, thank you.Maybe not for portraits but everywhere for expensive fashion shoots. Check out old 80s fashion magazines.
If you can get "red eye" THAT is even better for 80s retro fashion!
Blad Ringlight Makiflex Norman 200b by Nokton48, on Flickr
Back in the eighties ringlight was HOT HOT HOT. Every fashion photographer was doing it. This is my brand new rig; a Hasselblad Ringlight, converted to power from a 200WS Norman 200b power packs.
New York City Flash Clinic put this together for me (prolly one of hundreds). Sadly they are history. They also adjusted the flashtube circuit, so that the flash would mot "sparkle with light" after firing. Was worth every penny spent at the time.
I just got three new sets of brand new lead acid batteries batteries, and replaced my twenty year old (dead) ones which I also bought new. I'm going to use this for Makiflex fashion 9x9cm photography. This camera syncs at 1/15 focal plane, but you could also use it with a Norma. Also all this stuff works with my Norman 200b portable systems.
https://profoto.com/us/products/lights/studio-packs/heads/proring2-plus
Profofo also makes a very cool righ light.
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