josh_thornton Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Could anyone help me locate a large Ring light. Not a small macro light, but the large ones sometimes used in fashion photography. Looking to buy or rent, just looking for a company that makes one even so I can check it out. I've heard about them but never seen one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimvanson Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Profoto & Hensel are two that I hear talked about. You can see examples of them on their respective sites. Most city's gear rental shops seem to rent both the lights & their power packs. Sorry. I've never used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_clark Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 I've rented the Profoto ring flashand love it. If you're shooting people I would stay away from the macro reflector. Either use it without a reflector or with the Softlighter Reflector. It has a white interior and has a very nice effect. I have a shot in my photo.net gallery, but it's with the macro reflector. You'll have plenty of power, even when you use it with a 600ws or 1200ws pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimvanson Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Tony...which shot is it you used the ringlight on is it 713100 which has very nice soft light or 657510? tkx...jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_clark Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Jim, I appreciated your comment. The ringlight was used for image 686733, the shadow around the body is the telltale sign. The images that you mentioned were strobe that was manipulated. I love the ringlight and wish that my local rental house had a Softlighter Reflector on hand. Unfortunetly, they only have the macro. Thank you, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimvanson Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Tony...I wondered about 686733...(if I had a brain I would have thought about the shadow). What threw me off was 686733 has great (hope I'm using the right word here) spectral highlights. I always thought that a ring flash was <i>very</i> soft light...could you comment? Could you also expand on how you achieved 713100...I <i>gotta</i> get some of that light! I'm going to start shooting with strobes, First Nations dancers, each 6 X 8 foot when dressed in regalia. They have to be softly & evenly lit. I was going to use two Alien Bees in medium large softboxes (too small?) at 45 degrees, a ring light and a third snooted Alien Bee directly behind the dancer to seperate them from the background...any suggestions will win you a BIG THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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