James Rubio: Big Island of Hawaii Wedding Photographer » DIY http://www.jamesrubiophotography.com/blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:12:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DIY Ringflash/Ring Light http://www.jamesrubiophotography.com/blog/diy-ringflashring-light.html http://www.jamesrubiophotography.com/blog/diy-ringflashring-light.html#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:22:45 +0000 James Rubio http://www.jamesrubiophotography.com/blog/2007/12/13/diy-ringflashring-light/ This was inspired by many other DIY ring flashes (especially versions by haydensimons & noid from the Strobist forum. So what is a ring flash? It’s a light modifier that provides shadowless light and looks great in certain lighting situations.

My goal with this one was to keep it light-weight and easy to build. I might’ve skipped some steps, but it’s a simple concept and can be changed for different flash sizes. I found that if you use your camera to see the light path on the posterboard, you can design the ringflash to better utilize the light spread, saving wasted light.

DIY Poster Board Ringflash - View Original Size

See how nice and even the ringflash lights? It creates wonderful 3d-ish lighting.

ringflash example

ringflash example

Materials Needed:

  • large white poster board ($1 at wal*mart)
  • white (or black) duct tape
  • copy paper
  • elmer’s glue
  • scissors & exacto knife

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