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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 2359890, member: 31773&quot;]There are two problems with &quot;ring&quot; lighting:</p><p>1) For short working distances, the light comes in at too low an angle </p><p>2) The light hits the coin equally from all angles</p><p><br /></p><p>I often use ring lights for various shots, but with longer working distance lenses and small diameter ringlights. This brings the light to a higher angle and creates more &quot;in-hand look&quot; lighting. To keep the light from hitting equally all over, I mask off portions of the ring light I don&#039;t want to use, generally anything below 3:00-9:00. Having light hit from the lower half of the coin looks very un-natural. I also usually mask the region from 11:00-1:00 so that light doesn&#039;t hit from directly &quot;overhead&quot;, which often creates unnecessary hotspotting. By shaping the light coming from the ring light I can create something similar to my &quot;smile director&quot; concept published here and elsewhere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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