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SolomonValley Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 07/12/2016 9:05 pm I have been pulling my hair for days....trying to find just the right setup for lighting...fact is I do not need all that lighting in my way. I have a ring flash on my camera. I can turn that ring flash on continuous...NO MORE UNEVEN LIGHTING....duh some times I amaze myself how freakin dumb and slow I am...I put all the other lighting up...LOL Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 04:39 am Can you turn down the brightness? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 10:56 am I would get out some of the other gear again, because from what you show here, the ringlight is not your solution, unless all you are trying to do is put together a record of what you have for insurance purposes. Let me suggest images that preserve dimension, with lighting coming from one or both of positions 10 and/or 2 for starters. Report this Post to the Staff
SolomonValley Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 1:15 pm Just trying to show product using Amazon requirements for resell. I have a new lens coming for this camera and still looking/shopping for lighting that does not require a mega amount of space. Amazon requires a pure white background with nothing else in the picture sized between 1000 to 2000 pixels per side. This works perfectly for my application needs. I may adjust the aperture and shutter speed some more...unfortunately I can't adjust the flash but I may try covering some of the leds with tape. What lights would you suggest that are small and do not get in the way too much? I had a problem with shadows on the other lights I was using... Report this Post to the Staff
SolomonValley Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 1:36 pm Here is a pic with the aperture and shutter adjusted more...just fine for my requirements. Doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to do even better though...thanks everyone Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 2:08 pm My non pro opinion,second pic looks better but looks a little washed out. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SolomonValley Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 07/14/2016 04:53 am I can turn down the continuous lighting... looks a little better. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 07/16/2016 8:45 pm I occasionally use ringlights, but I usually block some portion of them to give a more natural, less diffused look. Try putting masking tape (or duct tape) over the area from 5:00-7:00 (or maybe 4:00-8:00 or even 3:00-9:00) to start, then maybe 11:00-1:00. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
SolomonValley Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 07/17/2016 4:15 pm I made a diffuser for my ring flash. This is on continuous 1/200 f8 ISO 400. Still tweaking it, but getting closer to what I want. Report this Post to the Staff
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