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Readers Projects – The CD Spindle Ringflash

Apr 19, 2008 by Udi Tirosh Leave a Comment

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photography_ring_flash_b2541835a3.jpgDIYP reader Chaval Brasil came up with an ingenious way to create a ring flash. By routing the light from a hot shoe flash to a CD spindle, Chaval was able to surround his lens with light. Chaval joins a long tradition of readers projects that we had here on DIYP (see The Food Saver Omnibounce, Thomas Schwenger Complete Two Seconds Lighting Kit, and The Christmas Tree Ring Light for more readers projects).

As you can see from the with/without sample shot it creates a great effect. Shadows are softer, and “surround” the object in all directions. Check out more photos taken with this ringflash here.

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Here is what I like with this project:

– Cost is about 0 Dollars – Ok, 1 Dollar if you had to buy some cardboard.
– It is light, and does not need construction to be supported
– Preparation time: about 20 minutes


I like this prototype, and I think it can be even better if the following additions were made
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– Add some diffusion material on the front of the spindle: silk, sketching paper, anything semi-translucent

– Chaval complains on light loss. I would cover the interior of the cardboard tubing with some aluminum foil like Nick has done here, and I did here. It will help to reduce light loss to minimum.

More Great Projects:
– Lots of Ringlights
– Altoids To The Rescue – The Minty Strobe
– Home-made Power Pack Flashes– The Ghetto Studio
– Painting With Light

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Filed Under: DIY, Tutorials Tagged With: flash, light painting, Readers Projects, Ringlight

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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