Rankin Ring Flash

losbandidos

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I got the Rankin Portraits book as a present and in a lot of the photos he uses a ring flash made up of 6 individual lights.

Anyone know what he is actually using?

I would post up an example image, but I can't find one with a big enough resolution for the catch lights to be noticeable.
 
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A la David Bailey probably, an MDF or ply circle with lamp holders and bulbs all the way around, power and aesthetic determine how many you want. A guess, but a likely one
 
"Rankin uses lights mounted on a piece of MDF with a hole in the middle to poke his lens through. Saw him use this whilst taking photos of Zara Phillips on a TV show in the UK."

cut and pasted from a Flickr thread (so it must be true...)
 
I would be interested to actually see it, from what you say its home made and not bought.
 
Thanks for the info guys. Loads help stuff for a newbie like me.

:)
 
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