Ringlight?!? What’s that?
We get a lot of questions about a certain type of photograph customers see in our portfolio book because it has a very unique look which tends to catch people’s eyes all the time. We call it the “ringlight shot”. It uses a special light we have that allows us to light subjects in a unique way that can’t be achieved with regular studio lights. This type of portrait, as Mel likes to say, “takes off 10 years and 20 pounds”. As you can imagine, women love it. Here are some of our favorite adult ringlight shots…
Ringlight shots are not specific to adults though. We’ve had a few seniors that wanted to give it a try and absolutely loved the really unique results:
Kids also look great in ringlight shots…
You may notice that the photos above are black & white and standard portrait orientation (If you haven’t yet, just click on the pic of your choice to see the full version). Because of the style of processing we use for the ringlight shots, they look best as black & whites and cropped vertically, but they don’t always have to be…
So that’s basic ringlight shots, 101. Just another service we can provide for you next time you’re in our studio! Don’t hesitate to ask as it only takes a few minutes and it’s included in your session time should you want to try one. Just let us know!
