Ring Flash

Gaynor Gritzi has a very cool ring flash for photographers. I've only barely scratched the surface of what it can do, but already I can see two ways it can make lighting a shot easier.

The first is that I have a photo studio with three light balls that I manually move closer or farther away as needed. This isn't a lot of work, honestly, but it is a pain when I have a shot set up and then have to zoom my camera back and try to get the lights in the right spots. The Ring Flash HUD makes changing intensity, radius, falloff, and RGB values so much simpler and quicker than moving around the light balls.

The second is when I am out and about and am trying to take photos in a place where I really don't want to (or maybe can't because of permissions) pull out my own light balls. This ring flash just attaches to your head like a face light and makes the process much easier.

So to test this out in the field Uhi and I went to the WWF island.


HUD with default settings.


Playing around with environment settings set to midnight.


The ring flash on "show" so you can see the different lights. When you set the ring flash to "hide" you can't see the lightbulbs.

The only thing I can think of to make it better is having an easier way to go from one extreme to another (like going from 100% to 0%) on the settings, but I've never seen a better interface option on any other HUD (like a slider or input) so it probably isn't even possible to try a different approach.

This is a really great gadget and I am looking forward to getting a lot of use out of it!

Read more at Gaynor's site

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On Uhi:
Top: Rosemar Freebie Scoop-Neck Sweater - Purple (free)
Pants: Zyrraphotic Black Jeans (free at Fashion Avenue)
Skin: Rosemar Creampuff Skin - Espresso (free)
Eyes: CSI:NY Hana Eyes (free from CS:NY orientation island)
Hair: BP* Big Bomb Hair (lucky chair), top and bottom pic, boon NMR32 black in middle pic
Shoes: Maitreya Slinky Stiletto (free)

On me:
Top: *PBI* the Caravan Shirt
Pants: Schadenfreude Ash Stripe Pants
Skin: Nevermore Studios Hybrid III ($1,000L)
Eyes: Adam and Eve Cocoa eyes
Hair: BP Micky Dango ($100L)
Shoes: SIN Daphne Shoes (BLACK) ($300L)
Jewelry: Schadenfreude Koijini necklace and earrings ($90L)

RSIAF Party

Some snapshots from the Red Stick International Animation Festival Party where there was great music from DJ Rose Farina and awesome cat cupcakes =)






The Red Stick Hunt continues through April 20th so you still have plenty of time to search for the sticks.

We've got two sticks in the hunt at:
Sweetness @ Juicy
Sweetness @ Potter
(same gifts at both locations)

And because I love the dress I was wearing at the party so much, here is a better picture of it.


What I'm wearing:
Dress: Rosemar Beaded Dress - Purple (RG) ($300L)
Skin: Nevermore Studios Hybrid III ($1,000L)
Eyes: Ashia Designs Dark Grey Eyes (free from Red Stick Hunt)
Hair: BP Micky Dango ($100L)
Shoes: SIN Daphne Shoes (BLACK) ($300L)
Jewelry: Schadenfreude Koijini necklace and earrings ($90L)

Red Stick Hunt Gifts (Free Stockings)

We have two sticks hidden in our stores for the Red Stick International Animation Festival Hunt.




Sweetness @ Juicy
Sweetness @ Potter
(same gifts at both locations)

Hair: BP* Mickey Dango Hair ($100L
Skin: Nevermore Studios Hybrid III ($1,000L)
Shoes: SIN - Daphne Shoes ($300L)
Jewelry: Schadenfreude Koijini necklace and earrings ($90L awesome value - it has a hud so you can make lots of variations!)
Tattoos: *(Sweetness)* Tattoo: Hearts ($10L)