One of the most frequently asked questions over the years has been why I don’t endorse the use of ring flashes. I guess people keep asking because these are supposed to be a macro standard equipment and they see nothing here about them. Well, I never used ring flashes because I didn’t like their output. They are designed to produce a flat, shadowless lightning which is very convenient for coins, stamps and that kind of stuff, not in my opinion for animals. In nature there’s a strong light up there, thanks to the old Sun, and there are (…) 
