Collapsible Ring Light Shaping Device for Photography
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting techniques for photography, such as multiple light boxes, light painting, and light tents, are either complex and costly, lack control, or are limited in their ability to freeze action and minimize shadows effectively.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible light shaping device with a ring structure that includes reflectors and diffusers to distribute flash light as a thin plane, providing adjustable and portable lighting solutions for photography and videography.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple light boxes are used to control lighting, then lighting control precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple light boxes into a single integrated device with a unified housing that contains multiple light sources, diffusers, and reflectors. This merging approach maintains the lighting control precision of multiple separate boxes while reducing the overall complexity by eliminating the need for multiple independent units and their respective adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The single device performs multiple functions that previously required separate light boxes: it provides controlled lighting from multiple directions, creates diffused light, generates reflected light, and produces shadowless illumination all within one unit. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by maintaining lighting control precision while reducing device complexity.
2Device complexity
If light painting techniques are used, then equipment requirements are reduced, but the ability to freeze action is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the simplicity of light painting equipment with the capability to freeze action by incorporating multiple flash tubes and strobe lights that can operate at high speeds. The integrated design allows the device to function as a simple portable unit while maintaining the ability to capture fast-moving subjects through rapid flash illumination.
3Ease of operation
If light tents are used to create even lighting, then ease of operation is improved, but control over the final result is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing separate controls for different light sources within the single device. Each light source can be independently adjusted in intensity and direction, allowing users to maintain the ease of operation of a single unit while gaining precise control over the lighting result through localized adjustments of individual light elements.
4Ease of operation
If light tents are used, then skill requirements are reduced, but contrast and depth of textures are minimized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses local quality by incorporating reflectors and diffusers at specific positions within the device to create varied lighting effects. Different regions of the device produce different lighting characteristics, allowing users to maintain ease of operation while achieving enhanced contrast and texture depth through the strategic placement of optical elements that create localized lighting variations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device offers fast, easy, and controlled lighting with minimal equipment, effectively reducing shadows and enhancing texture and depth in images without the drawbacks of existing methods.
Implementation Method 1
a reflector disposed within the enclosed space and aligned with the open or transparent portion of the outer wall to reflect light passing therethrough
Implementation Method 2
at least one diffuser disposed within the enclosed space for diffusing reflected light to illuminate a subject positioned within the central opening
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AI summary
Light modification devices for photography, videography, or other image capturing systems which provide methods for diffusing and shaping light from flash lighting or continuous light sources to create a diffused 360 degree thin plane of light around a subject. The light modification devices are capable of producing lighting conditions that can accentuate raised textures and depth of a subject without casting hard shadows with minimal light seepage outside of the plane.