daniel, not to fear. your post made a lot of sense to me, i was just putting the name to what you're talking about. i have a light tent, but didn't really care for the way it softened everything too much. you can use a little light on the inside called a "kicker" to give a little sparkle which sounds a little like what your'e talking about in this post. i wish i still had that ringlight. would have been fun to try out.