Beauty dish question...

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The beauty dish is made for nice young soft skin, right? or can it be used for all around portraiture? I mean is it better to light up a face regardless of texture than a soft box or an umbrella outdoors? looking to invest in a beauty dish for my alien bees instead of a octagon soft box. any thoughts or opinions?
 
I use mine for all around portaiture outdoors mainly because they're much more portable than a softbox and more controllable than an umbrella.
 
It's really not a very good tool for "all around portraiture", since is has such steep fall-off at the edges of its beam. For a group shot for example, it's a terrible choice---since it has a hot center and very weak edges. SO, as an "all-around" light modifier, it's not good. A beauty dish is more of a tool for single-person work than for all-around use.
 
Yup, bad for groups but usually nice for couples or single portraits.

What I like about a beauty dish, is the solid structure and thus the durability. When on a wedding shoot, there is usually a lot of running to the car, chucking the gear in, and speeding off to the next location. With a hard dish, rather than a soft (squishy) box, you don't have to be as delicate. Not to mention bumping into things while going from place to place, or falling over etc.

I don't have one myself, yet, but I will.
 
It's really not a very good tool for "all around portraiture", since is has such steep fall-off at the edges of its beam. For a group shot for example, it's a terrible choice---since it has a hot center and very weak edges. SO, as an "all-around" light modifier, it's not good. A beauty dish is more of a tool for single-person work than for all-around use.


Good point Derrel, I should have detailed the post. In my head I was think about the beauty dish for single subject lighting. After reading the post I think a beauty dish will be a good investment for my alien bees and my new mini vagabond.
 
i use my dish everywhere....its the weapon of choice for single person to a group of 4..
 
i use my dish everywhere....its the weapon of choice for single person to a group of 4..

Guessing here LoL.....Either a HUGE dish, or backed up resulting in harsh light for a group of 4? Or are you bouncing the light of the wall with it =)
 
Did anyone point out that photographers who like extremely round catchlights in their subjects eyes generally go for the beauty dish?

Octobox would be a close 2nd for this.
 
Did anyone point out that photographers who like extremely round catchlights in their subjects eyes generally go for the beauty dish?

Octobox would be a close 2nd for this.


+1, I use both an octabox and dish, I like the rounded.
 
i use my dish everywhere....its the weapon of choice for single person to a group of 4..

Guessing here LoL.....Either a HUGE dish, or backed up resulting in harsh light for a group of 4? Or are you bouncing the light of the wall with it =)

Usually use it oudoor for a bit a fill, no hash light if well balanced. bad guess.
 
i use my dish everywhere....its the weapon of choice for single person to a group of 4..

Guessing here LoL.....Either a HUGE dish, or backed up resulting in harsh light for a group of 4? Or are you bouncing the light of the wall with it =)

Usually use it oudoor for a bit a fill, no hash light if well balanced. bad guess.

ohhh my bad indeed, apologies
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