Ray Heath
(K=4559) - Comment Date 10/7/2005
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g'day Shoot
watsa beauty dish?
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Shoot Mike
(K=3255) - Comment Date 10/7/2005
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Ray,
A beauty dish is a round disk about 22? inches across, with another smaller round disk mounted inside and a strobe light mounted on the back. The light is reflected off the small disk back into the large disk and out to the model.
Mike
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Charles Morris
(K=5969) - Comment Date 10/8/2005
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they are usually used along with additional lighting. but most often serve as a key light. the beauty dish is useful because it throws a moderately soft light but is still very directional. since it is round, it adds a more natural looking catchlight in the model's eyes. one additional benefit is that the center cover/reflector assures the light is always indirect and on longer shoots it is less stressful for the models because they are not getting blinded by a direct blast from a flashtube. even double baffle softboxes have a hotspot in the center that is blinding.
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Ray Heath
(K=4559) - Comment Date 10/8/2005
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thanx for the explaination guys, I know the device you describe
my usual technique for soft lit portraits is to use a large umbrella up close for soft wraparound light, with a large reflector board on the other side and maybe a second light on the background
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