Beauty dish and a Halo

HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
edited April 3, 2010 in People
Playing with an Alien Bee beauty dish and a Halo umbrella. Also a very pretty gal. Not sure which light source I like the best. Dish has somewhat of a shadow and the Halo less of an edge.

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Charles
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  • gecko0gecko0 Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2010
    I personally prefer the second pic much more than the first. I tend to like contrasty pics vs. softer ones though.
    Canon 7D and some stuff that sticks on the end of it.
  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2010
    I'm always partial to the BD....the fall off is even and the eyes just pop
    Swartzy:
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  • dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    You can always get rid of or soften the shadow from a beauty dish with a white reflector. I just finished this one up tonight and used that technique.

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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    Great shot!!!! I was using an eyelighter under the subject. Got to do more experimenting.
    Charles
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  • RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    A couple of really nice shots Hackbone! I tend to like the beauty dish in this set as it gives a nicer skin tone. I tinkered with a very similar setup with the shot below. I had the young lady stand in front of a 6' octabank angled up at about 30 degrees right back at me and I had a tri-flector right under her face with a custom ringlight for shoot through.

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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    Beautiful examples guys.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    Randy, I like it alot, congrats. Neat idea about it coming back at you. How about a pull back next time you do it?
    Charles
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  • RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    Hackbone wrote:
    Randy, I like it alot, congrats. Neat idea about it coming back at you. How about a pull back next time you do it?


    I may have a pre-setup shot that I can post if you would like. It may not be the exact final but the gist is there.
    Randy Brogen, CPP
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    Member: PPA , PPANE, PPAM & NAPP
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2010
    Educate us Randy, thanks.
    Charles
    www.cameraone.biz
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