Beauty dish test SP

Mitchell

Just got a 22inch beauty dish and wanted to test it out before I shot some formal portraits this evening for my daughter's prom.

I will likely shoot outdoors in some pretty bright light and wanted to control my fill with the BD. I used a vari-ND filter here to shoot wider open in the bright sun. Any suggestions on using the BD for couples or should I just use an umbrella?

Hackbone

Just saw this...sorry. Hope the kids have a blast tonight and lets see some posts!!

EphTwoEight

Shoulder looks sharp and eyes are a tad soft. Otherwise cool

Sam

Nice exposure, skin tones and over all lighting. When shooting with wider apertures you / we need to really nail the focus on the eyes.

Love to see some of the prom shots.

Sam

Dooginfif20

I would move it higher. I would try to get the catch light more in the top right part of the iris

Agnieszka

Very nicely it, IMO! Nice portrait of you, Mitchell!

D3Sshooter

Looks good, BD's are nice to create this crispy light and even more important for beauty shots the creation of catch lights in the eyes.
However, watch out that they are not in the pupil but in the iris. Recommended location for the catch light is 10 to 10 (watch).
For couples it might work as well as long as it does not become to harsh (the light). I often use a sock (white) over de BD. It makes the light a bit softer....

ND filters , especially the adjustable one are great for outdoors shooting....in full sun and full open...

Mitchell

Thanks for the insight. I did use a white diffusion sock on the BD for this.

FlyNavy

To hell with the lighting. I want to hear the lecture you will give her date!
Seriously, Nice pic!