What type of modifier is used for these shots? Beautydish?

ah the voice of reason I needed ^ thanks guys

i like usual, get ahead of myself... i'll try out the 16 first and see what happens. it may be just perfect.

if not, i'll get the 22....

I think you'll be pleased with that...it's a surprisingly versatile tool. Enjoy it

m.shalaby wrote in post #12038957
ah, you suck! you live too far.
i was hoping to meet up with you and shoot and learn some tips/tricks from you.

anway, your a contact on my flickr and i'll be following your stuff. very creative bro, keep up the good work!

i found it hilarious the replier used the example photo as his avatar.
ive been reading this thread and theres great info here! believe it or not, its got one of the best hands on, step-by-step walk through of those setups. ive just got into studio photography and all this is really helping. thanks again!

btw shalaby. im in maine and ill be headed through NJ and into DC. which part of NJ are you at? maybe we could meetup...although you are much better than me, but i know a little about flash i could maybe help you with.

stayhumble wrote in post #12047454
i found it hilarious the replier used the example photo as his avatar.
ive been reading this thread and theres great info here! believe it or not, its got one of the best hands on, step-by-step walk through of those setups. ive just got into studio photography and all this is really helping. thanks again!

btw shalaby. im in maine and ill be headed through NJ and into DC. which part of NJ are you at? maybe we could meetup...although you are much better than me, but i know a little about flash i could maybe help you with.

sounds cool, i'm in norther jersey. send me a pm when your in the area and we'll see if it works out!

anlenke wrote in post #12047404
I think you'll be pleased with that...it's a surprisingly versatile tool. Enjoy it

yeah, i'm looking forward to messing around with it. once i use it a couple times, i'll have a good idea of what i'm looking for exactly

you said you got a 22 - which 22 did you get? white/silver? did you splurge on the Kacey?

stayhumble wrote in post #12047454
i found it hilarious the replier used the example photo as his avatar.
ive been reading this thread and theres great info here! believe it or not, its got one of the best hands on, step-by-step walk through of those setups. ive just got into studio photography and all this is really helping. thanks again!

btw shalaby. im in maine and ill be headed through NJ and into DC. which part of NJ are you at? maybe we could meetup...although you are much better than me, but i know a little about flash i could maybe help you with.

Hah. It seems like I'm entertaining everybody by responding to questions about my photos and using it as my avatar...hopefully good hilarious, I'm only trying to help

m.shalaby wrote in post #12047476
you said you got a 22 - which 22 did you get? white/silver? did you splurge on the Kacey?

I bought the 22" High Output Beauty Dish from Paul C Buff (Alien Bees/White Lighting). They don't make them anymore, which is unfortunate, they just make a silver one. Every once in a while they pop up on ebay or CL... Mine was about $100.

anlenke wrote in post #12047477
Hah. It seems like I'm entertaining everybody by responding to questions about my photos and using it as my avatar...hopefully good hilarious, I'm only trying to help

it is good bro... i'm shocked at the way you followed your photo and helped me out with all my questions.

you don't see that all too often!

anlenke wrote in post #12047247
22" will still give you dramatic lighting. It will still have fall off. If you're primarily going to do full body images, it may be more along the lines of what you're looking for. Don't do this to yourself though...you already ordered the 16" right? Try it out

...if you really don't think you like the fall off, and want a little softer light source, then the 22" would be a great choice. If you want to have both and you can afford it, by all means

BD's can also make a pretty good hairlight, so you could use it as that if you don't want to return one, etc...

oh yeah, and just so were on the same page, when you say if I don't like the 16 and want softer, to go with the 22 - are you stating going with a 22 silver? or 22 white?

because i had this one in mind for the 22 (silver):
http://cgi.ebay.com …ain_0&hash=item​2c5add18c1

Thanks man, it's tough to tell, I'm never used a forum before really.

BTW, did you get a grid with the dish?

anlenke wrote in post #12047543
Thanks man, it's tough to tell, I'm never used a forum before really.

BTW, did you get a grid with the dish?

yes, got the grid

anlenke wrote in post #12047477
Hah. It seems like I'm entertaining everybody by responding to questions about my photos and using it as my avatar...hopefully good hilarious, I'm only trying to help

big help so far. hilarious in the aspect it was..coincidental.

great stuff all throughout your flickr too btw!

Nice, glad you got the grid.

There are a couple of different ways to make it soft. All else being equal, a 22" dish will be softer than a 16" dish, because the bigger the light source (modifier in this instance), the softer the light.
The other factor is the interior of the dish. The white will be the softest, as silver is more reflective and in that way, a little brighter/harder light.

In my experience, in order of hardest to softest light, (distance to subject being equal) looks like this:
16" silver BD with grid
22" silver BD with grid
16" silver BD bare
22" silver BD bare
22" white BD grid
16" silver with sock
22" silver with sock
22" white Bd bare
22" white with sock

The point being, for me, the difference between a gridded dish and non-gridded dish is much more of a difference than 16" to 22" or silver versus white.

anlenke wrote in post #12047609
Nice, glad you got the grid.

There are a couple of different ways to make it soft. All else being equal, a 22" dish will be softer than a 16" dish, because the bigger the light source (modifier in this instance), the softer the light.
The other factor is the interior of the dish. The white will be the softest, as silver is more reflective and in that way, a little brighter/harder light.

In my experience, in order of hardest to softest light, (distance to subject being equal) looks like this:
16" silver BD with grid
22" silver BD with grid
16" silver BD bare
22" silver BD bare
22" white BD grid
16" silver with sock
22" silver with sock
22" white Bd bare
22" white with sock

The point being, for me, the difference between a gridded dish and non-gridded dish is much more of a difference than 16" to 22" or silver versus white.

gotcha, nice breakdown.

alright man, i'm going to leave you the heck alone now, lol... and test/play around with my BD when it comes in. i just know i'm overthinking all this, and as soon as I spend soe hours with it, then i'll catch on pretty quick.

thanks again for all the info, and thanks for the comments on my flickr. you said more then the typical 'nice shot' comments, lol... i appreciate that!

m.shalaby wrote in post #12047656
gotcha, nice breakdown.

alright man, i'm going to leave you the heck alone now, lol... and test/play around with my BD when it comes in. i just know i'm overthinking all this, and as soon as I spend soe hours with it, then i'll catch on pretty quick.

thanks again for all the info, and thanks for the comments on my flickr. you said more then the typical 'nice shot' comments, lol... i appreciate that!

Absolutely, happy to have been able to help. When you get it, pop it on a lightstand, and simply angle it down a little bit, then try taking images of a flat wall and adjust the flash zoom/head placement to see the effects. If you want to try it on a person, you could always use...yourself

Enjoy man! Excited to see the images you create