5d3, Einstein strobe, beauty dish and 4 stop ND filter (couple portraits inside)

As the name says, I wanted to go out and do some couple portraits using a bit of my fairly new gadgetry. I used my 5d3, 70-200mm, Einstein, Kacey BD, and a 4 stop ND filter. I am really pleased with my results, but always look for C&C

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I love the lighting on these. What power settings did you have on these? Was the BD positioned like that for most of the shots?

I had the strobe almost at full power, sometimes a stop down. I think the trick with the Beauty dish is to shoot direct. Yes, it was like that for most of the shoot.

Looks good. What ND filter?

Furinox wrote in post #14446531
Looks good. What ND filter?

I used a Hoya one from B&H that was $65 or so.

There are some color temp variations on these, particularly the first one, but I like them all. Good stuff and it definitely gives me food for thought since I have the EXACT same setup, but never really use the Kacey BD. Did you eye ball the exposure on the subjects or used a light meter? How was it carrying around the rig?

Red Tie Photography wrote in post #14447354
I used a Hoya one from B&H that was $65 or so.

Link please. I've been looking to do something like this...you know, use my fast primes outdoors.

awesome work!

Really nice work. Only criticism I have would be to move your watermark over to the left side on #6, it looks like it's a part of her shoe.

The setup shot suggests that shots 4,5 are sort of revealing your light presence via the dark band (ring) that starts at the bottom left of the photos proceeding diagonally upward. Is there a way of tapering off the light a little better ? or would titling the dish up help ? Perhaps it isn't so much of a problem, but I noticed it immediately in the shots.

Your light looks a little hot in 1, bang on in 2.

Above all, pretty natural for shooting all that light into the scene !

Nice photos Bryan! 3 & 7 are my fav.

nice set although sometimes your watermark gets in the middle... worth moving around maybe...

I think, Bryan watermark is an Action, so it place at the same spot on every shot.

This has nothing to do with the lighting or technicality of the shot, but I don't like the clothing selection. Do you discuss this with the clients beforehand?

frugivore wrote in post #14450422
This has nothing to do with the lighting or technicality of the shot, but I don't like the clothing selection. Do you discuss this with the clients beforehand?

I was going to mention this too - the lighting and posing are wonderful, but the big red lettering on the guy's shirt distracts me in 1, 6, and 7. Very nicely done though!