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ok thanks i was just wondering if anyone does it different

george m w wrote in post #9814189
Here 'ya go Vinny. I slid the umbrella shaft all the way out to make it easier to see what I was talking about in these pix. Also, I stacked several ND gels on there to make them more visible in the snapshot.

Thanks for sharing George, great idea. I've got the ND filters and aways used them with the reflector only. Next time I will try this way.

Well...Finally mt kids agreed to help me for a few minutes as the weather gave us a break! Although it was very saturated everywhere we went, I was able to grab this spot again.
Very quick set up with 1 ab800.....I am under the extreme beginner category! anyhow, here are 2 of my kids:
Lol...my son...who'd rather not sit still or be asked to pose nicely!
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ABee 800 with Beauty Dish.......

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edgar-Junior wrote in post #9822947
ABee 800 with Beauty Dish.......

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Wow!!! Excellent shot and beautiful model. Man I've got to hurry and choose which beauty dish to buy. Silver or white

@1downfall - Why were you shooting in AP mode?

It hardly looks like you used any flash at all. Switch to manual mode and darken the background just a lil bit so that it makes the subject pop. How did you have your light set up?

scubthebub wrote in post #9819233
Well... there is the proof that ab1600 > sun

I like the pictures, it almost acts like a vignette

Also depends how far away the modifier is from the subject...and the position of the sun and the subject.

Try it so that the sun is on the side or somewhere behind the subject. Use the light to fill in the shadow side of the subject and see how it looks. Remember, you can get the sky to look stupid blue if you're shooting 90 degree's from the sun.

This shot was taken in the direct sun using only my B800's

Frank,
That image has no characteristics that indicate a BD was used.
Its nice soft light, like one would expect from overcast day, but not what is characteristic of a BD lighting scenario.

dmward wrote in post #9823356
Frank,
That image has no characteristics that indicate a BD was used.
Its nice soft light, like one would expect from overcast day, but not what is characteristic of a BD lighting scenario.

Agreed. Thats not typical of a Beauty Dish shot.

SubliM3 wrote in post #9818884
Got my b1600, Vagabond 2 and BD last week and tested it last Monday. Here's a couple i took of a buddy:

Nice! What were your settings, on camera and bees. Did you use a filter or pull the skies with PP?

jhayesphotography wrote in post #9819438
got a quick question, For the people shooting automotive are you guys using PLMs? Im about to place my order of ABs

Chad of chadbeephotography.com, informed me earlier this week that:

"large soft reflections are worse than very small harsh reflections that are easy to clone out/hide in wheel wells and other places"

So basically, shoot bare.

dmward wrote in post #9823356
Frank,
That image has no characteristics that indicate a BD was used.
Its nice soft light, like one would expect from overcast day, but not what is characteristic of a BD lighting scenario.

Thanks David, I'm wanting to use the bd for inside and outside on models. I want to use the bd up close & personal. I have softboxes and plm's that I can use far away. Just want to use something simple with less shadow.

gonzogolf wrote in post #9823376
Agreed. Thats not typical of a Beauty Dish shot.

Thanks Gonzogolf

dmward wrote in post #9823356
Frank,
That image has no characteristics that indicate a BD was used.
Its nice soft light, like one would expect from overcast day, but not what is characteristic of a BD lighting scenario.

I agree and the problem I'm seeing (well, not really a problem) is that the beauty dish has become commonplace and most of the people buying them don't understand or really care to understand the concept behind the design of the dish. It's really just become a very convenient, portable light modifier for many. The sock is also common and a white dish with a diffusion sock at 6 feet from the subject is about as far away from the beauty dish 'look' as possible. Most of the soft light beauty dish work could be done with a small to mid softbox or octa, or for that matter, an umbrella.

That's not to say that the images being created are not gorgeous but they don't display any of the qualities that we normally associate with the design of the beauty dish.

My Vagabond 2 should be here tomorrow Now I'm trying to decide if I should sell my two Calumet 200 strobes for Alien Bees or keep'em???

showtm490 wrote in post #9824050
My Vagabond 2 should be here tomorrow Now I'm trying to decide if I should sell my two Calumet 200 strobes for Alien Bees or keep'em???

Are you dissatisfied with the Genesis strobes? What would be the advantage or benefit of making the switch to Bees?