I'm making myself a beauty dish very much like this one over the next few weeks, using the following: •Dish• 18" stainless steel mixing bowl •Mount• Very similar mount to the one used in this video, but a bit cheaper •Reflector• A jam strainer funnel without the funnel or strainer part •Light leak shield (Like the pizza tray)• 22cm metal cooker top cover •And a few nuts & bolts like used here.. I just want to say thanks for posting this video and giving me some ideas guys! Cheers!
Hi Todd, great video! I'm having a hard time finding a 16 qt metal bowl. Would plastic work just as well? I figured since it's painted it doesn't rely on the reflection of the metal itself, and I could probably find a plastic bowl much easier (and probably cheaper). I know it wouldn't be as durable, but for the cost I'd probably be willing to accept that at least for a while. Thanks for the great videos!
this should be gold cuz if you dont know this, hes an amazing music photography and i follow his blogs and stuff and you should too, just google his name, and its sick, awesome shots,
True, a diffusion sock would soften the light. Overall, I think it would depend on the look you're going for with the beauty dish, since a matte white beauty dish would still have a different look than that of a socked dish.
Hi Todd! I was very impressed by your making your beauty dish. I am in the market for one myself and would like to see if I actually could make my own. Question: The backet you used. Where can I get just the bracket? Is that possible? Also I noticed on the photos you took with your beauty light that the lighting was indeed very great. Was curious why you chose to blur the people in the background behind the lead singer. Shouldn't they all be sharp?
Efficiency and softness of light are different things. Fine tuning the reflector for maximum output may result in artifacts, but it depends on what the desired result is.
Hey in the detailed build instructions, you mentioned a link to a 20 qt mixing bowl on amazon. Would you happen to know what the diameter of that bowl would be? I saw that the 16 qt is 18 inches. Have you made one with a 20 qt? How does it work compared to the 16 qt? Thanks! Awesome design by the way and excellent photos on your website. Love it all.
A larger beauty dish (or any light modifier) will give you softer light (the bigger the diffuser, the more softened the light) as it diffuses the light wider and covers more area. Hope that helps.
thanks for this! I managed to built one myself but the problem I encountered is if I slot in the flash radio transreceiver below the flash, due to its length, I have to move the flash back, hence the flash can;t attach to the bowl.. :-/
hello todd ..... I have a canon flash 580ex2 and I wish I could build a beauty like yours in the video .... I wanted to know, please, if you tell me the diameter of the large pot because I have found only 40cm .... then I wanted to know where to buy the pot smallest internal ...... always of steel?? thanks
A 20qt mixing bowl doesn't have an overall diameter that's all that much larger than a 16qt bowl. You could most likely stay with the 8" pizza pan and adjust the distance to the bowl. But you might want to just get both size pans and see which one works the best.
Hey I love this tut can you guys tell me where I can buy the parts that you guys bought? I am having the most trouble finding the large mixing bowl. I really want like a 27 inch or so
This is true. However, I wanted the ability to adjust the light and fine tune it, which meant that leaving the screws unpainted was the much better choice. Still, I haven't noticed any issue from the bare metal screws creating any artifacts in the light output, either.
great vid but....what do you do when you want a grid for this particular dish? :O A White Diffuser is easy to make but wondering what you would do for a grid?
Paresh Pandit A grid? The grids for beauty dishes are normally plastic and snap on and off the dish. Would be no practical way to attach a home made one out of cloth-ish material.
@usmintz There are a few samples in the written tutorial linked above, as well as links to samples by other photographers at the end of the post. Thanks for the comment.
Hi buddy! I'd like ask about the size of that big bowl and the small disk? in my country some photo group tried to make the BD and the result is all about some bad light came out cos' size of small disk. They said like it has to be flexible with the bowl.
Sick!! Nice Project, Todd... nice to see you here on TH-cam :) Never saw your videos... anyway, I subscribed, so now you have to upload more tutorials LOL Cheers!
It was be easiest of all if people just bought a cheap beauty dish, as they're readily available on Amazon, B&H, eBay, etc. Really, this project is simply fun and rewarding if you have the right tools.
Can possible same beauty dish have an option of studio strobe light attachment either can be use for speed flash light or studio strobe light for home studio.
Hey Todd, can you send me diameter of the bowl, because on U.K. Ebay ther is no bowls in Qt but on inch, so please give me diameters of the bowl, thank you
I'm making myself a beauty dish very much like this one over the next few weeks, using the following:
•Dish• 18" stainless steel mixing bowl
•Mount• Very similar mount to the one used in this video, but a bit cheaper
•Reflector• A jam strainer funnel without the funnel or strainer part
•Light leak shield (Like the pizza tray)• 22cm metal cooker top cover
•And a few nuts & bolts like used here..
I just want to say thanks for posting this video and giving me some ideas guys!
Cheers!
Wow, I'm impressed! What I love about your design is - unlike so much DIY stuff - not only does it perform, it LOOKS good! Thanks for the tutorial!
Hi Todd, great video! I'm having a hard time finding a 16 qt metal bowl. Would plastic work just as well? I figured since it's painted it doesn't rely on the reflection of the metal itself, and I could probably find a plastic bowl much easier (and probably cheaper). I know it wouldn't be as durable, but for the cost I'd probably be willing to accept that at least for a while. Thanks for the great videos!
BEAUTY! I'll be trying this! Goes to show you don't need to spend a mint to create GORGEOUS photos! Keep up the great work! xxx
This is the best DIY beauty dish I have seen yet! Great job building it guys! Solid!
this should be gold cuz if you dont know this, hes an amazing music photography and i follow his blogs and stuff and you should too, just google his name, and its sick, awesome shots,
would like to see some test shots w/ this dish! Great job guys!
thanks! the most professional looking DIY dish on youtube! nice size too.
True, a diffusion sock would soften the light. Overall, I think it would depend on the look you're going for with the beauty dish, since a matte white beauty dish would still have a different look than that of a socked dish.
@wladius It would most likely give a hotter, more contrasty look. You'd have to make sure the spray paint was neutral as well.
Hi Todd! I was very impressed by your making your beauty dish. I am in the market for one myself and would like to see if I actually could make my own. Question: The backet you used. Where can I get just the bracket? Is that possible? Also I noticed on the photos you took with your beauty light that the lighting was indeed very great. Was curious why you chose to blur the people in the background behind the lead singer. Shouldn't they all be sharp?
Whats the difference from a silver Beauty Dish to a White Beauty Dish? would you recomend any fabric DIY to do a diffuser please?
Many thanks Todd
Efficiency and softness of light are different things. Fine tuning the reflector for maximum output may result in artifacts, but it depends on what the desired result is.
Hey guys! Just wanted to thank you for this video. I was able to make one almost just like yours!
Hey in the detailed build instructions, you mentioned a link to a 20 qt mixing bowl on amazon. Would you happen to know what the diameter of that bowl would be? I saw that the 16 qt is 18 inches. Have you made one with a 20 qt? How does it work compared to the 16 qt? Thanks! Awesome design by the way and excellent photos on your website. Love it all.
A larger beauty dish (or any light modifier) will give you softer light (the bigger the diffuser, the more softened the light) as it diffuses the light wider and covers more area.
Hope that helps.
Great job! Brilliant design.
Excellent DIY! My only concern is .. What if I wanted to add a grid onto it?
Brilliantly explained thanks
GREAT JOB YOU GUYS!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Nice and simple but how dose it perform and what are the result of it work
looks good, how do the shots look?
thanks for this! I managed to built one myself but the problem I encountered is if I slot in the flash radio transreceiver below the flash, due to its length, I have to move the flash back, hence the flash can;t attach to the bowl.. :-/
hello todd ..... I have a canon flash 580ex2 and I wish I could build a beauty like yours in the video .... I wanted to know, please, if you tell me the diameter of the large pot because I have found only 40cm .... then I wanted to know where to buy the pot smallest internal ...... always of steel?? thanks
A 20qt mixing bowl doesn't have an overall diameter that's all that much larger than a 16qt bowl. You could most likely stay with the 8" pizza pan and adjust the distance to the bowl. But you might want to just get both size pans and see which one works the best.
Hey I love this tut can you guys tell me where I can buy the parts that you guys bought? I am having the most trouble finding the large mixing bowl. I really want like a 27 inch or so
You should have tested it.. I wanted to see it on!
This is true. However, I wanted the ability to adjust the light and fine tune it, which meant that leaving the screws unpainted was the much better choice. Still, I haven't noticed any issue from the bare metal screws creating any artifacts in the light output, either.
Conversely, if I used the 20qt mixing bowl, would I need to get a 10" pizza pan instead or just stay with the 8"?
great vid but....what do you do when you want a grid for this particular dish? :O
A White Diffuser is easy to make but wondering what you would do for a grid?
..."Bump!"...
+Kai Chinn I think when you want a grid you will just end up having to buy a new dish that comes with one. :-/
thanks for the reply! :)
+Joe's Photo & Video Channel Can't one be made out of black felt or something?
Paresh Pandit A grid? The grids for beauty dishes are normally plastic and snap on and off the dish. Would be no practical way to attach a home made one out of cloth-ish material.
Very nice, looks almost pro with the paint finish
what if you used a chrome or silver spray for the inside? How it would affect the results?
Great presentation and instructions...Thanks!
Thanks for the comment. Just updated the description with a link to sample images shot with this beauty dish.
This is awesome!
Thanks so much for posting this.
Well, all I can say is. . . Thanks for this tutorial. I must now make one.
@usmintz There are a few samples in the written tutorial linked above, as well as links to samples by other photographers at the end of the post. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you! This looks like a do able project!
so cool. Need to try this
This is absolutely cool guys
hi I love your approach !!! Is there a cheap bracket for Profoto like the lastolite you use??? Best+++ OKAN
Hi buddy! I'd like ask about the size of that big bowl and the small disk? in my country some photo group tried to make the BD and the result is all about some bad light came out cos' size of small disk. They said like it has to be flexible with the bowl.
Sick!! Nice Project, Todd... nice to see you here on TH-cam :) Never saw your videos... anyway, I subscribed, so now you have to upload more tutorials LOL
Cheers!
Great diy video.
what do you think about using a mirror for the reflector.( the on that covers the flash)
It was be easiest of all if people just bought a cheap beauty dish, as they're readily available on Amazon, B&H, eBay, etc. Really, this project is simply fun and rewarding if you have the right tools.
Great work guys, would have loved to see an example ;)
I love this. However, what bracket would you recommend to place this on my strobe that has With Standard size universal speed mounts?
I made this and it rocks !!!
That sounds like a good mod. Thanks for the feedback.
guys, make more tutorials! you are cool and very helpfull
Can possible same beauty dish have an option of studio strobe light attachment either can be use for speed flash light or studio strobe light for home studio.
Excellent ! Thank you...
Hey Todd, can you send me diameter of the bowl, because on U.K. Ebay ther is no bowls in Qt but on inch, so please give me diameters of the bowl, thank you
What kind of spray paint did you guys use for this?
That was Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
superb! gonna do this!
Great work thanks for sharing
Some of the DIY add convex mirror ? any reason for this one not to have a convex mirror ?
can you make a tutorial that uses bowens mounting?
And where can I buy a mount if I'm not mistaken it is only Softbox??
i have the same problem here!
Amazon sells adapter mounts
awesome DIY! thanks guys! :) I have a couple on my channel as well.
great job
do you have problems with you sb900 overheating?
Great Job!!!!
I finish my B.D today soi go to test, i use 30 Qt size and a Yognuo Yn-468ex flash
surely the first reflector (plate) is upside down making a light trap, and it needs to be at the ''focal point'' of the main dish/reflector ???
Awesome!
good job guys. i love it :)
is it matte? or glow?
hay guys how much to make me one i want to buy one
Todd este efeito esfumaçado nas fotos que procede aquele profissionalismo dos fotógrafos?? Obrigado
WOW!
This is great!! DIMS Do it myself!
love must try!!!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant
GOOD VIDEO !
How much to make this for me?
@ajeczen Rust-Oleum.
wonderfull
hay guys how much to make me one
why must outside painted black ?
wow thanks buddy
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Но круто получилось!
Very Pro!!
thislooks so expensive and complicated.....i might as well just buy one
+Strawberryxoxo90 ok have fun paying hundreds of dollars instead of using your fucking brain for once
Strawberryxoxo90 yes baby......just buy instead of struggle
expensive? your getting away with murder here trust me
I could of sworn back in the 90s this was called the pinoy city special
dope. but kinda lazy to make one. sell some :)
By far the most expensive and time-consuming DIY beauty dish I've seen
I'm gonna say it....
Difficulty Level: ASIAN.
hahaha
Why don't you just sell it to people it would be easier for them.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS? you might just go ahead and BUY a pro one lloll
not worth of work that doesnt include photography skill :-)
Awesome