5 Ways I Use A Beauty Dish

[@taygunozbcakc8846]

It is sad that people do not appreciate your effort but the way you edited the photos. I did not have a beauty dish but even that video help me to start considering it. Thanks !

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

I appreciate that! If they miss out because they are focused on the wrong thing then it's their loss unfortunately. Happy to help those that are willing to receive it! 😁👍

[@3GO3US]

@@MiguelQuilesJr its cool, but i think the guy has a point. The key of the video is watching the raw light that you are getting shot by shot, so... If you post the edited images, you are actually "faking" the results. Thanks anyway.

[@chowlokcheong9553]

go，

[@javierborrero7525]

Miguel I went to Imaging USA 2022. I saw your presentation at expo. Nice. Congratulations and thank you for your recommendations.

[@MikeMargate]

One of the best and clearest videos on lighting I have ever seen. Well done!

[@stephanyfaycohen3842]

Many thanks, Miguel, for a great and informative video tutorial. Loving all the versitility with the softbox/beauty dish and layerings of the backdrop. GOD bless you.

[@josephchan4198]

I like how you edit the photos after and teaching style. Great work as always.

[@manoharmgr8235]

வீடியோ மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி இரா.மனோகர் சென்னை . Very useful video sir, I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, thanks a lot sirbig thank you R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.

[@anzaeria]

Stunningly beautiful model. And great lighting too of course.

[@wilhelmrosenthal1305]

hands down the best tutor on youtube

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks for the love and support!!

[@Bishnu_Deb]

I love all those 5 ways of using beauty dish. Thank you so much for this awesome video which impressed me enough to hit the subscribe button. Hope to see more such videos in future.

[@Allen-Trav]

Great set ups Planning to try some of these with a model today.

[@chafrewilcha]

Cool teaching style; & thanks for the tight images. Great work, Miguel!

[@scottedwards5191]

Nice as always, Miguel... was looking for some thoughts about a larger light supplemented by a beauty dish. I'm shooting senior high prom couples - this was a nice set of options that inspires. Thank you!

[@kenzotomo]

Thank you for giving me great advices. English is not my home language, but your clear pronunciations and clever way of explanations are quite helpful and comfortable to listen to. You are making me feel to get a new Profoto B10 and a Beauty dish.

[@antisocialpictures4784]

I love beauty dishes, particularly when the client has great skin. But I've never tried pairing them with large modifiers particularly in that stacked fashion. Will definitely consider that sometime.

[@TMM6900]

i love the last setup, big soft light + extra little punch. Tasty

[@ajaxrodriguez8956]

Beautiful shots! Thanks for the demonstrations.

[@davidstone408]

Just started following you from video you did with Vanessa Joy, only comment would be and it’s based on Vanessa’s videos on flash work, it’s nice to see before and after so the affect of what you are doing is clearly shown to the audience.

[@brianasealy6257]

I love this series!! I am a one light shooter 45 degrees camera left, but really am trying to add more lights in!! So this helps so much :)

[@stephenfrey6038]

Thanks! Learned so much from this video!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Happy to hear it! Be sure to subscribe as I have some more videos like this posting up soon 📸

[@luissalazar2021]

Brother you’re the best! Thank for sharing

[@stevestrother6313]

Great video! Thank you!

[@specialized41]

I love this pic with beauty dish in the back over his head. Nice separation.

[@Fortraiture]

I use it as main , fill, hair light as well. The magic is in the distance and angle. Great demo

[@shadyninja1]

Thanks I learnt something from this short and sweet video. You make that woman look good

[@larryb0315]

Hi Miguel, this is a great video! Thanks for sharing it. Can you share your f/stop settings you used for the clamshell two light set up? Also did you use a meter to determin where they would be set at or did you "eye-ball" it?

[@DanielReprieto]

Awesome video! She say to follow and understand. Thanks for taking the time to create all of your How-To videos.

[@joshuatalley9170]

Nice video and very informational set ups, will be trying all 5 set ups. What were your light settings, I believe you only gave your camera settings.

[@whatever5143]

Came from Tony Northrup channel. Extremely impressive lighting and posing. Look forward to future vidoes!

[@FranklinLiranzo]

fantastic, to the point video with amazing results!! thank you !!

[@paulkarassr6253]

Nice video - loved your work at shutterfest in 2017 when I saw you there! Quick question - once you place the diffusion screen on the beauty dish, don't you just have a soft box? Haven't you lost the focus point that that little dish inside of the beauty dish creates? thanks.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you! Those were such good days. As for the question, it still serves to give you the look of a beauty dish, but slightly softer. You can basically turn any hard light source into a somewhat softer source by using the diffusion fabric.

[@babiszfotograf]

Thank You. You opened my eyes. I am asking for a film about using BD for outdoor photos.

[@Chuubie]

4:17 love the Hair Light + V Flat bounced effect here

[@Chuubie]

Question!: Would we need a beauty dish + strip box (as you wrote in the description) to do that effect? or beauty dish alone with a v flat could achieve that look?

[@revocolor]

Great video Miguel thank you for sharing. Is there a link for 5 different images, would love to take a look at catch lights closer.

[@CabreraGlam]

By far the most informative and understandable video I’ve watched over beauty dish techniques, thank you for this 🙌🏽

[@jameskrick9101]

Hey Miguel. Thank you so much for providing incredibly educational information. What I would love to see in future videos would be if you could go in-depth after each photo, and point out specifically how they have changed. And maybe include a side-by-side comparison, as well as including pros and cons of each type, when you would use each one etc. Thanks for all the great info!

[@charlesstephens5974]

I would like to know that too, I experimented with a small gridded BD in front of 12x55 , it’s the specularity of the BD that makes the kick, the power for all intents and purposes was the same.

[@11557bexley]

Great video great info

[@erikpratama6039]

Hey Miquel, i appreciate your tutorial very much! i believe many aspiring photographer out there, like me also, surely can apreciate your work and get much information from your educative video. As far as my photography journey progressing, i see that editing as part of the process making the great image. Absolutely there is nothing wrong with editing process, as would the photographer from the film era using darkroom to process their negative roll. The problem is many normal people / non photographer would think that great image is the result of heavy editing process, but the biggest portion of making great image is actually already done in-camera. Editing is like the finishing touch, to make sure that the image result is as close as your creative vision can be.

[@piepayal8777]

Hi! hank you for the video. I am confused though..How are you keeping Shutter Speed 1/4000 and so on? Flash light images become black after 1/200th second isn't it? The Sync Seed

[@timothybudiman7972]

Hey Miguel, really like the 4th beauty dish configuration you showed. Would like to see you elaborate more on that setup in a video.

[@timothybudiman7972]

I mean where the beauty dish is set on the back and reflecting on a white wall towards the model's face.

[@SkiRinkevicius]

Never used beauty dish on my shoots. I have to buy one and try it. Thank you for sharing

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks for watching! My first ever light shaper when I started with off camera lighting was a beauty dish. In the right situations its an amazing thing!

[@SkiRinkevicius]

As I see this light needs a good skin for the shoot. Hope my models do not have a lot of blemishes on shoot day :D

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

This is very true. In those situations you can use a bigger light source like an octa. I'm saving that for a future video though :)

[@brianasealy6257]

Loved this video!! Absolutely eye opening!! :) :D

[@MickPayton]

Hi and thanks for the demo. Can you tell me why you use high speed sync as opposed to normal flash shutter speed please? Thanks in advance.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

My pleasure! I used it so I could shoot at a wide open aperture with strobes to make some of the shots look different. I could have done them all with HSS or normal sync, just mixing it up ;)

[@MickPayton]

@@MiguelQuilesJr Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to reply!

[@bbasham46]

very creative using the octa and beauty dish

[@arossington1]

Why the heavy editing?? Post unedited shots so we can really see the outcome of each setup.

[@Duphe]

agreed. no sense in posting dodge/burn and phased pictures. have to know what the result looks like pre editing.

[@wezzojm]

@@Duphe I call bull, You can post that on Cosmo and GQ magazines. @Miguel Quiles his shots and post edits are outrageously good. Amazing

[@jjmerago1]

@@Duphe Do the work yourself, he showed you the set up and the final image ready to publish. Do be such a bitch, go to studio and do you own test.

[@jjmerago1]

Andy worry about your own work. If you spent a little time in post your work might get more than 45 likes per post.

[@philindeblanc]

Seriously, Whats the point if they are edited..Unless you show how much post that was. This was a video FAIL..sadly from Explorer of Light. More like a ProFoto commercial and a sign up to my workshop for editing lessons.

[@EstebanAraque]

Great job my friend. Thnks

[@guyphoto9437]

Actually Miguel the first lighting setup you used is not "clamshell lighting" it's butterfly or paramount lighting, because it generally leaves a butterfly pattern created by a shadow under the nose--which is visible in your image. Clam shell lighting is when you have two lights, a light about 45 degrees above and in front, and a light about 45 degrees under shooting up toward the model. In that case you can't use a posing table. Or you have the upper light and a reflector, in my case I use a rectangular reflector which I had made and I sit one end on the posing table and angle it upward a few degrees on the end closest to me. This removes the shadow under the nose and chin and under the eyes and leaves a nice catchlight in their eyes. If your reflector is flat it just scatters the light, and the result is not as pleasing. This works whether you're using a beauty dish or a softbox. If using softboxes I use a small strip box as my lower light and a large softbox as my upper light.

[@dongordonphoto]

similar to your beauty dish, I have the Profoto Softlight Reflector (I call it a beauty dish) - I like using it with the diffuser and eyelighter for headshots

[@andreak4280]

thanks for throwing out some various ways to use the beauty dish Miguel, always appreciate your efforts in sharing your knowledge. my question is in regard to your fifth tip and having the beauty dish put in front of your main light of the OCTO for a little bit more punch, what is the power ratio difference when you do this technique between the two lights? if the octa is the main light and the beauty dish a little bit of fill, are you using 1,2, 3 stop difference in power between the two lights? thanks for any additional info and for making your vids🙏🏼

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

My pleasure, and great question! My process for balancing lights is really to my own tastes. I usually start off with the main light (the beauty dish in this case), and get that looking the way I'd like. Then from there I add the octa and start adjusting the power up and down until I reach a nice balance. Sometimes it might be a 1 stop difference, other times a bit more. All depends on how I want to sculpt the light. I recommend doing the same as this will change depending on the person's face in front of you. Hope that helps!

[@andreak4280]

@@MiguelQuilesJr thank you for your reply Miguel! i understand & it helps, i figured i will have to experiment as i have never yet shot portraits with 2 lights in relationship to each other like this (main-fill so close together) it does look nice👌🏼 appreciate you my friend, you make it very easy to follow / learn.

[@mike_spotter_cr]

Nice one Miguel ! Excellent pics editing as well, beautiful model 👍🏼

[@luissalazar2021]

Good job team

[@striper112]

great vid,amazing images!

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

thanks for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you for watching and supporting!

[@VeraChange]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@madebyjovan]

Hey Miguel, may I know when to use HSS and when not to use? This is the part I'm always confused about...

[@rafaelacarvalho8825]

Hi there, thanks for sharing your knowloge with us! Have you any behind scine video showing how to use a Beauty Dish and Strip box behind the backdrop boucing into a wall or V-flat? Many thanks

[@jamesdeak630]

Stunning results my man!!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you!!

[@aswin0909]

Beautiful 👏🏻👏🏻, what power of flash you used?

[@mystahgerri8178]

Hey Miguel what’s your thoughts on a collapsible beauty dish or traditional what should I get?

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Good question. I own one of each but I definitely get the most use out of a traditional beauty dish. The collapsible I only use when I need something while travelling.

[@mystahgerri8178]

I think I’ll get the traditional for now and order a collapsible when the time arises

[@andrewj6231]

Great shots and presentation .. I wonder what the original images look like without retouching and editing.

[@idrivavipr]

Great shots.. please explain why shots up so close, tripod mounted require f11? Thx.. keep up the great work..

[@christopherlemmer6178]

Thanks for the video. Very helpful Miguel! Question on the backlit setups, both mentioned and demonstrated in the video. I noticed that you stopped down the aperture for both, down to F/11 I think while your non-backlit setups were shot wide open. Can you explain the reason behind this change in f-stop? I suspect it has to do with flare??? Please confirm. Again, thanks for another great video!

[@travis8665]

The model is gorgeous. So pretty.

[@HoLeeChit11]

🤦🏼‍♂️

[@julianescobar3404]

@miguelquiles im debating what lens to buy for portrait beauty photography, im not sure if to buy a 105 macro lens or a 70-300 telescopic lens. Please help me! 🙏🏻❤️

[@Mr.JaysonDasco]

Do you have videos how you edit your photo like dodge and burn and skin retouch etc maybe the whole work flow

[@JerryMac1125]

Nice lighting, quite heavy on the Post for my liking.

[@brandonelliotphotography]

A quick question - what boom stand are you using? It looks really versatile.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

You can see all about it here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3m9eoisZqqSkJY

[@brandonelliotphotography]

@@MiguelQuilesJr Much appreciated! I didn't know Kupo made a boom -- I'll check it out!

[@garyhammond5267]

Very informative. What is the clamp and arm you are using to hold that collapsible backdrop?

[@DavidKatz]

Love that you are back in the video world dude !!!yessss

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks! I'm definitely in it 100%. Dropping 2-3 videos a week on here as well as my 2 videos per month on Adorama TV :)

[@Richie5480]

Thanks Miguel, you explain it then go right to the idea, & shoot, so we can see.

[@johananGR]

Thanks!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

You bet!

[@KnightF3G3Bg2]

What would be your suggestion if I'm only shooting hairstyle, should I use the Softlight Kit in clam shell position with and another 5 Degree grid only focusing on the hair from left and another kicker with grid from camera right positioned back.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

I'd use a clamshell setup with a reflector below, and if the hair didn't have enough shine to it I'd add a small gridded light aimed at the hair only.

[@KnightF3G3Bg2]

Miguel Quiles okay got it 👍

[@phelix920]

Bruh! Man thank u so much for this video! Good looking out. Phelix. 👍🏾📸

[@FMFutbol2024]

Great videos Miguel

[@PQPhotography]

Your work is the truth!! Awesome

[@retirementhobbyfarmdiyadve1511]

On the 5th setup, what was the power setting on the beauty dish; the same as the soft box or did you turn up the power a little for added kick?

[@jhogeluceno7961]

just found out about your youtube channel now from manny ortiz, i would say you deserve more viewers with the things that you are teaching, great job man , hope to see more videos from you :)

[@actordesmondmcintyre]

Hey bro can you talk about the stand you are using to hold your strobes? Thanks

[@actordesmondmcintyre]

Nevermind I see them in the description. Love your work. I do have a question about live view with my Sony A7riii can you help with that?

[@pogolas]

Such a beauty.

[@robertocordero4682]

I liked ahead of time because I knew this would be good☝️

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you!!

[@barkyvonschnauzer2188]

Perfect!

[@otiswheat8010]

I have a question. What went into your thought process to shoot your images wide open, and at high speed sync verse say an iso of 100, sync speed of 250 and a f stop of 8? Thank you.

[@awaywelowe2301]

I'd noticed that too, 1/4000 seems like a SS you'd use if your studio was incredibly bright with no way to dim it down. I'm curious about that in particular.

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thanks for the question Otis. I shoot this style of image with beauty dishes using a variety of apertures. I decided to show some different versions just for the sake of showing some variety (even though its not drastic).

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Here's a video that talks about my approach to dialing in settings in the studio. Keep in mind, I have a bright LED light that is lighting the studio for us to be able to record the video. I could turn them down, which would result in comments about how crappy the video looks, or I could use HSS and get the best of both worlds. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gITNf5WEhLt4h7s

[@brandinshaeffer8970]

Love my beauty dish :)

[@TheStreamFactoryPodcast]

great video, #5 was pretty dope

[@dannykess48]

Quick question...At 1/4000 weren't you exceeding the sync speed? I think I'm missing something. thanks Danny

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Indeed I was! I used high speed sync to be able to do that with my Profoto lights 😁✌️

[@135boomerkg]

Miguel Quiles are you using full power on the light?

[@paulgero]

Superb video Miguel!!!

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you!!

[@josephpoon6485]

ON YOUR FIFTH WAY OF USING THE BEAUTY DISH WITH THE BIG SOFEOX, WHAT IS THE LIGHTING RATIAO BETWEEN THE TWO. GREAT INFORMATION ON THIS VIDEO , THANK YOU.....

[@lindacornelius1565]

This was awesome, I'm excited to use each of these setups in my studio. I'm wondering what your power is in each of the setups on the beauty dish? Thanks so much!

[@NLuxurious]

Great, thank you. Are you editing yourself as well?

[@lslx7120]

Hi my man; may i ask if you retouchd the shots prior to showing them to your audience in this clip?

[@derrickbias5794]

What background is that you're using? Both the gray one and the pink one?

[@Letheus]

Selens deep hexadecagon with grid, Quick folding 90cm version ;)

[@rickhelmke7893]

This is a new tool to me but I have to ask, on most of those there is a hotspot on her left cheek. Video lighting or is it something you normally have?

[@francesaguilar4769]

What is the raito between the beauty dish and the Octabank light? Would you ever use beauty dish as main and oct as fill in this situation?

[@bnkakl]

that was hugely inspiring. i dont have a beauty dish but i can some concepts with other lights :-) where did you get the silver grey backdrop? :-)

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you! It's a Collapsible backdrop by Savage. I have a link for it in the description for the video 😁✌️

[@bnkakl]

thank you so much - just checked it out - they dont ship to india :-(

[@jimhatch3091]

nice lighting are the shots edited or SOOC

[@krystofkalina3882]

Mate this is really great! Thank so much. To the point, brilliant execution, inspiring. Thank you. More of those please! You're the best. And if I could have one question... what were the power ratios between those two lights? In future videos this information would be for me much more important than for example the camera settings. But best to have both :-D. And base on what do you decide when is the fill too much or bit too little? Thank you again and greetings from Prague!

[@iraidelson4407]

Hi, On the last setup with the beauty dis in front of the large octa, what is the ratio between the octa and the beauty dish? Thank you, Ira Idelson

[@diegojuarez8019]

Can you use a grid on the 2ft beauty dish?

[@johnledyard9610]

Great video! How high is your ceiling in your studio?

[@MiguelQuilesJr]

Thank you! They are just over 8 ft.

[@peacepolycarp5658]

Please what's the best white balance to use. Am a makeup artist struggling with my camera 😂. What's the best point to get sharp images ( f5.6 or 2.8) Most times I use iso 100, 1/160 or 1/80. F5.6,f2.2, f2,2.8.. I use godox flash for Sony. Please help thanks.

[@QUINPANO]

Anything under 1/200 handheld will get you camera blur. The higher the F stop number the better to get more of the subject in focus with less depth of field