How to Make The Best DIY Beauty Dish

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With a stainless steel mixing bowl, a small pizza pan, a couple dollars worth of nuts and bolts, and a little spray paint, you can make an inexpensive but beautifully performing light modifier for your small flash.
This is an instructional video on how to make the "Chinatown Special," the best DIY beauty dish for speedlights.
For sample images shot with this design, please see this post:
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16 сен 2024

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@trialsrider1985 12 лет назад

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!

@Grey_Duck 10 лет назад

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!

@behindeachfilmgrain 6 лет назад

This is the best DIY beauty dish I have seen yet! Great job building it guys! Solid!

@Snezzleify 11 лет назад

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

@mrdarryl2row 12 лет назад

thanks! the most professional looking DIY dish on youtube! nice size too.

@taishienglish 12 лет назад

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,

@sierpinski8997 11 лет назад

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!

@usmintz 12 лет назад

would like to see some test shots w/ this dish! Great job guys!

@grimpolaman 9 лет назад

Hey guys! Just wanted to thank you for this video. I was able to make one almost just like yours!

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

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.

@jimmcdowell6000 10 лет назад

Great job! Brilliant design.

@GRIZZLYADAMCARLTON 5 месяцев назад

Brilliantly explained thanks

@rickydelatejera 12 лет назад

GREAT JOB YOU GUYS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

@VicVinion 11 лет назад

Well, all I can say is. . . Thanks for this tutorial. I must now make one.

@Nonthanburi2 11 лет назад

Great presentation and instructions...Thanks!

@SmalltimR 12 лет назад

This is awesome! Thanks so much for posting this.

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

@wladius It would most likely give a hotter, more contrasty look. You'd have to make sure the spray paint was neutral as well.

@sergioslim 11 лет назад

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

@toddowyoung 11 лет назад

That sounds like a good mod. Thanks for the feedback.

@yoookhary 12 лет назад

I made this and it rocks !!!

@toddowyoung 11 лет назад

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.

@XSVPro 9 лет назад

Great work guys, would have loved to see an example ;)

@marnienorris 8 лет назад

Thank you! This looks like a do able project!

@KingdomFound 11 лет назад

Very nice, looks almost pro with the paint finish

@justcallmesando 9 лет назад

This is absolutely cool guys

@toytechtime 3 года назад

so cool. Need to try this

@gateCodeKC 10 лет назад

superb! gonna do this!

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

Thanks for the comment. Just updated the description with a link to sample images shot with this beauty dish.

@alexcorona 11 лет назад

awesome DIY! thanks guys! :) I have a couple on my channel as well.

@MannyGonzalez 11 лет назад

Sick!! Nice Project, Todd... nice to see you here on RU-vid :) Never saw your videos... anyway, I subscribed, so now you have to upload more tutorials LOL Cheers!

@tommytorreson2 12 лет назад

That was Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@flad_solo_view 9 лет назад

guys, make more tutorials! you are cool and very helpfull

@sergeantcrow 3 года назад

Excellent ! Thank you...

@NeilHollomanDrums 10 лет назад

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.

@kaichinn 9 лет назад

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.

@wisnuhy 11 лет назад

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.. :-/

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

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.

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

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.

@MsKendricks1 11 лет назад

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?

@foodshipnine 12 лет назад

You should have tested it.. I wanted to see it on!

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

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.

@derunertugrul1151 8 лет назад

Great work thanks for sharing

@Teeanthony 11 лет назад

Excellent DIY! My only concern is .. What if I wanted to add a grid onto it?

@TheJeremieProject 12 лет назад

Nice and simple but how dose it perform and what are the result of it work

@Homoclite 11 лет назад

Great Job!!!!

@embertonphotography9926 8 лет назад

I love this. However, what bracket would you recommend to place this on my strobe that has With Standard size universal speed mounts?

@dariomarino6644 11 лет назад

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

@gotcameras 12 лет назад

great job

@huetron 12 лет назад

looks good, how do the shots look?

@THEsmitty70 12 лет назад

Conversely, if I used the 20qt mixing bowl, would I need to get a 10" pizza pan instead or just stay with the 8"?

@okan8096 7 лет назад

hi I love your approach !!! Is there a cheap bracket for Profoto like the lastolite you use??? Best+++ OKAN

@wladius 12 лет назад

what if you used a chrome or silver spray for the inside? How it would affect the results?

@jamarjones4259 11 лет назад

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

@paccooper3019 4 года назад

Awesome!

@flaviopresutti 11 лет назад

This is great!! DIMS Do it myself!

@The50011 11 лет назад

what do you think about using a mirror for the reflector.( the on that covers the flash)

@fiveadi 12 лет назад

good job guys. i love it :)

@stevenle90 11 лет назад

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.

@kaichinn 9 лет назад

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?

@kaichinn 9 лет назад

..."Bump!"...

@JoeJacksonJr 9 лет назад

+Kai Chinn I think when you want a grid you will just end up having to buy a new dish that comes with one. :-/

@kaichinn 9 лет назад

thanks for the reply! :)

@pareshpandit 9 лет назад

+Joe's Photo & Video Channel Can't one be made out of black felt or something?

@JoeJacksonJr 9 лет назад

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.

@TamerRagheb 10 лет назад

WOW!

@rabbiteyes007 12 лет назад

GOOD VIDEO !

@powerhorse71 8 лет назад

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.

@victordeoiiveiranunes5837 11 лет назад

Todd este efeito esfumaçado nas fotos que procede aquele profissionalismo dos fotógrafos?? Obrigado

@NabilKaratela 9 лет назад

Some of the DIY add convex mirror ? any reason for this one not to have a convex mirror ?

@redrob2230 5 лет назад

Brilliant

@mrscillalatte 9 лет назад

love must try!!!!!!!!!!!

@EpicsodeOne 12 лет назад

Awesome

@KrystianCzajkowski 11 лет назад

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

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

@ajeczen Rust-Oleum.

@MelvinDlaCruz 12 лет назад

I finish my B.D today soi go to test, i use 30 Qt size and a Yognuo Yn-468ex flash

@toddowyoung 12 лет назад

@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.