A Dual Use
This was an accidental discovery that adds versatility to your Chimera beauty dish– and getting more use from the same piece of gear is always a welcome benefit. The transition of the collapsible beauty dish is shown here on a DynaLite Baja monolight.
The discovery happened during the disassembly of the beauty dish — when I removed 2 poles and then the opposing 2 poles, producing the strip configuration (photo #6).
It ain’t pretty and that’s ok, it produces another shape of light that makes this a versatile tool.
Here’s another solution, using this unit a a beauty dish, I often use the front diffusion on the bottom half only (photo #4) to feather and reduce the light on the lower area of my subject. This works great for your portrait subjects.
I am always looking to create more utility from existing light sources. This one is a great duality from a single light source. I hope you find this helpful.
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