Beauty Dish vs. Softbox – which one is better for beauty photography?

in this head to head shootout I am going to test 6 different modifer options that you can use in your next beauty shoot. Please let us know in the comments below which one you prefer close up and at 1 meter.

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Model: https://www.instagram.com/sana.rehman.official/

Modifiers
Elinchrom Softlite White Beauty Dish Reflector (27.6″, 64°) https://bhpho.to/3etOUn6
Mola Demi 22″ Beauty Dish https://amzn.to/3vKoC45
Elinchrom Rotalux Go Octa Softbox 60 cm (24’’) https://amzn.to/3g66TR9
Elinchrom Rotalux Go Adapter for Elinchrom https://amzn.to/3T1a2jC
Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octabox (70cm / 27.5”) https://amzn.to/3IxitgV
Elinchrom Rotalux Speed Ring for Elinchrom Flash Heads https://bhpho.to/3EDRMIY

Camera Stand
Studio Titan Camera Stand STA-01-360 MK2 https://bhpho.to/3cf4RfL

Camera Gear:
Canon EOS R5 https://amzn.to/3vPGmeb
Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM https://amzn.to/3tHbPxm

Lighting Gear:
Elinchrom ELC 500 Studio Monolight https://amzn.to/2PzMLGP

This video was shot with a
Canon Cinema EOS C70
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Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM
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Or a

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM Lens
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Long GOP 4k and Canon C-Log2

Music: Evolution and Going Higher by Bensound http://bensound.com/

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