On camera flash is not flattering light for portraits. If possible, we get the flash off of the camera. If we’re looking for a softer light that wraps the subject more, we put a modifier on the flash. Jason recently created his own modifier called a beauty dish out of a salad bowl, mirror, CD and a few other odds and ends. Here is what it looked like …

You can view pictures that we took with it on our Revival Arts Studio blog.

Here are the instructions for how to create your own on Strobist.