Fun fact, that file you pointed at that is 145MB in size is actually a PSD. The file extension doesn't indicate the type of a file, the file header does. The file header is the first two bytes on the file. For the other files the header is 4949 2a00, typically used by a TIFF. The Balanced Black file is 3842 5053 which is the file header for a PSD.

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Good find!

@ltshinta

Жыл бұрын

@@robhallphoto I am not sure what the internal PSD metadata tracks but if you rename it as a PSD and open it in PS you can view the metadata of the file as well as some of the adjustments that were made. Whilst minor, exposure was bumped by 0.05. I assume this was a RAW adjustment made by ACR. I am not certain, but if levels or similar (non-ACR adjustments) I highly doubt these would have been recorded in the PSD internetal metadata. Regardless, it is clear that there is evidence of fraudulent activity.

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@ltshinta Yes the ACR in the file info suggests little adjustment, the question is what type of layer work was done that forced the file to become a PSD rather than an ARW.

@bkcampb

10 ай бұрын

Waaaaaay over my head

@ltshinta

10 ай бұрын

@@bkcampb the TLDR is that it can be proven with digital forensics that the example files he provided have been tampered with by using adobe photoshop.

The semi fraudulent shipping charges are enough for me. Thanks for the warning.

Shots fired… absolutely hilarious the claims that one guy was making. Good on you for calling out BS

Thanks for taking one for the team!

@RyanTroy

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@YvensBPhoto

Жыл бұрын

Anytime!

@livesongs82

Жыл бұрын

​@@RyanTroysaid what a lot of people have been thinking so let's not kid ourselves

@JustinHaugen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, he really ate that shipping fee for you Canadians 🤣

@wendystumbaugh695

Жыл бұрын

Veronica didn’t even buy into THIS scam!!!

2:55 "Light isn't sauce" 🤣🤣🤣

@alexiscuarezma

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to start selling bottles of light sauce!! "Bring latinx flavor to your photography"

@JustinHaugen

Жыл бұрын

@@alexiscuarezma I'd buy that sauce 🤣

@alexiscuarezma

Жыл бұрын

@@JustinHaugen I’m taking pre-orders now 🤓

@eksmaan

Жыл бұрын

That was my favorite quote 😂

@raynaudier8622

Жыл бұрын

​@@alexiscuarezma, 😂😂😂

Anyone who has used light for any time at all saw through his claims within moments. Black subtracts, white reflects. It's not magic, it's physics.

Brandon just want to have his own beauty dish like Manny Ortiz. I watched his videos but never got interested on buying his product. I would rather use standard reflector than his black beauty dish.

It’s just a less efficient softbox. Brandon Cole, is a classic case of Dumb or Liar? Maybe a bit of both.

@robcompton6099

Жыл бұрын

If he was paid to promote it, he's not dumb! 🙂

@julianshootz

2 ай бұрын

@@robcompton6099 what is he? smart? honest? credible? NOT!

@bkcampb

Ай бұрын

ouch

….straight to the comments I go 🏃🏾‍♂️💨

@eksmaan

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@YoungUSAPlaya

Жыл бұрын

sir this is a Wendy's

@tronmosesmedia4816

Жыл бұрын

I'm reading everything

@jj_Kamelleon

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@LonnieStrickland

Жыл бұрын

You 2 😂🤣😂🤣

No disrespect to Brandon Cole but, as beginner photographer watching his black soft box introduction video I was quickly reminded of a wise man’s words. “Stop the CAP!”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you so much for putting this into perspective. Get a refund 😂😂😂

Bravo. This video was well done. If ya know you know, but I think this is a great example of the power of marketing. This is an example of convincing someone a blue sky isn’t blue.

@blackcateyephotophoto

Жыл бұрын

SMH SMH SMH I'm an a$$, let's just say I could purchased at least 5 of those 51" Umbrellas you made a video using. BTW, thanks for making that. Hey, you live and you learn - I am going to mess with a couple of those Umbrellas though.

@LastXwitness

Жыл бұрын

When we gonna see that Par-AB-olic? I’ll do a video on that any day if you pull through on it

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@LastXwitness Woah woah woah. Par AB olic? We'd formally like to get on the list for review copies!

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ab. Yes, it's scary how much marketing can move people, even when it defines logic. Redefining "negative fill" and some people out there are believing it!

Glad you guys did this video and I didn’t have to.. I’m already labeled as angry all the time.. anyways if it counts for anything I approve this message lol I don’t want to hate on a creator but this is product is leaning on pushing misinformation and just kind scheming…. Wonder how many people who bought this are going to report overheating lights from having to boost up power so heavy and/or choke up on that modeling light heat … we’ve all made DIY mods some work some don’t but we don’t try to swindle the public by trying to claim it defies physics…anyways nice job gents 👍

@rongreit9677

Жыл бұрын

You slippin man! Could have hijacked this whole concept... bust out some Hefty trash can liners with the black gaff tape, and made you a BROOKLYN Black Dish-box. Im clicking on that tutorial ASAP!

@LastXwitness

Жыл бұрын

@@rongreit9677 bruh Brooklyn would never put their name on this wack ass shit

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Seth!

@jasonbodden8816

Жыл бұрын

Not leaning on, it *IS* pushing misinformation lol.

@jasonbodden8816

11 ай бұрын

@@rongreit9677 LOL.

When I want a pure white backdrop behind my models I use black paper but blast twenty AD1200 strobes (24,000 watts total for a nice even background) each with their own black beauty dish attached. Works perfectly!

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Of course this gets you a softer background!

Sometimes the emperor has no clothes...

I was literally just thinking about trying this product. This review is right on time. Thank you.

@Zetaphotography

Жыл бұрын

Why would you have spent the money? Just watching his videos and reading the label on the box should have told you. Understanding how light works should have been you first clue

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@Zetaphotography This is why we made the video though. If you haven't learned the principles of light yet, you accept what you're being told without resistance. It's the same concept that has powered the weight loss industry for decades.

I'm thinking of taking the concept a step further by replacing the diffuser with a black fabric. Do you think a simple black veil is enough, or do I need something really opaque? I know the ideal would be bricks, but it's hard to find black ones.

@motherless1000

Жыл бұрын

:D How about a lead sheet? Better light and also protects Superman.

@wendystumbaugh695

Жыл бұрын

@@motherless1000kryptonite!!!

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Depends on how much specularity you want to get rid of. Although, I also heard of this ancient technique where you get softer light when you point your softbox directly AWAY from your subject.

@jasonbodden8816

Жыл бұрын

@@robhallphoto LOL.

@bkcampb

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thank you so much for calling this out!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Brandon Cole is a good photographer but promoting the black dish like it's the most amazing invention ever is just fraudulent. 4 stops of light loss is insane!!!!! 😮

@samarianosans

Жыл бұрын

define good...

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Yes 4 stops is indeed insane, and highly restrictive - forcing photographers to keep their light extremely close or use much larger flash equipment.

@renardmcghee637

Жыл бұрын

No photographer who understands basic light principles would ever buy this. The first time I saw this thing I died laughing. It's like bouncing light off the black side of a V-flat

Thank you so much. Anyone who over talks specs like a used car salesman is a scammer. Thank you for putting this product in the garbage pile. Can’t believe this scammer claims to be a professional.

When Brandon first came out with this product and tried to sell it to all of us I made the comment of why don’t I just turn my strobe light down a couple stops and just get the same effects. But I got told that I am trying to keep a black man from making money and I don’t know what I was talking about. I used to follow his channel and after those comments popped up that I was against him trying to make some money I just stop following him because the black dish was truly a flop in my eyes. Then to see this video you guys come out with takes a lot because obviously you’re gonna get backlash because I got it just for making a comment against it. I see a lot of products that have photographers names attached to it. And then I might not have the name brand Profoto, Wescott, or Broncolor soft boxes that are all over $250. I’ve been truly happy with my Glow softboxes. And the first softbox I spent over $150 for was the Glow Parasnap 36inch softbox which is on my light stand 95% of the time. Do you wanna game changing quick opening softbox try one of them. Now me, I want every small business to do great. But you got a put the work in and sell quality products. this is not one of them.

@cinful1

Жыл бұрын

I’ve called him out a few times and he always backpedals, gets offended, or flat out lies

@LMActionsports

Жыл бұрын

@@cinful1 yeah I'm not saying he's a bad photographer anything. I just think the black dish is a waste of money and all you have to do is turn the power down on your strobe light to get the same results. It is not game-changer it is a waste of money. But they act like I have no clue what I'm doing and I own my own photography business. I think I do know what I'm talking about and I use nothing but strobe light for all my photography work

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@LMActionsports The glow softboxes are fantastic for the money! And yes, you can achieve the same thing by simply turning your light power down (and using a similar-sized modifier). There's so many benefits of that too, longer battery life, shorter flash durations, faster recycle time, and less wear on your strobe / flash tube.

@evocati6523

3 ай бұрын

what they meant was you should let a black guy scam people, same people who say blacks should get 2 votes or get let off for crimes, or they can't be racist. they know he's wrong but they want him to get away with it. they don't actually care that his product is trash, they know it is

I think Brandon could have made a product called the Black Dish in name only and it would have been successful. It would be fantastic branding and the products wouldn't need any superfluous claims about intangible traits such as "best" or "softest" light. Just make a standard softbox and call it the Black Dish. They'd sell. Instead he's sunk what I imagine was a significant amount of savings, a loan, or perhaps investor's money, into R&D/Manufacturing/Shipping/Marketing for a product that's not any better than a $20 shoot through umbrella and is DUPING photographers who support it.

@NoahStephens

Жыл бұрын

Why would it be “Black” then? 🤔

@JustinHaugen

Жыл бұрын

@@NoahStephens in branding only as a marketing vessel, since that was what he was also going for in reaching an intended audience. The literal application is obviously not working.

@livesongs82

Жыл бұрын

​@@NoahStephensyou know why, so don't even

@NoahStephens

Жыл бұрын

@@livesongs82 Yes, I do know why and it’s a stupid reason. There’s no such think as African American light modifiers

@cinful1

Жыл бұрын

Never trust a “photographer” that tries to sell you presets

This is the Soulja Boy console of the photography world.

Thank you for the excellently explained video! I'm considering getting Manny Ortiz's Beauty Dish since EZ Glow isn't available here in Europe, and the shipping costs are too high. However, I'm unsure whether to get the one with a silver or white interior... Is there a significant difference between them, and what would you recommend?

Hilariously over hyped product. Brandon Cole is an Ok photographer but he probably needs to double check his physics books on how light behaves before making any more ridiculous claims.

@cinful1

Жыл бұрын

He really is ok at best. He really can’t light. Highlights are always on neck and chest. He gets away with post processing and TnA

@davidecapri

10 ай бұрын

@@cinful1 he can't shoot on the go -based on his "portfolio"- those shots are abhorrent, especially the wedding ones, who would ever want those things delivered as a result of a paid photo service?

Thank you so much for making an honest video and all the warning. Very Grateful.

Thanks for actually calling out some of the more egregious snake oil in this industry.

such a great breakdown, thank you.

excellent breakdown and explanation of light theory 👏👏 thanks for spending time to debunk all the claims of the black dish. It is important for photographic beginners to be educated on truth and facts and not marketing BS

I always have the impression Brandon being a tool.. Then I saw him reading the script…

I could see this working for studio work in small spaces as you won't have to worry about your light not having the capability to be turned down enough LOL.

When I first heard of this dish. I immediately thought "what an idiotic idea". But, with a photographer willing to prostitute his reputation; and a lot of b.s. verbiage touting it's 'benefits'. I'm sure they will make a reasonable return on a useless, resource wasting gimmick. Thanks for taking the time to let others know about this. Hopefully preventing people from wasting their time and money.

When I saw the title “black dish” I was sure this was click bait… my head is still baffled by the claims given… you know… physics

$500!!! Nothing like almost premium prices for subpar products.

@Chris-ey7zy

Жыл бұрын

Anyone who bought this deserves to be scammed

@GlassAve

Жыл бұрын

@@Chris-ey7zy you aren’t wrong

@jasonbodden8816

11 ай бұрын

He didn't pay that much for the product itself, though.

Hopefully, we're done talking about this FOREVER 🤣 10:34

Specularity is not contrast but how highlights are reflected. Contrast is a ration of highlight to shodow, I am surprised by someone trying to sell this concept. That said the Profoto hardbox is really cool>

Great Video. I like Brandon’s videos. But this black dish is a bit comedy. Fav line. The laws of physics don’t apply. 😂

Wait till they release a black diffuser to put in front of it....to be fair you get zero over exposed highlights using it but your images are completely black too ☺️😁

@pennyfan13

Жыл бұрын

lol this is funny. I would suggest him to use the Vantablack paint on that diffuser and name it "Dark Matter".

OMG... he didnt spell check the marketing spiel on the box... what a muppet 🤦‍♂️😂😂

Oftentimes these products are not even the "invention" of the photographer. Like many other products, some brands will target individuals for plastering their face on a box in hopes to sell products because said person has a global reach. This is happening too often on KZread and it may just be what happened here. That said, Brandon should have known better and not been motivated by the potential dollars from sales. I do not follow Brandon, but if I did, I would be upset that someone I "looked up to" is out promoting to make a buck on something we know is not a real product. We all know that this product is a joke, it is no different than a shake weight, a scheme. My hope is that Brandon learned his lesson but most importantly, is legally protected because this has grounds for a false advertising lawsuit or worse, a class action. Best of luck.

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Yes our industry loves the licensing of our rock stars on products. I believe in this instance BC is the creator of the product and owner of the business that sells it.

@jasonbodden8816

11 ай бұрын

Learned his lesson? He keeps making videos doubling and tripling down on his claims, and giving attitude, too LOL.

Thanks for the test. IMHO the Elinchrom Octalight is the last word in soft portrait light. . Spend the money and enjoy the benefits.. The black light is obviously just hype.

what strobe were you using in studio?

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

(Rob here) - my tests were done using a Godox AD400 Pro.

The BBC should use this product to light all future episodes of ‘Doctor Who’. 🤣

I think most of us saw right through this modifier from day one! It's unfortunate because I think Brandon is a good photographer. He has tainted his reputation with this product.

@jasonbodden8816

Жыл бұрын

I think he is, too. Hate his retouching but he lights well and he knows a good bit about posing. But he's relying on the hope that most people don't know the fundamentals of light and the fact that this is the only Black-owned business to come out with these black modifiers. He plays the race card HARD as part of his marketing, continually citing that the "haters" are trying to keep Black people down and all that nonsense. Of course, many people buy into it because idiocy.

Thanks for an honest fact filled no hype review.

Best Review ever.

From day one I knew this was more snake oil .I once challenge the photographer and he did not step up to the plate.

@cinful1

Жыл бұрын

Because he isn’t as good as he pretends to be. His lighting is always wrong. I told him he did the opposite of what he said he tells his models and he got super offended and wanted lie and argue

Fun fact, Brandon is still trying to justify the legitimacy of his product by arguing in the comment section on KZread. I have lost respect for dude.

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Turns out we aren't even photographers🤣🤣🤣

@niiokaidja8701

Жыл бұрын

@@robhallphoto yup. I quit 😝

Awesome thank you Brandon is a KZreadrs not an educator or a photographer just a KZreadrs. Over the years he would say stuff and j would make comments his fan club would flame me so I stopped I use a profoto D2 with a mola I could not see his dish matching that set up so I opted out wasting my money. I am a local PPA member and a national PPA member better education there. I am happy that he is getting better over the years as a working photographer with a studio I just could not justify it. Thank you for testing this. Again just a KZreadrs promoting his product

@cinful1

Жыл бұрын

I’ve called him out a few times and he always backpedals, gets offended, or flat out lies

Thanks for your informative review of the Scammer Dish!

Thank you for this videos, in order to save my money on this.

This product is literally a waste of energy... just power down the output of the flash and adjust the distance, if needed. Your flash, battery and wallet will thank you forever. (commented bf watching the video, let's see if i got it right xD)

Who ever thought black would be smart should get they hand smacked but side note DO YALL REALIZE this the same packaging and design layout for Manny Ortiz beauty dish. they just swapped the photos and words... i think its a CREATOR OUTREACH program like call of duty doing with streamers... #hmmmm

I was an avid watcher of Cole's videos for years, but the black dish thing got to be too much for me. I was not prepared to unlearn my understanding of light. However, I still watch some of his older videos on OCF for inspiration

After a year has passed Im wondering how sales are now. The idea that light is bounced off of a black surface vs being mostly absorbed was a little hard to swallow. But most telling to me is that I cant think of one top photographer in the world that is using this.

@robhallphoto

Ай бұрын

The most mindblowing thing in all of this was when Phottix announced Raja softboxes with Black interiors. I was worried that such a large modifier brand would further legitimize this terrible idea, thankfully they disappeared shortly after being announced.

I bought some of his presets/luts once and they were soooooooooo BAD 😅

in product photography ppl use grey diffusion cloths same principle...you can control grey/black diffusion cloth rather than using a white diffusion cloth

@JEDINITE30

Жыл бұрын

And constant light sources with no control over the light output/intensity are used in those instances. Therefore, different fabrics are used to control it and make up for the lack of settings on the light source. In, this case when using a strobe on people, the settings can be controlled, therefore you don't need a grey/black fabric/surface to control the intensity because it can be done directly with the settings on the strobe.

😁😁😁😆😆😆😅😅🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 All black. Might as well just turn off the light source and hold a candle.

"This allows photographers to really capture distint features of their models." Me, screaming into the void: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!!

Thanks for this, i suspected as much. When I raised my conerns with Brandon, he became very defensive. I like his work and the strong colours he edits too. But this black dish. Hmmmmm.....

When asked about light falloff, i was told 1/2 to 1 stop. Clearly that was not accurate.

@JustinHaugen

Жыл бұрын

You lose one stop of light with standard diffusion fabric alone

@jasonbodden8816

11 ай бұрын

@@JustinHaugen And some diffusion panels closer to 11/2, even almost 2 depending on thickness.

I think one thing you all are not getting is that Brandons pictures are amazing to me he made it work for him. One thing I haven't seen or heard you say is how did your photo's turn out

@JEDINITE30

10 ай бұрын

No one is debating the quality of his photos. The thing is, the blackdish isn't the reason why they're nice. He'll still produces the same imagery, regardless of the modifier, just as he always has, and still does, with other softboxes. It doesn't solve a problem. It works just like any other softbox, except a loss in strength, and still produces a nice image. All his claims about what it does different are false and that is what is being debated. If a photog is new to the game and doesn't quite understand the science of it all, then they see a great image and are easily convinced. "That looks great! It works!" is their mindset. Experienced photogs look at it and say "it looks like you just used another softbox, it looks like all your other images, black cuts the strength of the light, that will increase my recycle times, I'll be buying a new bulb soon, just change your light settings, let's compare, see they look the same."

Great video

He was claiming that somehow the black material of his special modifier, diffused and spread light differently to white alternatives.... WRONG!! Spreads it exactly the same way... just at a much lower intensity... reducing the effective power of your flash in the process. Should stick to shooting eye candy, rather than trying to redefine laws of physics

@danhowell7349

Жыл бұрын

I would go further and say that because the inefficiency of the black walls the spill around the resistor plate will create an uneven light beam/pattern hitting the diffusion surface ie. a hotspot. Other lighting modifier designers/manufacturers spend time and money and go to great lengths actually defeating that hot spot. BC is in sever denial of both the physics and results. Furthermore he is committing the cardinal sin of photographers -- falling in love with his own work.

To all detrimental comments, remember that black bounced light matters, it is as important as bounced white light. Also I would like to introduce our breakthrough product: black mamba oil, it is used in conjunction the black bouncer to further soften the results

The manufacture had produced a defective product by forgetting to add the reflector into the softbox. They didn't want to take the lost so they needed to makeup a gimmick product marketing ploy. They then needed a KZreadr to peddle their product that would stealth under the radar of educated pro photographers. Most of us didn't take the bait. Also most of us didn't have a platform or skill set to make a thorough video to help our community. TY

When I first saw this product I thought to myself, "....yeah, that doesn't make sense...." It's all just marketing, and as others have said, snake oil sales.

Thank you for this review. When the product first came out and people started ragging on it, I defended him, but I did try to speak with him regarding the claims he made about the product and he pretty much gave me his aaa to kiss, so I stepped back.

@LMoProVisualComm

Жыл бұрын

"and he pretty much gave me his aaa to kiss" I'll be damn!!!... I bet you weren't that surprised though..

@rongreit9677

11 ай бұрын

@@LMoProVisualComm SMH, well guess that man dont want to be told that wrong is wrong and "Light is Light". 😉

@bkcampb

Ай бұрын

why did you defend him

I'm green to studio lights and alway want to support my folks. So happy I saw this cause I immediately hated it without diffusion.

I'm glad this video was posted. People have to call out scammers, so others don't fall for it and waste their money on stupid products. Brandon is scamming people, with his false advertisements. 😁

@jasonbodden8816

Жыл бұрын

Brandon says stuff in some of his videos that if you don't know better you would regard as gospel. He once used a large shoot through umbrella in one of his studio lighting videos. The man says - and I shit you not - that the umbrella is not a light modifier as it doesn't modify the light, it simply changes the path of the light *CRINGE*. I couldn't let that one go as a lot of newbies eat his shit up like it's Chic-fil-A or something. He tried to school me when I brought it up in the comments and made himself look even more foolish. I told him that the umbrella is very much a light modifier because when the light passes through it, the light quality changes, which means it's *MODIFIED* and to modify something is to *CHANGE* that thing from its current state. Nobody in the comments section challenged what I said because either (a) they researched it and realized it was true, or (b) it just sounded like common sense really. Either way, it was very telling because his fans typically don't hesitate to come to his defense for most things.

😂😂😂but why would anyone buy into the idea of light "mixing and rolling " black dish.

I was about to bite as his youtube videos showing what you can achieve with the products are stunning. I might just test out a cheap set up first to see what I can achieve. I already have the premium camera body / lenses.

Thank you for calling out this BS product and bringing receipts.

Glad to have stumbled on this video because the black dish threw me off bad and I wondered what other thought. I have watched BC for years and enjoyed his style for what it is. With this, I felt like he thought he found a clever marketing edge that was really just a terrible gimmick. It made me question his understanding of what he is doing in the world of photography.

@robhallphoto

5 ай бұрын

We’re still not sure whether he doesn’t understand what he’s doing or is willingly making stuff up just to make sales. There’s since been some questionable takes from him, like when he said his softbox was blocking his subject’s face from the sun even though the cast shadow of the softbox was way below the talent’s face 🫣

for his next trick he's going to create a white negative fill card

That guy does not like to be challenged on the basics of photography guidelines. I did one time on his channel and he got very aggressive and defensive. Stopped following him because I could see through his antics. He is a decent photographer. But can’t be better because he thinks that only he knows everything photography related. Sad to see him shoot himself in the foot with this charade of a product exposing that being a good photographer does not mean you have a monopoly on photographic knowledge.

I think it would produce different results when using only outer diffusion and without plate. It would act like a scrim with bare bulb with flagged sides. And it should have more contrast because of single point of light source instead of bounced reflected light from all over inside of softbox. But this BD will work only without plate and with only outer diffusion. Adding plate is ridiculous. It's like covering with hand. It could only work if plate were white and inners of sofbox is glossy, because glossy surfaces reflects. Like transparent glass would reflect light. And I doubt it would be something beautyful.

Thanks for this lol

Oh my... 🌚

I bought it a while back and haven't used it yet. I didn't buy it for his hype of it, I wanted to see if the highlights are actually tamer OR if the black surface would produce more contrast (which we now know concretely that it's the latter lol). But when I looked at that same comparison video with the mannequin head I noticed that it increased contrast therefore the highlights were more pronounced than with the other modifier. When I brought this up to him in the comments he oddly replied "I'm glad you caught that!" LOL. Anyone who knows lighting fundamentals knows that a black interior doesn't doesn't make softer light. That's the main line of bullshit he peddles for this modifier (that the black interior makes for softer light). I'm still going to use it for a bit and see if I like the increase in contrast. Photographers lie all the time about their product collabs. When Manny Ortiz brought out his softboxes with Westcott he claimed it was something the photography world never saw before. Westcott and probably at least 10 other companies produce softboxes EXACTLY like his. His does absolutely nothing different than any other of the same design. You're just paying a stupid amount of money to have his name on it. But coming back to the BlackDish, I love contrast but it doesn't necessarily mean I'll like it here. We'll see. Everything you said was spot on. Cheers!

Oh physics!

Thanks. I will never buy it because I am a technical guy and I can see it makes no sense., but it's important to share the info.

Haha, it's hilarious, this junk product only $50-70 in China. It has become an industry joke, such as if you want to laugh at a photographer just ask him: Did you buy a black dish?

I like Brandon and I think he is a great photographer, but he needs to cut the CAP.

@Zetaphotography

Жыл бұрын

What CAP? Aid this spelling error like what’s written on his boxes

@raynaudier8622

Жыл бұрын

​@@Zetaphotography, "CAP" means lies.

Very informative video. BTW, the box has a spelling error! It should read 'distinct' and not 'distint' 🤔🤦😁

@BrianHalePhoto

Жыл бұрын

I like they part where they point that out in the video.

There's a sucker born every minute

thank you for calling BS on this one

This is a bad product

In all fairness, looking at the way the black dish lights, at 6:32, it looks like they tried to create a reflector that's "self-flagging"? I noticed the shadows along the model's arms; that may be what appeals to Brandon & the people that like this modifier (although 4 stops light loss is.. 😬🤐).

I hate to speak on another photographer but I turned away from Brandon years ago. He regurgitates techniques but always does the opposite of what he’s teaching. Proof is in his photos but he will argue and defend himself anyways. His saving graces are decent editing and TnA

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

What's an example of him doing the opposite of what he teaches?

I support Brandon and alot of other photographers on YT. But this product didn’t click to me. So it was a pass.

Send it back for a full refund.

4 stops of light……??

Cant knock a good grift. This product is not a scam as suggested by comments. The buyers pay for a black beauty softbox thing and in return receive a black beauty softbox thing. That's no scam. It is a grift though! If someone can be ill-advised into buying such a product based on marketing (hype), then that is on them and speaks to a lack of critical thinking. I dont know who this guy is, but more power to him. Hope he comes out with a whole line of black-is-the-new-lighting products and rides his wave and feeds his family for as long as he can. I for one will be judging this brand NOT by the color of it's softbox, but by the content of its grift.

@JEDINITE30

Жыл бұрын

Hmmmmm!!! Very well said!!!!!!!!

Allows photographers to capture “distint” features. That’s not even a word.

@mikezupancic2182

Жыл бұрын

I ordered some 3x3 boxes from Adorama. They're labeled Sotbox 😂😂😂

lmao thanks bruh

Come on people. Why would you think black would some how enhance light. You are better be off using cardboard and thin foil. This product is ridiculous.

Why they have a black dude review it?😂👀 I really love this review. I am glad someone actually reviewed it!

@Zetaphotography

Жыл бұрын

Explain

@DPhotos

Жыл бұрын

@@Zetaphotography I am just making joke’s ignore me😂

@shotbyshan77

Жыл бұрын

You mean, why did he have a white dude come to give him credibility on his own video is the real question.

Brandon Cole got this idea one night while drinking with his friends at a Flat Earth convention, right?

That's just stupid...lol

He doesn't honor hos return policy at all. Stay away

@robhallphoto

Жыл бұрын

Did you have a bad experience? If so, I'd be curious to learn more - DM me on IG @YvensB -YB

I can tell you how it does all it claims........black magic

@Zetaphotography

Жыл бұрын

Makes your money disappear. Scam