Unit 25 studio lighting attachments

Studio lighting attachments


A softbox is a type of light used to create a soft light on your subject. A softbox consists of an enclosure which has a reflective side, black walls and a diffusing material. This reflective side has an aluminized fabric which acts as a reflector. In some models you are able to take off the diffuser material which allows the light to be used on its own.

A softbox can be used with either a flash or continuous light. This continuous light can include sources such as fluorescent lamps (ultraviolet light) or hot lights (include either quartz halogen or tungsten bulbs) which you have to be careful with when using a softbox because if the heat is rated incorrectly with the wattage of the bulb then this could cause a fire hazard. 


A beauty dish is a type of light that uses a parabolic reflector to distribute light. The light is created by a direct flash and a softbox. Which gives an image a more contrasted look which adds a dramatic effect.  The difference between a beauty dish and a normal reflector is that a beauty dish is much larger and nearly every beauty dish has an opaque cover over the front of the light which inevitably prevents the direct light from hitting the subject. Which compared to a reflector gives a softer light. 

Standard reflector dish is a studio flash head that is typically used to shine light into bounce cards, through diffusion, grids or cutters. One thing to know about a standard reflector dish is that the wider it is the softer your light will be.

A snoot is a tube that fits over a studio light or portable flash. This allows the photographer to control the direction and radius of the lights beam. Snoots can isolate a subject when using the light. This helps prevent a light spill or when the lighting falls in larger than intended.

 Hard light is created by strongly focused single-point light source like a un-diffused light bulb. This hard light creates shadows with a sharp edge.


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