The white Softlight Reflector also known as "The Beauty Dish" gives a soft, yet directional light. Meant to provide character lighting in portrait photography, the Softlight is superb for a wide variety of uses from product photography to architectural or environmental studies. Also, a distinctive alternative to the widely used softboxes. Character lighting refers to a source of light that is placed close to the subject. This head is designed for all Profoto heads including Tungsten and HMI.
Manuals, Brochures, and Guides:Advanced Light ModifiersThe Profoto White Softlight reflector is designed to give a wide, uniform and softlight as well as shadow definition, when mounted to a Profoto flash head. The gradual fall-off makes it perfect for close-up beauty photography.
- The center disc that blocks out the direct light can be replaced by a semi-opaque opal glass disc to create a center hot spot which also eliminates a donut-hole effect in specular highlights.
- Each reflector can be supplemented by a honeycomb grid to create soft, toned-down edge-lighting.
- The Softlight Grid accessory yields 10° coverage for more directed light.