A professional-grade light modifier, the Glow 28" Silver Beauty Dish for Bowens Mount is renowned for producing striking portraiture and fashion photography. Its unique diffusion properties are the result of a double parabolic reflector system, creating a blend of direct flash and softbox effects. This results in a wrap-around look similar to a softbox, but with enhanced contrast and a more dramatic, directed beam.The silver finish of this beauty dish amplifies output, enhances contrast, and brings out intricate details of your subject. It's compatible with most studio flash brands and monolights, attaching via speedrings that are sold separately. The 28" Silver variant is ideal for everything from head and shoulder portraits to full-figure studies, even in tight spaces where softboxes and umbrellas may not be suitable.The design of the beauty dish includes a small opaque reflective cover suspended over the light source, preventing direct light from hitting the subject. The light bounces off this small interior disk and floods the larger bowl of the beauty dish, resulting in a softer light cast than a standard reflector and significantly less harsh than a speedlight.The position of the small center reflector cap can be adjusted to control the spread to the large bowl and accommodate tall or high wattage modeling lights. Included with the beauty dish is a diffusion fabric panel, or "sock," which fits snugly over the rim of the dish, softening the focuse