Softboxes & Umbrellas
Softboxes and Umbrellas are used to diffuse flash and reduce the overall sharpness known as specularity, the diffused flash makes it easier to disguise any facial flaws like dark eyes or wrinkles when shooting a portrait as any shadows are now diffused and hence softer.
Speedlite SoftBoxes
Ezybox Hotshoe is a Lastolite product developed specifically for using on location and lighting the subject with an off camera speedlite. The Speedlite is fixed to the hotshoe mount on the Ezybox making the flash and softbox as one and very portable.
Ezybox SoftBoxes
Ezybox is another Lastolite Softbox product developed specifically for portability as it folds away like a normal reflector would and as small in size and as simple to erect, making the Ezybox product perfect for the travelling photographer. I recommend the Ezybox 60×60 and the 90×90 as they have 2 layers of diffusion as well as optional accessories of a 3rd layer making them perfect for portraits.
Umbrellas
If you are going to buy a Umbrella more commonly known as a Brolley, opt for a kit as they come with the range of surfaces that can be interchanged as well as being able too be used as a shoot through.
Brolley Boxes
Brolley Boxes are my preffered choice of Brolley as they have a layer of diffusion to diffuse the flash before it hits the subject, similar to a Softbox.
