Westcott Rapid Box Beauty Dish Silver 91cm (36") (No Insert)
The Westcott Rapid Box Beauty Dish Silver 91cm is a portable, collapsible beauty dish designed to deliver the crisp yet flattering light that portrait and beauty photographers love, without the bulk of a traditional rigid beauty dish. Developed with portrait photographer Manny Ortiz, its 91cm diameter provides enough coverage for everything from headshots to full-length portraits, while the reflective silver interior, removable deflector plate, and diffusion panel give you plenty of control over the final look. It opens and collapses like an umbrella for exceptionally quick setup on location or in the studio.
The Perfect Beauty Dish For
- Portrait photographers looking for flattering light with definition and contrast.
- Beauty and fashion photography where attractive skin tones and catchlights are important.
- Full-length portraits requiring more coverage than a smaller beauty dish.
- Location photographers who need a modifier that sets up and packs away quickly.
- Photographers using different lighting systems who want interchangeable mounting options.
Key Features
- Large 91cm (36") collapsible beauty dish.
- Designed in collaboration with portrait photographer Manny Ortiz.
- Suitable for headshots, beauty, fashion, and full-length portraits.
- Highly reflective silver interior maximises light output and produces crisp, specular highlights.
- Included metal deflector plate helps eliminate the central hotspot for classic beauty lighting.
- Includes full-stop neutral diffusion panel for softer, more even illumination.
- Round design creates natural-looking catchlights.
- Umbrella-style mechanism opens and collapses in seconds.
- Durable all-metal locking collar and 16 metal ribs.
- Heat-resistant fabrics for dependable professional use.
- Interchangeable Switch Insert mounting system.
- Switch Insert required and sold separately.
- Travel case included.
Classic Beauty Light Without the Bulk
The Rapid Box Beauty Dish combines the distinctive lighting characteristics of a beauty dish with the portability of a collapsible softbox. Its shallow 91cm design directs a soft but crisp pattern of light towards your subject, giving portraits definition and contrast while retaining flattering transitions across the face and skin.
From Headshots to Full-Length Portraits
At 91cm across, this is a particularly versatile beauty dish. It provides plenty of coverage for close beauty work and headshots but is large enough to produce attractive head-to-toe illumination for full-length portraits. That makes it a useful single modifier for portrait, fashion, editorial, and location photography.
Silver Interior for Maximum Output
The highly reflective silver interior efficiently directs light towards your subject, helping maximise the output of your flash or continuous light while producing more defined, specular highlights. This gives the Beauty Dish its punchier character compared with a conventional softbox while still providing controlled and flattering illumination.
Deflector Plate for Beautiful Portrait Light
The included metal deflector plate sits in front of the light source and redirects the direct central output back into the modifier. This helps minimise the hotspot normally created in the centre of a modifier, producing the more even, sculpted illumination associated with beauty-dish lighting.
Soften It with the Included Diffusion Panel
When you want a softer result, attach the included full-stop neutral diffusion panel. It further diffuses the light for smoother transitions and more even coverage while maintaining consistent colour temperature, giving you two useful lighting characteristics from the same modifier.
Sets Up in Seconds
Unlike a traditional rigid beauty dish, the Rapid Box opens and collapses much like an umbrella. There are no individual support rods to assemble, making setup exceptionally quick and allowing the modifier to pack down into its included travel case when the shoot is finished.
Built for Regular Studio and Location Use
Westcott uses an all-metal locking collar and 16 metal ribs to give the modifier a strong framework while retaining its lightweight, portable design. Heat-resistant fabrics further improve durability for photographers who regularly move between studio and location shoots.
Interchangeable Switch Mounts
The rear of the Beauty Dish accepts Westcott Switch Inserts, allowing the same modifier to be adapted for different compatible strobes, speedlights, and continuous lights. Inserts attach using the quick-release thumb lock, making it straightforward to change mounting systems without replacing the entire modifier.
Please note: This version does not include a Switch Insert. A compatible Westcott Switch Insert is required to attach your light and is available separately.
What's Included
- 1 × Westcott Rapid Box Beauty Dish Silver 91cm (36")
- 1 × Full-Stop Diffusion Panel
- 1 × Deflector Plate
- 1 × Travel Case
TFC's Verdict
This is a clever alternative to carrying a bulky traditional beauty dish, particularly if you regularly shoot portraits on location. The 91cm size is large enough to move beyond headshots into full-length portraiture, while the silver interior and deflector plate retain the crisp, sculpted character that makes beauty dishes so popular. Add the diffusion panel when you want something softer, and the rapid umbrella-style setup makes the whole package much easier to live with. Just remember that you'll need the appropriate Switch Insert for your light.
MPN: 2548
