Light shapers control how hard or soft, and how wide or narrow, your light falls. Softboxes and umbrellas spread light evenly for flattering portraits, while beauty dishes add punch and visible falloff for fashion and beauty work. Snoots, optical snoots and gobos narrow the beam to a spot or a projected pattern, and barndoors shape and block spill on hard light. Reflector dishes tighten the beam further, and gels add colour.