Westcott 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid for Apollo Strip 12x36 inch

The Westcott 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid for Apollo Strip 12x36 inch is a light-shaping accessory built to give photographers and video creators more control over their softbox output. Designed to fit the Apollo Strip 12 x 36 inch softbox, this grid reduces beam spread and helps channel light forward rather than allowing it to spill broadly into the scene. The result is more selective illumination, improved contrast, and cleaner separation between your subject and background.

Compatible With

• Westcott Apollo Strip 12 x 36 in. softbox

Focused Light Control

A 40-degree grid is a popular choice when you want a balance between softness and directionality. It tightens the spread of light enough to keep it off the background or surrounding set, yet still preserves the flattering character that makes a strip softbox so useful. This makes it especially effective for edge lighting, slimming highlights on portraits, product contours, and controlled key or fill lighting in small spaces.

Why Use an Egg Crate Grid

Without a grid, a strip softbox can throw light across walls, ceilings, and backgrounds, which may reduce image contrast or make your setup harder to fine-tune. Adding this egg crate grid helps isolate the beam so you can better shape the mood of a portrait, create dramatic falloff, and produce more professional-looking lighting with less flagging and fewer additional modifiers.

Designed for the Apollo Strip

This model is purpose-built for the Westcott Apollo Strip 12x36 inch format, so it matches the softbox dimensions for a clean fit. Because it is made specifically for this modifier, it offers a practical solution for users who already rely on the Apollo system for fast setup and portable lighting. The strip shape is particularly useful for full-length highlights, hair lights, side lighting, and reflective product work, and the grid enhances all of those uses by improving directional precision.

Lightweight and Travel Friendly

Like many softbox grids, this accessory is made for portability and convenience. Its lightweight design makes it easy to carry in a lighting kit, and it folds down when not in use for simpler transport between studio and location shoots. For creators who need compact tools that add meaningful control without much extra bulk, a dedicated grid like this is a smart addition.

Ideal Applications

The Westcott 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid is well suited for portrait photography, fashion work, commercial image-making, interviews, and video productions where spill control matters. Use it to create clean cheek highlights, a refined rim light, controlled background separation, or a shaped highlight on reflective subjects. In tighter shooting environments, it can be especially valuable because it helps keep light where you want it and off nearby walls or set elements.

Usage Tips

Position the gridded strip softbox slightly behind and to the side of your subject for a dramatic rim or hair light. For portraits, rotate it vertically to emphasize facial contours and body shape. For product photography, place it along the side of glossy objects to create long, clean reflections with reduced spill. If you need even more control, combine the strip and grid with careful subject-to-background distance to deepen shadows and increase separation.

Recommended Accessories

This grid pairs naturally with the Westcott Apollo Strip 12 x 36 inch softbox, a compatible light stand, and a strobe or LED light source suited to the Apollo system. Sandbags, boom arms, and additional background-control tools can further improve stability and light placement. Photographers building a flexible portrait or product kit may also want a second strip light or reflector to complement the directional quality of this modifier.

Brand and System Context

Westcott has long been known for producing practical lighting tools for photographers and filmmakers, with an emphasis on portability and ease of use. Accessories like this egg crate grid expand the versatility of the Apollo modifier system by allowing creators to adapt a soft source into something more controlled and precise. It is a simple but highly effective upgrade for users who want greater command over their lighting design.