The direction was really tiny I had to use a zoom to see it I expected it to be more portable than my other softbox. It has metal poles to slide in and out to be portable, while my other one I bought from another company is more like an umbrella style that I can inflate and deflate and pop right into a box for quick and easy to be portable, it does not need to be assembled. like light and hand, other than that I wasn't thrilled with the way the softbox was put together. Seems like I have to keep it up all the time, it's too hard to take off and put on. When I'm on a photo shoot I don't have time to pack, I need transportation.