This Kalt "L" Flash Bracket has a strong molded plastic handle and features an adjustable camera screw, a metal flash shoe on top, and a hand strap.
Flash brackets are designed to increase the distance between the flash and the lens in order to minimize the occurrence of redeye and flash-shadows behind the subject.
By using an "L" shaped bracket the flash is slightly off-center, which also adds a little more dimension to the face in portrait photography.