Originally Posted by candleman

theres a massive amount of choice out there..

if you are in the USA i'd suggest checking out AlienBees..

however.. a good (my choice) option is using flashguns (like what you put on the hotshoe of the camera)

minimum of two flashes, two stands and some sort of radiotrgger such as CyberSyncs, Cactus, PocketWizards..

but this is what your budget wil decide.



my only comment RE: flash vs hotlights
avoid hotlights...
unless you want to concentrate on babies.. they wil close their eyes if you blast them with a flash. thats the only time i'd suggest hotlights.

hotlights also require a much more powerful power supply..
whereas a stobe set-up is generally lighter, and only required four AA batteries.. so you can do portraits in the park, abandoned buildings.. prettymuch anywhere.