Small studio kit

[mateoc15]

If I considered myself slightly better than "prosumer" and wanted to get into some studio lighting for a few hundred bucks would this be worth my time? Anything else I might need for a D90? I have an SB-600 but can't seem to get happy with it in an indoor studio product/portrait kind of setting.

Also, for portraits of 1-4 people will two 320W lights be enough or should I consider the 400W?

Thanks!

[archersdad]

I've been looking at similar beginner setups, too, and am looking forward to what everybody has to say about them.

[Samanax]

Some threads from other forums and the Flickr Strobist group about the CowboyStudio kits...

The Photo Forum

Photography On The Net

Photo.net

Flickr Strobist Group

[JerInTheBox]

Thanks for the resources Samanax, I'm looking into doing this too.

[mateoc15]

So is two 160W flashes with soft boxes enough for the mostly single-person portraits I want to do or should I go with the two 200W for about $110 more?

[stevensinger]

I was looking for a cheap package to get me started this look pretty good, I am not sure how to setup everything but the webpage looks professional and it has some instructions. I am thinking about buying and trying, I am going to check on shipping prices this afternoon.

[synthesist]

Stick with the speedlites.
They're super portable and they're just as useful.
Pick up the strobist seminar DVD. It has a pretty good explanation of how to use them effectively. Also go read their lighting 101 and 102 sections on their blog. http://strobist.blogspot.com