thanks Don - having never used such a set up I really have no idea of quite what any given power will give (though now you mention it 1000w does sound a lot). I guess that the twin 500w would be more than enough for a small home studio set up. The flash set up that I was looking at was this one -
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/prod...px?sku=1025920 any opinions?
Also do people think that proper background cloths are worth buying or do you use other stuff?