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Check out Alien Bees. You can use one AB400's and a reflector if you have a fairly small studio say 20x20. When doing indoor portraits you dont really need all that much power as you will be setting the lights fairly close to the subject. Usually about 4'. You can get by with only one and a reflector and an assistant to help hold. If you are using white background use two lights and reflector. one light for subject, reflector to bounce light back on to subject and use the other light directly behind subject to light the background. If you dont have an octo box, dome,or a brolley make a wooden frame to fit over the front of your main light and cover it with several layers of white sheet, dont let the sheet touch the lighting or you could have a fire,dont ask how i found that out, then adding or removing layers to achieve the lighting you are looking for.
You can also take one of the lights and hang it up high aiming down the background to highlight it this way. it gives a narrow almost circular hightlight around the subject.
If you might be using lights outdoors you would need to move up to the
AB800 or AB1600
One AB400 $250 or you can buy a set.
One reflector $50
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