studio lighting

Hey there! I'm looking for some tips and advice on studio lighting equipment for product photography. Currently, we are working with Alien Bees B800 (2) - both setup with a soft box umbrella. We have a room that is totally white out and I have upgraded the backdrop to a pure white seamless...

I am hoping someone who shoots with AB's outdoors could chime in.. :1251: I shoot mostly studio and i have several AB's currently. AB1600, AB800 and 2 AB400's. I have a tiny shooting space indoors so my 1600 was too much and i felt like the 800 might be too much so i recently picked up two used...

I've been trying really hard to replicate this lighting but without success. It's a natural even soft light, I use a softbox placed relatively far away and then a reflector. I have a feeling there's V flats involved in this set up but they dont provide a catchlight so its hard to know. Any help...