Portable Lighting Equiptment

[5against1]

I am a portrait photographer but I have recently been contracted to do some corporate headshots on site for a company. I am looking into good portable lighting that I can take with me to the site and take headshot with. Any suggestions?
I will be using some Westcott 5x6 Collapsible Backgrounds for it as well which seem to have good reviews online, but any opinions on that as well would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Big Mike]

Welcome to the forum.

What sort of power/output do you need?
How many lights do you need?
How portable do you need it to be? Size & weight etc.
Can you run on AC power (plugged in) or do you need a portable power source? Or would you prefer to use flash units that run on AA batteries?

What do you own already, that might be usable for this?

What's your budget?

 

[Christie Photo]

What do you own already...

Exactly what I was wondering. What are you using now for portraits?

-Pete

 

[gsgary]

Ranger Quadra ELINCHROM - Products

 

[Scatterbrained]

Ranger Quadra ELINCHROM - Products

Go for the big money!

I too am curious as to what the OP is using in a studio that can't be carried on site with the addition of a battery pack or at least and extension cord.

 

[gsgary]

Ranger Quadra ELINCHROM - Products

Go for the big money!

I too am curious as to what the OP is using in a studio that can't be carried on site with the addition of a battery pack or at least and extension cord.

He said good portable lighting, not budget, there's not much to match for portability

 

[ironsidephoto]

Check out strobist.com and the strobist kits on MPEX.