Hello hello, and thanks in advance for any input! Right now I'm a student photographer on a moderate budget, and one of the things I've been shooting a lot of lately has been portraits. I have a 580 EX II on a canon rebel xsi, and I've been using my tamron 17-50 f2.8 as my primary portrait lens, although i sometimes go to my canon 55-250 IS if the working distance is longer. The problem is that at this point the 580 just doesn't always cut it in terms of creative lighting of the subject, and so I'm looking for a somewhat inexpensive monolight to go with my kit. I'd like ideally to pay <$300 if possible for a light with a stand and at least a basic umbrella. . .anyone have suggestions as to what might be a good choice? I've looked at Alien Bees and Flashpoints so far, but I'm still not completely sure what kind of power i need, etc. Any advice?