Hi Chris,

There is a Studio Lighting forum on these boards and you might like to post your questions in that forum for specific studio lighting questions.

Try setting up the stobe about 4 feet from the subject and above the subject. Check the maximum sync speed for your camera, might be 1/200 or 1/125 and set your aperture ot f/5.6 - f/8 and see how you go with that.