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Light stand for flash: http://www.henrys.com/12371-NIKON-LIGHTING-UMBRELLA-KIT-W-CASE.aspx , the link is to a Canadian page. Check with B&H or your favourite store, you can probably get it for less. If you want a softbox instead of an umbrella, check for Westcott gear, they make several for small flash that come with a stand.
Regarding a critique, as I stated before, I am not a fan of the low contrast light on the front element look, so my view is the first image as you have on your page is better. Both images seem to have her toes chopped off! And, the one I like because of the contrast also has her fingers chopped off? In that one, I might be tempted to burn the forest floor because it is pretty bright and also I would burn her arm pit, chest and upper arm for the same reason. I would try making her face just slightly brighter than the rest, but not noticeably so. I think I would also run the blur tool set to 5 or 10% over the forest to dial back the sharpness of all those needles a little.
In the second one, the tree behind her has suddenly become less healthy and turned brown? The forest floor is still a bit too bright.
In the woods we have here, she would be eaten by the bugs if she exposed that much skin. I have never come across anyone dressed like that in the woods.