Home studio light kit
 

Merry Christmas all,

I am looking for a home photo studio lighting kit with a couple of lights, umbrellas and a travel bag.

Looking to spend less than $300.

Curious as to what style of light is best, wattage, type of umbrella (clear, white, black), brand etc.

If you can squeeze a bit more money out try to get into a Speedotron set--they're tanks and will last forever. I checked ebay and here's a great pack if you can get it for close to the starting bid...
http://cgi.ebay.com/SPEEDOTRON-2401A-WORKS-GREAT_W0QQitemZ150317348750QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPort able_Flashes_Strobes?hash=item150317348750&_trksid =p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A 12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294 %3A50

check out the brown line at the speedotron site. We use Speedotron at our studio and it's good stuff. You could do a lot with two heads and a soft box to start with.

For no other reason than to get a photo woody, check out the Balcar site.
http://www.balcar.com/PHOTO/nouvo_home.html

Shooting a pr0no soon are we?

Go LED - cooler and far less power consumption.
LitePanels.com

I fumbled around with cheap lighting gear for a few years. I finally bought a decent AlienBees setup -- medium-sized softbox, mid-grade flash unit, a decent stand. It cost a little more than $300, but it was worth it. It works right, consistently.

Dan