Help..need choosing the right lighting kit

Hi There
Well i am new to photography in most ways and i am looking to find the right lighting kit to start with...

I have seen the video on youtube that mark did for tubetape and i kinda have an understanding on lights and what you need to look for in a kit when getting one. And i am aware that it depends on what you really want to achieve with the photo-shoot when choosing/using the right lighting kit.

But here is my question..

Its a recession out there and right now i am using this opportunity to really build something for myself (being that i was laid off) so you can really say my budget is extremely tight...hence..i got to go the cheap way.

Ive been looking on ebay fand i saw some lighting kit that are cheap and they look really "professional" but one of my concerns is the light itself that i will be getting for example a lighting kit that's "45watt Background light 5600k" Now the 5600K is 5600 kelvin? right? (if that's how its spelt) And how do i know that i am getting a great lighting set or not?


Oh p.s Looking to achieve portrait picture, full body, as well as close ups.

Thanks in advance...HELP!!!!

Yes you are right on the color temps.

For a lower priced kit you can go to tubetape.com however if that isnt low enough, try some of those flood lights at your local hardware store.

I am hesitant when it comes to buying new products on ebay as if something goes wrong or you break something, you don't have a support line or anything to go to.
I also suggest looking more into this kit as it sounds like it won't be bright enough. 45Watts is a really low light output.

For my studio I use three 100W incandescent lamps for the subject and two 500W flood lights for the green screen.
An image of my studio from about a year ago is posed below. I usually do a medium shot with this setup.