Received this today and so far in love with it! It came just as described and on time. Set up was easy and pretty self explanatory. I was so excited that I did a quick few shots with my dog. The backdrop did have wrinkles that needed to be steamed out but I got those out in no time. I'm sure there are much nicer sets available but this one suits my needs just fine as I'm just getting started in photography. If your looking for a nice "starter" set this is a good one.

Great starter set... if I were being super picky I would have given this a 4 star rating, but honestly you can't expect top notch items when you get a deal this good. The setup for all of this probably took me 20-30 minutes by myself, super easy. Like other reviews said the stands are a bit flimsy but again... these are super cheap. For the price I think you get amazing stuff.
The photo is misleading though. The backdrop is 5ft x 10ft, the photo makes it look 10x10 and it was also really paper-like. The other backdrops I have are a fabric mixture and this seems to crumple like paper. A little annoying, but thankfully my son was patient with me and didn't mess it up too much. Still, it took great pictures. I turned all the lights off in the room and only used the provided umbrella lighting for the photo attached. The final photos were great, but a little editing made them even better. I used a cannon camera.

As a former (and recovering) pro photographer (actually earning OK money), I come from world of a $22,500 Nikon kit including advanced lighting (typically portable) gear. I happily left that world behind moved into the Fuji X-series and then even dumped that to move to an Iphone X. Never looked back. However, one thing was always missing in that transition, lighting. Of course lighting is the key to great photography and especially portrait photography. Sometimes, available natural lighting does not cut it. That is where this set of lights comes in.

For the price, this set cannot be beat. Of course there are comparable (other brand) products out there in this price range. This particular set will fulfill 99% of all end-user needs for portrait photography, even when using a mobile phone. The set itself is constructed fairly well and is incredibly simple and fairly portable. With typical use, the set should last years. The bulbs are fluorescent and you can eventually replace them with LED. Just be sure you are consistent with the color temperature for all your LED bulbs. Ultimately, you can adjust the white balance during post processing for critical shots. Hell, you can even adjust white balance on your phone now that Apple has a raw format. Either way, life is now a lot easier in that regard.

This is the kind of set at a price point such that if you lose the set or run over it with your car, you will not be upset unlike if you owned expensive sets of Alien Bee's lighting. I would also add that working with constant lighting versus strobe (flash) lighting is much easier, especially when using cool lighting like LED or fluorescent bulbs. No flash sync to worry about and no fire or burn hazards associated with hot lights.

I would definitely buy these again. Just keep in mind that flash always puts out more power compared to this type of set or even LED's. They are also not dimmable unlike much more expensive sets. However, they are such low voltage you can throw any dimmer on the line provided the bulb is dimmable (think LED not fluorescent). Or, you can use a variety of techniques to lower the light power. However, I suspect you may want to increase power in many, though not all circumstances.

The umbrellas and carry bag are more than "good enough."

I got this to do my son's senior portrait. I am not a portrait photographer but I decided to get this instead of paying someone else to do the photographs - since I have all the camera equipment and lenses. This is a great set at a reasonable price for the occasional portrait photographer. Based on other reviewer's feedback - I did purchase 2 photo studio photography 105w 6500k day light bulbs LMS121 2 x Photo Studio Photography 105 Watt 6500K Day Light Fluorescent Full Spectrum Bulb, LimoStudio,LMS121 The ones that come with the kit are just not bright enough. My son's senior picture turned out great (I even did two other friends of his). Lighting is a key element in doing portraits. I would not hesitate to recommend this kit to anyone doing occasional portraits. (hint - be careful opening package - I inadvertently cut the top of the carry case - but fixed it with duct tape!)

I looked at many fair priced photography light kits and this was my choice. I am so happy I decided to go with the Julius Studio. Reading some of the negative reviews made me a little nervous, but upon arrival I was very satisfied.

This light kit is really nice. It's very very easy to set up. Everything comes well packaged. Light bulbs have Styrofoam around them for a safe travel and all your item are in separate boxes. Not only that, all your items come in a well padded and made travel case. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this light set. Any negative review I read was completely inaccurate. The light bulbs are bright enough. The umbrellas are very well made product and I never had a problem with any of them tipping over or being top heavy. Nothing came broken and the packaging was perfect. I use them to take pictures of antiques and the difference it makes is unbelievable. I'm very very happy with my purchase.