Yeah, i understand that i just am a poor college kid so i am kinda on a budget... but thanks anyway.
I guess I interpreted you to want to mimic those shots of autos, and do it away from home, without much equipment, strobes, umbrellas, reflectors.
I do know a solution for an "at home" studio, where you don't have to move stuff around much.
I know a guy who bought a pair of those old Kodak movie light bars off of
eBay for really cheap.
The person uses them for constant light, each one is mounted on a tripod, and he uses light bulbs ranging anywhere from photofloods to normal house type 100w light bulbs, leaves them on while shooting (or until it gets too hot), and adjusts White Balance in camera appropriately.
It sounds really hokey, but he gets surprisingly good results, and he says he paid less than $75.00 for the whole lighting setup, tripods, 2 light bars, and bulbs.
When I look at his listings on
eBay or Craigslist, he has some of the best looking, and definitely best lit photos on there.
The setup is definitely cheap, homemade, but is really effective.