studio lighting question
 

are those orange stand lights that you can get at walmart good enough for decent fake studio lighting?

If you are going for that cheesey amateur look, yes.

:2 cents:

Thats exactly what I am looking for :) Crappy tire here I come. Hey your in the Toronto area, if you have any better used equip your getting rid of let me know within the next 20 min, cash on hand :)

They really are awful, but you can use them... make sure that you let them cool before you try to move them or the bulbs will break. If you've got a bit more money try something like this... you'll be much happier:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-LAMPS-500W-KIT...cmdZ ViewItem

Thanks for your help as always :) Doing a quick shoot tomorrow so no time for eBay.

I'll definately pick up a set of those later though

the color temp. is perfect for low-fi if that's what your shootin'

If it's just time was an issue, and not money... I wouldn't get that set.... there's some $300-$400 sets on ebay (with 3 lights, and more power) that you should look at. Still very inexpensive, but will work great at your level.