Poor man's studio

I'm not much of a studio photographer.  I'm more of a street photographer, looking for the right moments.  But, from time to time, I do practice shooting studio stuff so that my "game" could be more complete.

I don't own a studio, nor do I own any lighting equiment except for one flash.  It's almost pathetic how I use the cheapest equipment possible.  Cheapest camera, cheapest lens, no lights & soft boxes...




All these pictures are originals, straight from the camera. 





lighting, or lack of, could make the subject seem more depressed. 




These are all beginner stuff by the way. It just takes a lot of effort because I have to use bunch of tape and figure out a way to tape paper towels to my lamp, try to have the mirror on the right not fall down, tape up papers, etc. etc.