I recently bought some brighter flourescent lights and a tripod for my digital camera. Still having some issues with the focus (I think its got to do with the fact that my camera uses digital zoom, not optical) but they look a lot better than before:
'06 pastel female i got a few weeks ago:
its a work in progress. Might be time for a new camera too...not yet though, I've got something good coming in a couple weeks to save for!