Thought I would post two things:
Here is a picture of the photo booth I made - following Punkin's advice this past fall. It has been great for me:
The other has to do with quality of picture.
I have been using an Olympus Camedia C500 for the past four years or so. It is a very nice camera - but getting the white balance to work well is a hassle, and I always have to retouch the photos with Photoshop. Here is the picture I was taking with that camera in the booth above. This is a touched up photo - white balance fixed:
I wish I had saved the before picture - the white background was greyish and dull, and the pen lacked the clarity you see now.
So - get yourself a good computer program to process the pictures with.
Finally - I just purchased a Cannon XTi SLR yesterday from Best Buy - on Black Friday. Great price - and I'm working on taking a few photos with it - hope to share soon.
Best,
Roger Garrett