Thanks for the comments and ideas guys.
Marc- I had figured sanding dust wasn't good for keyboards, but hadn't thought about a folding table. That would give me a ton more space and wouldn't F - up my computer
And I do not envy your dirty, dark, dusty cave, but that just shows that dedication is stronger than a lot of other sensibilities
voyageur- Thanks for the tip. I'll see what "the Google" can tell me about hobby shops in the area. And since I have nothing else to do at work for 8 more hours, I'm off to read the photography how-to.
Funny story: My apartment is on the ground floor of the building (and I mean that half of the place is underground. The bottoms of our windows touch the pavement
). Anywho, last night was my first late night of modeling in this apartment, and it was a hot one, so I had the windows wide open. Apparently we need new screens, because before long my light had attracted an entire Brazilian rainforest of insects to my work area. I never thought I'd need a mosquito net for modeling!