... ultimately, this forum is always amazingly pleasant to be part of. Even when people argue and call each other a "prick", they do so using properly conceived arguments and witouth preventing a lot of interesting and technically informative facts to be shared at the same time.
As a DSLR (and possibly photography altogether) novice, I am impressed by Chris' work examples - which well illustrate two concepts discussed in this thread: professional studio lighting and pretty girls in small windowless rooms -, I keep learning a lot about studio lighting and professional equipment, and also about spelling differences between British and American English. Amazing, isn't it?