DIY lighting

my house is awful to do portraits in due to the windows only being at the back and a teeny tiny one at the front, so to create this shot

 

was really difficult, the lack of light meant the image looked horrible and flat :( and due to not have a lighting kit and i had to improvise!

and i lost my tripod aswell (who knows how you can lose a tripod?!) so i had to improvise with a good bit of ol' stacking. At least this way is cheap :)