Thanks all. Jennie says thanks too, I've shown her the thread and she's overwhelmed with the response, then again I figure there's no one who would appreciate these pics more then you guys.
Jez,
Believe it or not but the pics were actually taken with a rather crappy 5 megapixel compact camera. We're still saving up for a new Nikon digital system camera. The props were photographed in our living room against a pitch black back drop. She used natural light from a window as the main light and then used two small spotlights to create highlights and ambiance. There's no photoshop cheating done to them except for cropping and color/contrast adjusting.
Kenny,
She decided to leave the "hot spots" cause she feelt they added a "spacy" feel to the space props. You're totally right though, what looks totally wrong to one photographer can be a master piece to another. I concider photographs to be like paintings, there's no right or wrong, you either like it or you don't
Cheers,
Steve.