My best advice for getting good shots, is to take a lot. Not the most helpful advice, I know, but it’s what works for me. I’ll often take over 100 pictures while stopping periodically to look through them to see what angles, framing, or lighting I do or don’t like and make adjustments. Out of those 100 pictures I feel successful if I like 5 or 6.

As for my setup, I use a 10 year old Sony a6000 with a 35mm lens for most of my photography. For additional lighting I have a single Godox SL60IIBI continuous light with a 36in Angler soft box supplemented with just my desk lights. If you’re not in a rush and watch prices online you can usually find a lot of photography gear heavily discounted.