lighting need help....

I'm newbie at 3D world...... so here was my simple work but i think the lighting still so poor so any idea can improve the lighting effect? i mean can it become more realistic? i'm using 3D Max 7 and i using skylight, target spot n some omni light
:cry: plz give so opinion about my work too

use some photometrics ies lights, it will give you more lighting techniques. but be sure to have some ies files

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here's a rough idea, hope it helps, sorry its a bit messy I only had access to paint to do it....