models or scenes to light

I have just about finished reading the book Digital Lighting and Rendering by Jeremy Birn, and I am now looking for ways to gain lighting experience. I was wondering if perhaps anyone had something interesting that I could try my hand at lighting? If so, then please reply back. I would use such models and/or scenes only for the purpose of personal learning, and would not sell/illegally distribute them or use them in any other unscrupulous way.

Have a good day.

Have you tried Jeremy’s lighting challengesat CGTalk? They are mentioned in the book.

www.sharecg.com

Many 3D models to play around with. Click 3D Models and I suggest you filter by .OBJ files.

Thanks both of you.