A funny alternative to render something from Moi is using Podium and Google Sketchup!
Podium is a "plugin" of Google Sketchup
Why ? Because Podium is the more easy renderer to use!
Only 2 buttons ! Light and Reflect!
You select any anything you want and just move the 2 curseurs!
Can't be more simple!
In free use Podium image is 500*500 max http://www.suplugins.com/
Google Sketchchup is free! http://www.sketchup.com/?dlc=1
(pro version exist also ;)

Cool!
Everyone keeps saying it's difficult to render images, so I've never tried. But this looks pretty easy. And a great result!

/Lars

Here you find how build a "Spot light" (and you can load it some yet ready made) http://www.suplugins.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=spotlight
(all is building in Google SKetchup of course)

And for "Omni light" (load)
Beginning tutorial / Omni Light
http://www.su-podium.com/Podium15Help/Default.htm

And yes it is the more easy render I had never seen !
A terrific simple prog :)