read a book or meet a starving camera man
You will rent the equipment not buy unless you live in a small town and find the only camera for sale for $100. Normally though the used camera will not work well and the rental will. The camera man will shoot for you but this does not include...
kitchen
go to any major chinese or korean restaurant. Offer to take portraits of all the people there. Shoot their pictures print them in return for the shoot. Plan on shooting from midnight to 6Am. Total cost $12 for 12 prints
Jim