Show & tell: late-night thoughts — what would you do? [v3]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not.

For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts.

For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land. Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing. Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing.