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Ok, hopefully you have tripod and a couple of desk or swing arm lamps- You'll need at least 100w bulbs. Your camera is fine, it is quite capable. I would make sure you set the mode to AV (aperture priority) that way you can set the f stop to at least f8. I think that camera will go to that, or f11. F8 on a point and shoot is like f16 on a SLR camera.
If it does custom white balance, follow the instructions in the manual to set it. If you use lamps with florescent bulbs, make sure they warm up for about a half hour before you adjust that.
Then also push the flower button to set the macro mode. Adjust your lights to light your subject. On point and shoots, put the shutter in self timer, so you can push the button and not shake the camera when the picture is snapped.
I wouldn't buy the macro lens unless you feel that you need to get really close.
Once you have taken some pictures, move them into your computer and use the zoom browser basic editor to crop and sharpen the pictures. The sharpen tool in zoombrowser or photoshop (or similar programs) can really make a difference. You can adjust your brightness, etc too. Sometimes I shoot with a 1/2 stop overexposure setting in the camera. I am not sure if the 510 has this, most Canon cameras do.
