3 Point Lighting

http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/ - this website taught me about 3 point lighting. for 3 point lighting, you need a main light, which is to create a good focus on one side of somebody - casting shadows across the other side of their face, the second light is a fill light, which is a weak version of the main light. this is normally combined with more of a flood light from the fill light instead of bright - detail picking light. Finally for the 3 point light, there is a backlight - which will compliment the main light to light up that side of the character full, and creating a bigger sense of depth with the shadows.