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Originally Posted by awlongo
Now all we need is for someone to do the layout.  |
Or you could simply go to any decent bookstore and purchase one of the many books on basic portraiture lighting. They all have done exactly that with the basic three point lighting set up.
Or you could google "three point lighting" and read all you could ever want.
The reason to invest in studio lighting equipment is so that you can control the lighting in your images. This allows you to control color, contrast, dynamic range etc. It is to a large extent what separates a photograph from a snapshot (at least in the case of glamour photography).
The reason for buying a quality lighting system is because, unlike a digi camera body, your lights should last you for many, many years. So it makes sense to invest in a system you can grow with.
[Edit: and one with modifiers useful for your subject matter.]
An awful lot of modern fashion is being lit with on light. When you go to said bookstore, pick up copies of French Vogue, W and V. Study the images.