>>3005112Here's someone who actually tried to do something with lighting.
>>3005114It's not hard to learn, but a lot of new photographers just tend to get overwhelmed by the idea of working with lights. Just follow diagrams like this, compare your results to the examples and make a few adjustments until you're comfortable with the set up. Then try to learn new setups.
Here's a good tutorial to get you started.
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html 