>>3400670Its not incredibly difficult, but there is a little bit of learning required.
Mostly, it seems that you like "low key" portraiture. Moody, dark, dramatic.
>>3400671This is a lighting style thats very common. There's a tiny "loop" of shadow on the side of her nose, so they call this "open loop" lighting. The main light is illuminating her face in a way that most of her head is in shadow. So they call it "short" lighting, as opposed to "broad" lighting.
So this is short, open loop lighting. You can do this with 1-2 lights.
>>3400673This is a bit more complex. Some people call this glamour lighting, or beauty lighting. There are at least 4 lights here.
>>3400897This is butterfly lighting. The shadow from the nose is directly under her nose. Sometimes it looks like a little butterfly shape, so they call it butterfly lighting. There is also a hair light coming from high up, making her hair glow. They're also using either a reflector from below the face, or another light at very low power.
>>3401189Uncle Terry uses a flash on his camera. Its really easy. But his style is more about the subjects than the lighting.
