lighting when and how

chris_settlemoir

i was wanting to ask you guys when do you put a light on a chracter vs letting the back ground lighting  do the work how do ou knoiw when is the best way or right way to do it

mjc1016

Grab a couple of 'basics' photgraphy books...

https://archive.org/details/Basics_Photography_Lighting

https://archive.org/details/Beginners_Guide_to_Photographic_Lighting_Techniques_for_Success

While you won't be needing to concentrate on the actual 'hardware'...lights, meters, etvc, the techniques and theory are basically the same for rendering.