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This is where for most people it gets scared. How do you meter, using mutilple modifiers, just where do you start.
Well I would suggest watching a few YouTube videos as a start, then book a good local studio.
If you live in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, then I would suggest you book Worksop Photographic Studio. The above shot was taken there.
Book the studio for a couple of hours and the house model and get a lesson on lighting. Many studios offer courses and you will learn a lot.
The key thing is to learn how to meter, and about soft and hard light, and specular and defused light.
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The bigger the light source in relation to the model the software the light. Things like soft boxes give you more defused light then something like a beauty dish which being more direct and specular light source.