How can I do light effects in Photography?

Question: How can I do light effects in Photography!?

I'm wondering how you can do natural light effects!. I want my pictures to have light like this:
http://slumberdoll!.deviantart!.com/art/Lo!.!.!.
I'm an amateur photographer and I want to know how you can do natural light effects just like that picture!. Photoshop is fine with me too!.
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The lighting in that photo is most likely bounce lighting off a white ceiling!. Notice that there are no shadows near the head but the shadows from the umbrellas are below the actual plane of the umbrellas!.

This kind of lighting using a flash, softens the light!.

It's well done!.

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The easiest and fastest way to learn lighting is to take a class in photography were all that is demonstrated and explained throughout the class!.

Otherwise you can just spend time looking at a lot of images you like and see if you can duplicate the lighting using your camera and light, either found or artificially placed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

here's one site
http://www!.ephotozine!.com/article/Studio!.!.!.

I know of one really good tutorial on how to do great lighting really cheap!. I don't know the link so =[!.!.!. but seeing as you already know deviantart I'm sure you can look it up!.
check for photography communities that shares tutorial and advice on line or next time you're at a bookstore look around the photography section in the magazine stands!. They share a lot of good websites and tutorials to help you in your photography!.
sorry I really didn't answer your question for you
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There is nothing terribly remarkable about that lighting!. Just a large, rather indirect source from the left and a lesser one from right!.

Two windows on an overcast day would give you that effect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lighting is an art form!. The book "Light Science & Magic" by focal press covers a lot of the ideas behind good lighting!. The Strobist website is also really good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com