Tutorial- Lighting

As i have never held a photoshoot before i am going to look at the tutorials on how to light images. Where to put the lighting and how far away from the person or object, and these are my finds after about half an hour of searching on google.

http://www.geofflawrence.com/studio_lighting.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_4679646_light-photography-studio.html

Night Time Outdoor-

http://www.ehow.com/how_4450254_use-night-lighting-photography.html