Thank you everyone for the excellent replies! All very helpful. Bobasaur,great example, and I agree, my scene does not require an effect that dramatic, but it does illustrate the position of the light well. I'll have a look at the tutorial. Pakled, good ideas..I definitely agree on the light and textures, maybe someday I'll tackle texture. Light is my current 'project' I think it'll take awhile Ockham I like the idea of looking down at her somewhat rather than up. I think it would be a more flattering view of the model. Jimdoria Thank you for the comprehensive answer, I learned a lot from your post and I appreciate the time and knowledge shared. I was not familiar with the concept of three point lighting. The specifics about the green and blue lights- most helpful, I had not thought of the green light at all. I'll definitely be hitting google and looking over the tutorial. Mystmaiden