The underlying theory is the same for all 3D apps. If you have humanoid figures, I'd probably recommend using Poser since the rigging is already in place.

Using examples from the itchy link, I sampled the light colors to simulate different environments within Poser using only directional lights. The top portion is a dark blue light that simulates "night-ness". The bottom portion is orange and simulates a tungsten lamp.

It should not be difficult to visualize how light color and attributes could be used to create environments similar to this in Poser. It's not the app, it's the theory.