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It is fun to play with little setups like this, particularly if the subjects aren't moving. I often capture small experimental setups, for documentation and future publication, with similar, simple arrangements.
Might I also suggest, before adding more lights, to play around with three simple light modifiers, reflectors, flags and scrims. While there are professional versions of all available, home brew is just fine.
For reflectors, try pieces of white foamcore, or aluminum foil (try both shiny and satic sides) wrapped corrugated. For warm fill, some of the fold up products have a gold surface. I've even used makeup mirrors to paint light where I want it. Try aiming a bit past the subject, into the fill on the far side. Most of my setups are single light, with multiple fill cards arranged as needed.
Scrims, are simply any translucent material between you light and subject. Can soften a small, focused beam into something much larger and more diffuse.
Flags, are anything to block the light. I've used everything from long, thin strips of corrugated, to half-dollar sized, black mat board glued to flat-black painted coat wire. For my setups, I bring these in play to kill distracting reflections and hot spots.
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