A quick post because I am prepping for a big set of sessions the day this post goes up.
Here we have cookie monster and sleeping beauty. When working with kids, especially young kids, you have to be patient and you have to keep positive. Kids will pick up on frustration and negativity and will shut down if you do that. Also try to keep things fun. Fortunately, Cookie Monster there really enjoyed sitting in the chair for some reason. Sometimes you just luck out like that. As for Sleeping Beauty, I gave her a stuffed rabbit and told her to pretend to fall asleep.
The lighting setup for this was a three-light setup. As far as lighting goes you may have noticed I tend to go with either a two-light setup or a three-light setup. These tend to work well with one or two subjects. While I think you can do great photography with any setup, if you are just talking lights, I’d recommend working up to two and then eventually three. This is easier than it sounds as there is lots of gear out there on eBay and other resale sites. There are some good deals out there, but you have to look for them. Or you can go full price and buy brand new, but I’d recommend only spending what you can afford to spend and only when you are ready.
All that stated, I want to reiterate, when it comes to lights the first recommendation, I have is only work up to what you are ready for. My first speed light did nothing for a long time because I was still learning my camera and I wasn’t ready to comprehend just what awesome stuff that could be done with even a single speedlight.