Texture - Light: Science and Magic

Here's an interesting exercise on revealing texture using just light.
Subject: a very uninteresting gray glove lighted from above:

And now the same glove lighted from the side (notice how much more texture is revealed):

BTW, Light: Science and Magic is a must read for anyone interested in lighting!

Strobist - Lighting 102 - Angle

Ok, here goes... first exercises on lighting, as per the Lighting 102 "course" on Strobist.

Different angles for my model (still don't have a remote for my flash, so I used a spotlight)

I must say that my model was extremely cooperative!