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Position your main light at a 45-degree angle to your subject. Utility floodlights get very hot and are extremely bright, so don't direct them right at your subject. Turn the head of the light 180 degrees from your subject and angle the light at 45 degrees toward the ceiling.
Position your fill light in the same way, but on the opposite side of your subject. You want the fill light to cast less light on your subject. Move the light farther away from your subject or use a light with less wattage to achieve this.
Position your third light on the floor behind your subject, if you are shooting a portrait, and angle it up at 60 degrees toward the backdrop. Keep 2 to 3 feet between your light and the backdrop. This light will illuminate the backdrop and will act like a hair light for a portrait, as the light will bounce down from the ceiling. If your picture is not a portrait where you can hide the light behind the subject, you may need to position the light to the left or right at a 45-degree angle toward the backdrop to illuminate it.
Set your camera's white balance to "custom." Have your subject hold a white card or white piece of paper. Take a picture of the white card as it fills the viewfinder. Set this image as your white balance. You are ready to start taking pictures that are color corrected for your lights.