The lighting should fit the purpose of the picture. So there are many ways you can decide to light a picture. None of them are either right or wrong. A good book to get, that will show many different set ups, is "Photographing People: portraits, fashion, glamour".
Something you might try, to get a feel for how your lights work, is use just one light for a while. Try placing it at different angles and heights and see how the shadows form. If you have a softbox, try the same lighting positions with and without it. Then introduce a reflector. How does that improve the picture. Generally, your second light should be used to help fill some of the shadows, but not eliminate them.
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