The best lighting to use if you want shadows or contrast is lighting from the front.
The best lighting to use for silhoutettes is back lighting.
Ambient lighting is when the light is already present.
Golden hour is a time around sunset.
I don't think I really have a photography style. I take pictures of anything and everything. I'll take pictures of people at events, even people I don't know if they look cool, nature pictures, abstract things. Really whatever I can find.