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Create a 'Group Folder' (folder button at bottom of Layer panel) and drag the 'AO' and its Adjustment Layer into that folder. Use the pull-down menu in the Layer dialog to change the folders blending option from 'Pass Through' to 'Normal'. If you've done it correctly, everything under that folder will not be affected by the adjustment layers within. Good luck!

I agree that some people take HDR a little too far. But I do see some pretty neat stuff from time to time. IMO it's akin to a PS filter, you can get carried away and get something very cheesy, but they do have their uses in the right situations. I personally use Photomatix/HDR for my arch photography as an alternative to having pro lighting gear. Like needing to shoot an interiors space and getting the exterior view properly exposed as well. For instance, my firm was submitting a recently completed hotel renovation here in Hawaii for an award. We flew out a well-known ($) photographer to shoot the final design for use in our submission. He took 2 weeks and shot what 'he' thought were 'the' shots. While they were all great there were some additional photos we thought we needed for our submission. The deadline was near and I basically needed to get the additional 6 or 7 shots in one afternoon. I only have a Canon 40D and a Sigma 10-20mm lens. No external flashes and not much time. Attached are just a couple of the shots i took. HDR was helpful because in some cases it was nearly impossible to get everything properly exposed w/o pro lighting. Either the sky would have been washed out, or the interior/building too dark. Tweaking a single RAW file might have been ok for some, but would not have been as successful IMO.

I've used the companies below. They're all pretty good... http://jakprints.com http://uprinting.com http://psprint.com

To my absolute bewilderment, I scored a perfect 0 - I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. Used my Macbook Pro LCD.

I live down the road from the water park in your first pic. I got an annual pass for me and the kids too. If for some reason you can't find the pic you need, I can offer to go down and snap some (i have a Canon 40D with 10-20mm). However, you'll need to wait till Saturday. Good luck!

That was hilarious...

I don't believe it should be handled only one way or the other as renderings serve different purposes, project scopes are different, clients are different, etc. At our firm we need to do ALL OF THE ABOVE. We're a very small studio by comparison, 45 employees over 3 studios. Bill as an Add. Service: This type of service is typically geared toward producing marketing renderings for sales, or anything that serves our clients own needs. This is the method we prefer as the scope and fees are clearly outlined in a separate contract. Billed into Arch. Fees: We'll do this when producing renderings for the sole purpose of communicating design intent, or anything that serves our needs for communication (public hearings, presentations, etc). Outsourcing: As stated above, we're a very small studio by comparison to the others here. Thus we need to be very efficient with our time to cover the work load. We'll typically outsource when timing is critical and spread the work over several private studios in Virginia, Toronto, and California. The billings are then handled by either situation listed above.

Just a couple questions. The only reason I ask them is because I we are currently dealing with the same issues with our site. Since the site is mostly flash, do you have planst to accomodate non-flash users? I understand that the vast majority of users have the plugin, however I use my iphone to browse the web alot these days and the native safari browser does not support flash. Also, have you or your web designers given any thought on how Google will read/rank your site? With most of your content in the swf file and no meta tags, I think Google will have a hard time crawling it.

No real comment on the renders, they look great to me. I could imagine your clients being stoked on the quality and short turnaround. The only minor quib I have is that your titleblock is redundant - "3D Vis.." & "Arch Vis...". Otherwise, good work - your office sounds no different from ours.

I always liked Renzo Piano's http://rpbw.com

I use http://sharefile.com . There's a free full-functioning 30 day trial. I've been using it for the past couple years and love it. My clients love it too as it's very easy and intuitive. There's no limit on storage space, just on bandwidth (10gb/month). I also love that i can customize the look of it to match our firm's brand.

Thanks Joel

Anybody here know where I can find a model of a Monkeypod tree? OR, what software would be the best to model this type of tree? TIA

What renderer and lscape plugin do you use? I think the lighting and landscaping look terrific.

11 LBS?!!