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[innerdream]

Needs some post still. CC welcome.

[markoskaan]

hi:)

hmm.. first off the couple looks too big! and maybe play with some photoshop to get rid of the ''layer'' effect(shadows maybe/colour correction etc)..

the ceilings looks too low somehow.. again maybe with the proportions of the furniture and stuff?

and the circular columns seems to be floating and also not attached to the ceiling..

 

good luck!

[innerdream]

That's because the ceiling is only 8'! It's an existing building. Thanks for the CC.

[cdos00]

I agree with Kaan, the ceiling or something is off. The proportion of the space seems seriously off. I understand the 8' ceiling but that isn't the issue.

[innerdream]

I can't agree with either of you.

[RobNJ73]

Maybe it's not so much an issue with the actual measurements of the space, but the composition of the shot...

 

For instance, with the couple that are standing there, the man's head touches the line where the wall meets the ceiling behind him. This could contribute to the sense of those people being larger than they actually are (or the space being a little small, or "off").

 

Maybe the above comments could be handled with a slight adjustment to camera angle, or different placement of the couple?

[innerdream]

Maybe it's not so much an issue with the actual measurements of the space, but the composition of the shot...

 

For instance, with the couple that are standing there, the man's head touches the line where the wall meets the ceiling behind him. This could contribute to the sense of those people being larger than they actually are (or the space being a little small, or "off").

 

Maybe the above comments could be handled with a slight adjustment to camera angle, or different placement of the couple?

 

I'll buy that. Thanks.

[Vektor]

Maybe it's just because I'm in the lighting business, but the first thing that caught my eye is the lack of obvious light sources in the scene and a general lack of luminous contrast that makes the everything look flat. In short, it needs more shadows and more obvious light sources to cast them.

 

I also agree that the impression of the ceiling being too low is probably coming primarily from the man's head touching the ceiling line in the background. It doesn't help that the diffuse lighting is killing your sense of depth and making it harder to separate his head from the ceiling line.

 

Otherwise, the modeling and texturing look top-notch.

[alias_marks]

agree with the head and ceiling comments. In general it's definitely better to avoid tangents. They almost always are not intentional and create awkard spatial relationships. I've attached a couple images from a tutorial on the "area" written by some of the people at neoscape I believe.

 

here's the link to the tutorial that may have some good tips on composing your image a bit better.

 

http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/tutorials/tutorial_index/interior_scenes_part_1_composition_camera_placement/

[innerdream]

Thanks guys! I'll check those tutorials.

 

They did not have a lighting plan so I really only had a very little time and input to do the lighting. Point well taken.

[edub]

I can't agree with either of you.

 

uh, you do realize that the people on the left are taller than the person on the right?

 

.... just checking.

[innerdream]

Yes, and I'm much taller than my girlfriend. So what's your point?

 

The point is that the room, the furniture and the people are in scale.

[Fran]

I think the composition would be more successful if the view was from a different point. In the current view, I cannot tell what it is you want the viewer to look at. If it is the seating area, it is being obscured by the partition structure, so the viewer is left unsatisfied.

 

As for the people, my choice would be to have them much less a part of the scene, but present enough to give the impression of people being nearby.

[innerdream]

I think the composition would be more successful if the view was from a different point. In the current view, I cannot tell what it is you want the viewer to look at. If it is the seating area, it is being obscured by the partition structure, so the viewer is left unsatisfied.

 

As for the people, my choice would be to have them much less a part of the scene, but present enough to give the impression of people being nearby.

 

Agreed. The client picked all the views and they're not nice. Some clients just aren't worth the effort...

 

Thanks everyone.