Tommy L Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just had to post this one, its a classic... "I do not think the computer can accurately deal with interior perspectives - we have seen this problem many times. You must go to the space and sketch the actual conditions, then render the perspective by hand on the computer without aid of any perspective programs. Please see the attached hand-drawn image in Power Point - crude but it shows the effect more like what will really happen. Stand some workmen at different points in the room at the same and take photos from different angles, then even depart from that if needed to make the point that the rooms are very large. The carpets and wall sconces are not attractive, nor is the furniture, etc, but perhaps that is all preliminary.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nymn Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 then render the perspective by hand on the computer without aid of any perspective programs. gotta love that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerdream Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just stick your hand in the screen and move things around, come on man what's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawla Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 The carpets and wall sconces are not attractive, nor is the furniture, etc, but perhaps that is all preliminary.." All the rest is a problem with your work. This is nothing serious and in any case is the start of all your trouble!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 This seems like the start of 1000 emails of revisions. Hope you have a solid contract with an additional services clause! I've lost tons of $$$ on clients like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Thomas Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 So basically he's designed a room where the laws of scale and perspective no longer apply? Wow, that I've got to see! This guy sounds like a real genius, if only today's 3d software allowed us to share his vision. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadmunkey Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hahah Tom, your post has cheered me up after a hard day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Denby Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I think he's probably elluding to the fact that 3D programs allow its cameras to be positioned outside a room and use very very wide angle lenses, which lead to an unrealistic viewpoint which can mis-represent the size of the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguelafi Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 i have heard a lot of weird things in this biz, but that must be the stangest one!! good luck with this client, sounds (reads) like a true nightmare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucaro Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I hope your client wont ask you to include in the perspective his peripheral vision. I've had clients asking for a very wide angle almost reaching the back of your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D_IC Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'd get rid of this client pronto, rather than losing hours and dollars. Sounds like he doesn't really know what he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Sher Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 hahahaha... that is classic!! I am afraid to say we've actually encountered this kind of level of "sophistication" . By the end of the project we wanted to stab him or at least do something violent to him. No more thank you, we were glad to recommend him a guy in a garage as that is all he was prepared to pay. Good luck to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acjwalker Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 having similar problems with a client at the moment. best comment on it though is on a 45 degree roof, the tiles at the back seem smaller than the ones right in your face? PERSPECTIVE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Tizard Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Perhaps you should offer to educate your client................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 put him to sleep imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil poppleton Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Tom, Looks you are on a hiding to nothing.......possibly send him a link to your local competitior....!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Tizard Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Tom, Looks you are on a hiding to nothing.......possibly send him a link to your local competitior....!!!! Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dp Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 brought a smile to may face i'd get rid of him now had experiences similar to this in the past and you soon learn it's not woth the effort unless you have a thick skin and he does indeed pay by the hour on "design development" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Tom - thats a great one. i think this client has moved countries a few times - i've encountered one like him early on - i carried out his work gritting my teeth and then sent him a bill for extra work, which he promptly paid. surprisingly he came back to do more work with me - this time i added extra upfront - yet he still went ahead. so who knows - this client may be the best one yet for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 he/she isn't really a 'spaz', they just have a very clear idea of what they are after, and from the sounds of it that might be a more illustrative / diagramatic version of the space than a 3d camera can portray. the most difficult clients are always the one with a clear image in their head of what the final outcome will be and a closed mind to anything else. if i were you i'd manage the clients expectations a bit - get them in and run through the model/view onscreen so they understand the limitations of a realistic 'camera perspective' and find a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koper Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Educating the client is the key. And beggars can't be choosers in this credit crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jophus14 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This is going to turn into one expensive job.....Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 been there, done that! (or was it done to me?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahorela Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm with you tommy, the guys lost it. I always find it infuriating when someone challenges the software......"should that shadow be on that angle" "is that reflection correct"......I always respond by saying "which do you think is right, your eye or this award winning software I'm using?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clanger Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Had a client once who thought with the magic of Photoshop you could take a picture of an object, spin it around so you could see the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now