Test House Scene for New Job

[smithy_gas]

Studio/Institution: Private Work
Genre: Residential Exterior
Software: Studio Max 2009. Mental Ray. Photoshop CS4
Description:

Hi,

 

I had previously had advice about this image in the Studio Max forum and thought I would post up the image in its current guise.

 

I had to create the house and a brief scene to send into a company as a test for a job. Considering it was my first real experience using all the software together to create the image, I have to hand it in tomorrow and I am happy with it.

 

Any advise on how to improve this image, probably just post production things now this late in the day, would be greatly received.

 

Thank you.

[mattclinch]

i'll give some general points that leapt out on first glance. overall, good start if this is your first stab at this kind of thing.

 

composition:

- tip of building just off frame is bad form. keep main objects inside frame and give 'room to breathe'

- same with car - why is it half cut off?

- odd position of building in general - why is it off to the left?

- why is the girl+dog walking off screen? its always much more pleasing and balanced if people walk 'into' the image, and don't seem to be about to leave the frame. it draws the viewer in as we naturally look where people are moving.

 

scale:

- find your horizon line. assuming this is eye level (ie, the camera was 1.6m above ffl and horizontal) then that's where the girls eyes should be. currently she is way to big (full height of door ?! )

- same with civic. far too big. currently nearly 2.3m-ish tall?

 

lighting:

- balance of highlights seems strange. currently the brightest point in your image is the dogs neck. should definitely be the sky, so the girl+dog need to be toned down a bit. also your sunlight seems generally a bit weak.

 

glass and other materials could do with some work too.