Tommy L Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Studio/Institution: Joey Bluebird StudioClient: undisclosedGenre: Commercial ExteriorSoftware: Max Vray PhotoshopWebsite: http://www.joeybluebird.comDescription: I thought I'd post a current project in response to this thread: http://forums.cgarchitect.com/61786-hdri-lighting-white-balance.html And also to get some crits of course. CHG and others were discussing the merits of working with or without camera exposure and a daylight system As you can see, the early progress shot was using a Vray daylight and physical camera. After reading the linked thread, I figured I'd try going back to 'faked' lighting. I found it refreshingly easy to control, Im happy with the result and will continue to use this method for future dusk shots. Still work to do on this, mostly populating the interiors, people walking about and background stuff (this is downtown Chicago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yes. I like the "old school" version with no exposure much more. The sun and sky version is heavily dominated by the yellow/oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 Agreed. Shame the client doesnt like it...."cant we brighten it up a bit". Man, I spent ages getting the light balance just where I want it, now I guess Ill just have to blast it out in Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester_Masterson Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Ah yes...the infamous "We want it to be Photo realisitic....WHY IS IT SO DARK?????" If I had a nickel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlytE Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I think the physical sky and hdri setups are interesting because of the things they give you which are NOT obvious. Using your examples, compare the sides of the building instead of the fronts, it has this kind of warmth in the physical one that you just dont get in the standard one - at least not without even more effort.These kind of subtle details become even more apparant with hdr's in my opinion. Not to mention you got that easily whereas the work involved in placing lights has been scuppered by client opinion... The yellow is dominating but also bear in mind the yellow can be toned with turbidity and ozone. For me white balance is a godsend for exteriors but can be a pain for things like interiors if you have colourful materials and lights because the shortcut nature of it overrides the colour of everthing, not just your sunlight etc.... All that being said, i understand the exasperation with physical cameras... but is it coming from failings in the system, or are we just bored with our current way of working?.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Thanks for your help on this project guys...it went reasonably well, cheap and therefore rushed. Not too happy with the images but for what the client payed he got a bargain... Just thought Id post the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgraphix Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Nice, but how come there´s no motion blur on the cars in the middle of the street, while some pedestrians are. ( top view ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Because what should have been a 3 day job turned into a 2 weeks job. Sacrifices had to be made and the client really wasnt concerned about my artistic integrity, more about bang for the buck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgraphix Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Aha, Those darn clients... Well executed anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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