Many questions - looking to start a conversation!

[marcjames]

Hi everybody,

 

I'm a long-time-lurker of these forums and an admirer of many of you and your work. I took the plunge and registered as I've been working in Archviz for six months now with a handful of clients.

 

It would be useful for me to start a conversation and to ask, or re-ask some questions;

 

- What are you looking forward to this new-year in terms of the industry/software etc...?

 

Personally, I am spending some of my free time learning UE4 with the aim of producing real-time work; also to indulge my interest in gaming/3D modelling/animation etc... and VR.

 

- How are you getting on with attracting clients this time of year?

 

Having had mediocre experiences with freelance websites in the past (not with Archviz, but with animation work) I am building my CRM and hoping to be passed along to colleagues of my recent clients. I'm planning my approach - does anyone have any helpful hints?

 

- What helpful habits have you picked up or what habits is it vital to avoid?

 

For example, I never used to write anything down because I thought I could "keep it all in my head." Yes, I was young and naive. Now I write EVERYTHING down, whether in spreadsheets or having a notepad by my bed to scribble midnight inspiration. I don't go anywhere without a pen & paper.

Habit to avoid? Late nights. I now force myself to stop working at 10pm latest. This was hard, but my state of mind and quality of work has improved greatly!

 

Thoughts?

 

Marc

[ryannelson]

Managing expectations (both your own and your client's) while creating boundaries between your work/home life are quite important, especially if you work from home.

 

I only freelance on the side, as I'm a full-time intern architect at a firm, so managing my time is very important so that I don't burn out. But I can't help getting excited about learning new things and experimenting sometimes... UE4 looks fun!

[arqueiro]

 

- What are you looking forward to this new-year in terms of the industry/software etc...?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here in Brazil we are living a explosion on the construction and architectural field, 2014 was a good year, 2015 looks promising too.

 

Talking about Software im really interesting in real time / interactive visualization, i'm working lately with Unity 3d, it is a great tool.

 

But im really interested in the Market in Canada, since i hope to move there by the end of this year.

[philippelamoureux]

- What are you looking forward to this new-year in terms of the industry/software etc...?

 

This year I want to launch my small viz studio with a close friend. We are almost there! I want to use octane render for all my work so i'm eagerly awaiting Octane cloud. I don't really plan on going real-time (ue4-style) but I'm playing with it for fun and keeping an eye on it. I would also like to see more GPU render farms!!!

 

- How are you getting on with attracting clients this time of year?

 

I never want to have to rely on freelance jobs sites. We are based in Montreal, there are a tons of architect firms, designers, property developpers, etc. I'll just take the phone or email them and propose our services. We're gonna have a nice site, showing our best work. We want to focus on high end photo-real renderings. Basically the Juraj of North America, nothing less!!! lol. We can take our time and do what we really want because my partner and I already got careers so money isn't that much of a concern in the short term. I just hope to eventually live off of that profession.

[atifraza]

1. are these 24 threads have the same power regardless of the processor?

2. If "no", what are the differences?

 

Another question not related to the topic above-

 

1. Why should not I build a dual xeon 2670 v3 processor instead of six i7 4790 if I intend render nodes while both have 48 threads?

 

 

 

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