Forum: Carrara


Subject: My Mushroom House take 2

Kixum opened this issue on Feb 22, 2004 ยท 10 posts


MarkBremmer posted Mon, 23 February 2004 at 12:25 PM

Hi Kix, Fun image! Take everything I say with a grain of salt. The image is 'flat' because the far edges of the objects are disappearing. It's a lighting issue, so let's try some photographers tricks... 1. Place a cool color "skimmer" light back behind the main object (see image above) This shows off the far edges by contrasting them with the darkness behind them and the cool color keeps them from "advancing'. 2. Use a cool color fill light from the side. This creates a darker side shadow that helps the viewer see the shapes. Warm up the front light to advance the forward portions of the shapes. It also contrasts with the back edges. Now, none of this is 'natural' lighting but watch TV or a movie tonight and look to see how often this technique is actually done. Hope this helps! Mark 3. Increase the depth of field. It helps the viewer 'focus' a little more clearly on what's important.