FCLittle opened this issue on Nov 12, 2007 · 20 posts
FrankT posted Tue, 13 November 2007 at 7:17 PM
I suppose from one pov, the use of pointlights as fill in a 3D scene could be thought of as "cheating" - if I was using a camera, I'd probably use a bounce card to do the job but neither Vue nor Poser lights "bounce" so I have to get a bit creative :)
If I want to take a photo of icecream using a big studio strobe with a 250W modelling light, I can't actually *use * icecream 'cos it would melt in seconds so I use mashed potato and you really don't want to know some of the things they do to a good steak to make it look edible :)
It's not so much about not having the experience to pull something off, it's more a case of having the experience to know when you have to "assist" nature a bit. If you don't do much still life photography then those techniques have only a limited use.
One thing I've said before numerous times and no doubt I'll say it again - lighting is crucial to an image - if you screw the lighting up, you might as well toss the render/photo. Also, if I'm doing a job for someone else, especially if it's for cash then it's the result that matters, they never get to see the making of it :)