Monsoon has a very bad habit of using the default atmo and not tweaking anything except shadows. I'm trying to get better at that. Recently I've been trying the advice  found here in the forums to some success. I am also extending my collections of the sky masters such as Bruno and Trepz, Bountiful Knight, etc.

I think I may have gotten into that habit by focusing on showcasing product textures instead of making full blown art compositions. I'm trying now to do more of the latter.

My favorite trick gleaned here in the threads is using a second sun per Chipp's instructions. I think it lends a great ambience.