susanmoses opened this issue on Sep 03, 2004 ยท 10 posts
susanmoses posted Fri, 03 September 2004 at 1:17 PM
How much is enough? Recently I had a comment on one of my images which stated that I should work on the shadows. Prior to post I indeed questioned the amount of shadows in the image. I felt there might be too many. So in my next image I worked with the lighting (this can consume so much time as you know - unless you're a pro) until the shadows were non-existent... again prior to post I said to myself... 'There are no shawdows.' I felt something was wrong and sure enough someone commented on the fact... so my question is: How much is enough? How do you find the balance? I read recently about grouping spotlights in a grid to achieve a desired (implied-radiosity) effect... but am not quite sure what this means. Although I do have some ideas. I know this is a vast subject and there are many 'tuts' on this... but some quick tips and tricks will be greatly appreciated. -Susan