Office Interior - HELP!

[deflix]

Hi,

Im having problems getting the right look with this shot. Its a tricky job anyway as the client wants no flooring (just the underlay), and no furniture etc........ He also wants the chrome ball!?!.

The problem im getting is that there simply is nothing of any colour or shape to add 'body' to the image or the Gi, and Im stuck with a rather grey, over-exposed or under-exposed) image -- two versions enclosed.

Settings -

pri - IRMAP
sec - LightCache

Env - 3.2
IES SUN - 2800
Standard area spots inside.

..................Maybe i've been looking at it for too long!

Any help greatly appreciated.

[alkis]

it seems like a very good image to me
i prefer the first one though by far
maybe if you added some detail outside of the windows... a very faint white to blue gradient or something.
you could also add something behind the camera ( a photographer perhaps, or the other half of the floor with loads of furniture and people etc.) and bring the ball slightly closer to your camera.
it would be an interesting combination
kind regards

[gadzooks]

looks like a photo to me!

[gilicom]

you are looking at it too long...
seems fine for me
whats with the chrome ball?????

[nvanherpt]

is the underlay meant to look like vinyl?

[ene.xis]

i suppuse maybe the scale of the floor mat is too large and it messes with the scale of that large space...
also i would reduce the reflectance value of the floor and ceiling, anyways the first pict is very close too real...i would increase the brightness of the direct light so that the contrs«ast u got fits in nicely...just my 2 cents...

[deflix]

Thanks everyone!

ene.xis
I played alot with these settings and wanted to make sure that there wasnt too much burn-out - good point about the map size....although this is temporary.


nvanherpt
Well the raised floor has been an issue, but Im getting a reference photo today so will incorporate. I guess it does look like vinyl


gilicom
thanks for the comment - the ball was me experimenting with creating a ref map - and the client liked it!

gadzooks
Again thanks for the comment - getting Pos feedback on here means alot.

alkis
What a fabulous idea! - I thought about this more and may even try it - to have the occupied space in a reflection, as a suggestion, with the empty space infront...... cool concept.....

Again thanks for all the comments - I'll update when it happens!

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[rpc212]

To me it looks fine except for the underlay which looks like a marble type material.

I don't know what underlay looks like where you live, but here it is a spongey light blue looking stuff usually with a "diamond" shape imprinted on it across the whole surface.

Otherwise you should be happy with it.

[DaForce]

wow, very nice.

Yeah the floor could use a little work.. its reflection doesnt match the texture/type of floor.

But still.. really nice light

[stilgarna]

Hummm great work....