Interior of a shopping mall.

[bakbek]

Hi, This is an image inside a shopping mall project i work on currently. I have one more image to make and i'll post it later on...

Modeling in Sketchup and rendered using Vray 1.5 SP2 on 3dsmax 9



cheers.

[digtlpete]

This is a great image with exception to some of the photoshoped in people. Altough I must say that you have done a nice job with the people.

The two girls in the center foreground of the image look like they are floating. The people on the left pushing the stroller also look out of place or floating. I think that placing people in images such as this is the most challenging part of our job.

If you could re-work the people mentioned it would be flawless!

Nice job with the lighting and textures.

Great work!!!

[bakbek]

Thanks... 2D clip people are a problem for me all the time. i use lowpolygon3d models for mid to far range placements, but the near camera people are hard to get right - both a good source and the actual comp.

I spent more time on this and got the result for the problems you mentioned. I'm happy with it now.

[dominiquelaksmana]

now we're talkin'. nice one bro.. great.

[digtlpete]

WOW! Much better, nice job. I have to say that this is one of the best examples of photo people I have seen.

How are you aquiring your people? Are you photographing them custom for this shot?

-Brian

[bakbek]

Thanks... I Usually use Got3D.com 2d people, never took specific shoots per project yet - though that might be nice and better i guess.

[bakbek]

Here is the second image. not too sure about it yet...

[chrisjacks21]

I think there is one major distraction in that last image

[bakbek]

Waaa... that was a specific request by the client, among others. I've updated this image and post it soon, but i have a question for the forum that has come up while i worked on this scene.

Incorporating people into an image

now, i tend to use 3d models most of the time and add just a few in photoshop near camera at post. but the client asked for more and more people and it is a problem to diversify with 3d models, and RPC is still a big problem for me to use due to lighting and shadow issues. i would love to hear how some of you work this out.

EDIT >>> here is the updated image



cheers

[peterguthrie]

I feel your pain bakbek. I personally HATE having to put people into my images!

Architects/clients always want more and more people, usually more than is realistic. What I find interesting is that the photos of finished buildings by the best architectural photographers never have any people in them.

I think the only way I could add people, in a way that I would be comfortable with, would be to go out and take my own photos of people under the correct lighting conditions. I have experimented with 3d people in the past and they just dont cut it unless they are very motion blurred.

[simmsimaging]

You have done a good job on a pretty tough one IMO. I would say that one of the bigger problems is the obvious jump in quality of light though. The girl in the foreground has a very different feel to the family beside her. They need more contrast, she needs less - and maybe you can meet in the middle. Might want take out the specular reflection in her glasses too. I think the perspective on that family is a bit too far off to ever totally sit in, but if you make them a minor bit bigger (or shift them up/back in the frame) it would probably help a bit.

You appear to have a motion blurred giant in the top right corner too - not sure what that is but he looks a bit big.

Nice job overall though, and the CGI aspect is great.
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[judderman]

Architects/clients always want more and more people, usually more than is realistic. What I find interesting is that the photos of finished buildings by the best architectural photographers never have any people in them.

LOL that's so true. It pains me also putting people in some images.