Interior lighting with lamps...

[mmikee]

What do you guys do to light interior spaces, eg a bedroom, with lamps ?
I have tried everything that I can think of and I just havent had very great results. I know this is a pretty broad question, but I am not having much luck. Vray sphere lights ? Omni's ?
The lamp shade mat is not a problem, just the lighting.
Any tips would be great.

Regards,
Mike

[jacksc02]

mike, if you gave a little more info on the specific project maybe I could help.
Room Size, day scene? night scene? etc

[mmikee]

I dont have a specific project in mind right now. I will try to dig up an
image or two that I have done in the past. I just know that when I have
to use lamp lighting in an interior space it never looks that great. It doesnt
look horrible, just not great. Thanks for the quick reply though.

[jacksc02]

ah i see now. "general setup"
Well as usual its all scene/project dependant.

[mmikee]

Yah, I figured that might be the response.
BTW, very nice stuff on your website !

[jacksc02]

thanks, i cant take too much credit for the work on the website as I started with Zaxis at the start of the year

[dejaVu]

Mike,
I generally find a couple strategically placed IES lights do the trick nicely, as they have nice throw patterns of the adjacent walls.
They are more effective than the generic omnis and spots, because they give distinct patterns same as real world lights.

[mmikee]

Thanks for the tip.
I think im finally getting a decent workflow. I am using a vray light(sphere) inside the shade. Then I am using a standard omni with inverse
square fall off, vray shadows, and excluding the shade. It seems to be
working pretty well. I will try the IES lights next time.

Regards,
Mike

[thablanch]

If it is day light, well tiy know haw to do it, it is just a regular setup
For a night (mood) shoot, usually, I use omni with attenuation on, and I do scale the light non uniform in order to project more in one direction than an other...
Ies for recessed lights
Check your PM

[mmikee]

Thanks a bunch.

Here is an example of where Im at with this right now.



Regards,
Mike

[geoff]

Hey, that's looking pretty good.

[3ddesign]

Mike,

I think that the difficulty is that you don't have a mood defined. Lighting is all about creating mood. Is it chearful, somber, frightning, harsh, dramatic, etc.? Right now the room seems to be just a room with a 2 bulb light fixture on the ceiling and a task light at the desk. The mood seems to be "nothing on the TV, so I'll just go to my room and browse."

Depending on the mood you want, I'd knock the ambiant light way down, make the shadows a bit more pronounced and use a much warmer light eminating from the lamp. You should have nice highlights and dark shadows on the folds of the right drape. The light should also target the interesting forms and colors of the hanging shelves. For more drama, I might have the computer screen glow with a blue light to contrast with the warm lamp light.

Craig