As members may have noticed, I added a new room to Studio 5, the Set Builder, a couple of days ago. And this time it isn’t really a room. It’s a rooftop, out in the open air.
The two existing rooms are indoors. They do get daylight, but only so much. I thought it would be fun to have a truly open space with lots of daylight as well, for a different kind of shoot.
Filling in the sky
I’m really happy with how it turned out. The 3D set itself is a purchased asset, but the sky and the surroundings were something I had to add myself. Out of the box, it all felt very bare. That part worked out pretty well, and if I may say so myself, the result isn’t bad at all.
A few fixes along the way
At the same time, I fixed a few smaller things. Some lamps and softboxes behaved oddly in full outdoor light, because suddenly the calculations were quite different. So it took a bit of tinkering, but it’s live and it’s there.
The Set Builder will keep growing, step by step, until it’s a fantastic 3D set for photo and video shoots, with lots of rooms and lots of possibilities.
The big job ahead
The biggest job, hopefully in the near future, is linking all the lamps to real data from real lights by existing brands. That’s going to be such a huge task that I really need to take the time for it and make sure nothing else is in the way. I want to do it properly, no half work. So it’s something I’m looking forward to, and at the same time something I’m a bit daunted by, as you can probably imagine. But it’s definitely on the roadmap, and it will definitely happen.
For now: enjoy the Set Builder. And if you’re new here, I hope you’ll soon decide to become a Lumen Tool member 😉
Franck