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Car photograpy using CGI
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Andrew Stannard
pro member
Hi,
Interesting indeed. I do a lot of 3D CGI work for my job (real-time graphics though), and have come across the Spheron before.
It is typically used to generate a spherical HDR file, either in a panoramic or spherical format (like a fish-eye lens). Typical 3D software can then use these HDR files as an environmental light-source, providing very realistic shading calculations on CGI 3D objects. THis process is often referred to as Image Based Lighting (IBL).
I think their camera capture a 50mpix image covering 360 x 180 degrees - an interesting alternative to traditional wide-angle photography, particularly if you are a fan of Asher's advice of shooting wide and giving yourself some cropping room!
Thanks for posting,
Interesting indeed. I do a lot of 3D CGI work for my job (real-time graphics though), and have come across the Spheron before.
It is typically used to generate a spherical HDR file, either in a panoramic or spherical format (like a fish-eye lens). Typical 3D software can then use these HDR files as an environmental light-source, providing very realistic shading calculations on CGI 3D objects. THis process is often referred to as Image Based Lighting (IBL).
I think their camera capture a 50mpix image covering 360 x 180 degrees - an interesting alternative to traditional wide-angle photography, particularly if you are a fan of Asher's advice of shooting wide and giving yourself some cropping room!
Thanks for posting,
Daniel Buck
New member
CG cars is actually what I do for a living 
(well, not only cars, but alot of them)
Here's one of my latest tests at work, first two the car is CG, the last one is entirely CG.
(well, not only cars, but alot of them)Here's one of my latest tests at work, first two the car is CG, the last one is entirely CG.
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Daniel,
Fabulous work.
Do you mean that the car image is not based on a photograph of the car (but, for example, is entirely created from engineering drawings of the body panels, etc.) or do you mean that it is based on a photograph but really isn't the photographic image directly, or what?
Thanks.
Fabulous work.
Do you mean that the car image is not based on a photograph of the car (but, for example, is entirely created from engineering drawings of the body panels, etc.) or do you mean that it is based on a photograph but really isn't the photographic image directly, or what?
Thanks.
Daniel Buck
New member
The car is entirely CG, computer generated in 3d. This particular one is not from CAD or from a scan, but hand modeled. usually we have them scanned, or made from CAD data.
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Daniel,
Oh my God! That is just unimaginable to me! My greatest congratulations to you.
Best regards,
Doug
Oh my God! That is just unimaginable to me! My greatest congratulations to you.
Best regards,
Doug
Jonathan Pearson
New member
Ive started photographing backgrounds for cgi, wondering if there are any more photographers who would want to join me, here have a look www.get-in.me