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velcgartist
12-07-2009, 06:16 AM
Hi
Friends

I am new to this forum i have start my carrier in the lighting department so i need all your help to grow my knowleadge in lighting and shading can you pls sugested me some basic tutorials about lighting and what are basic things i need to learn so i can start my demo reel soon

Thanks
vel
Trauco
12-08-2009, 02:03 AM
I would highly suggest you to get books on Illumination for traditional photography.

Those techniques, besides being software agnostic, are only going to get more important as unbiased render engines come closer to dominate the market.
sundialsvc4
12-08-2009, 02:05 PM
Buy, in good grade hardback, all five volumes of the Morgan & Morgan Basic Photo Series by Ansel Adams: The Camera, The Negative, The Print, Natural Light Photography, and Artificial Light Photography.

Spend the next two years of your life slowly reading them . . .

"What? What does an old fogey's books about black-and-white photography and bellows cameras have to do with computer graphics?" Everything.
neuromancer1978
12-08-2009, 06:53 PM
In addition to the above posts I would also suggest that you buy "Digital Lighting and Rendering" by Jeremy Birn. He also runs the Lighting Challenges here on CGTalk, which is a great way to work on your lighting skills.

Just my two cents.
mister3d
12-08-2009, 08:53 PM
I would highly suggest you to get books on Illumination for traditional photography.

Those techniques, besides being software agnostic, are only going to get more important as unbiased render engines come closer to dominate the market.
Hmm... I couldn't say better!
lowbaylighting
12-09-2009, 03:21 AM
Hi all, I am bit late to this community, i too was start my carrier in the lighting department (http://%20%20http://www.lyco.co.uk/Brands/Dextra/Low-Bay-Lighting/b1734/sc1408.aspx) so, we can share knowledge here.
LowJacK
12-10-2009, 07:07 PM
In addition to the above posts I would also suggest that you buy "Digital Lighting and Rendering" by Jeremy Birn. He also runs the Lighting Challenges here on CGTalk, which is a great way to work on your lighting skills.

Just my two cents.

Make that 4 cents.

"Digital Lighting and Rendering" by Jeremy Birn

"Art and Science of Digital Compositing" by Ron Brinkmann
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