Hey jeremy… i dont know if any one had suggested this before…
how about a challenge on matching real world lighting
on a CG element composited into it!
ie with a photograph and a simple model would do!, well if possible an HDR image of the enviorment also…
Lets do a Medevil Scene. Like a courtyard inside the castle walls, OR freshley deserted battle ground in front of a destroyed castle. That would be so cool.
hi jeremy i have just started out lighting without tex will be posting the tex ver soon i have a day shot and a night shot pls tell me the corrections 
We have some people who have agreed to do modeling work, although none of them have actually finished something and transfered it to me. We have a clear need to move into more challenges with scenes with characters in them - all kinds of characters, human and not, realistic and not, furry and not, need to be featured.
I’m going to be travelled a bit. Next week (May 20–25) I’ll do a training seminar in Dublin, Ireland. Two weeks later, I’ll be doing a seminar in Singapore, visiting Kuala Lumpur, and visiting the CGOverdrive conference. (As I mention this, if anyone on this list is around these areas and wants to say hi, please tell me!)
I’m not sure when the next lighting challenge will start, but I think we could start one around the end of May between these trips, assuming we can get the modeling done in time for that.
-jeremy
Hey Jeremy, I have some upcoming downtime coming soon, perhaps end of may so I should be able to finish some modeling stuff for the challenge to use including a character.
Just wanted to dedicate my #100 post to the author of my favorite book, thanks a lot Jeremy for all the effort you’re doing 
I know 100 posts are not such a big contribution to the community, so I was thinking of a way to change that…
I modeled a character for my upcoming Show Reel (I’m currently working on the skinning), and I was thinking there’s no reason it shouldn’t end up on the show Reel of any of the fellow lighters around on this forums as well.
I know I’m not the best modeler around, so I was thinking I’d send you a WIP version of the character, so you can tell me if it’s good enough to be on one of the coming lighting challenges.
I’ll be waiting for your reply.
Wishing you a nice trip
-Mina
ShadowM8 - Thanks for the PM! Your mailbox is full so I couldn’t send my reply, but I’m delighted you are still working on MasterZap’s idea, and I love the other idea you mentioned as well! Even while I’m travelling I’ll be able to view .jpg files if you send some to me. Cheers!
MinaRagaie - I think people here appreciate all the help we can get. Maybe you can PM or e-mail me with a picture of what you’re working on.
-jeremy
Jeremy— Hi! I am glad to hear you are attending CGoverdrive in Singapore. Iam attending the conference on 21-23 june. So is there any possibility we can meet up? Are you going to give seminar/talk in the conference?
Beside that, I am a Malaysian. If you need a tour guide in malaysia or more information about Malaysia, just let me know.
I got a still life scene completed and also an exterior temple scene… also a block of my city… All full modelled, I didn’t had time to texture, (started basic lighting). I will be very happy to “donate” them. I can send you PM. When will you come to Italy Jeremy ???
doodlerboy - Your PM box is full, so I can’t reply privately to your PM. The nozzle on the green one looks good. Maybe they could both be pump tops, but the other one could be a little wider like this link.
jojo1975 - I’d love to see what you’ve got! .jpg files are fine if we are just discussing things, easier than sending models. I look forwards to your PM. I don’t know when I’ll get to Italy next, after Singapore I think I’m going to be staying here all Summer till SIGGRAPH.
titanwong31 - I’m not giving any talk at the conference, but I think I’ll be there to attend a few days. I’m sure we could meet up somehow.
-jeremy
I deleted my inbox stuff so now you can send me more pms, I’ll definitely do that with the other nosil and make on small and the other wide. I’ll send you more pictures of Rough 3, tonight or tomorow. Thanks Jeremy.
Hi Jeremy…just wanted to say that i got more time and
i am waiting for a new lighting challenge. 
Because they was so relaxing after all that short deadline work
(and also that fast lighting rigs) in my job.
And i hope everything is allright with you.
hey i’m new here but just wanted to compliment you guys on some awsome lighting work. Some of it on here is beautiful.
I’m so thankful theres a form like this. Other then that if we have scenes to donate we just post images on here or what?
Well I’ll post the images here anyhow, if anyone thinks they’d be ok ideas for lighting challanges ok. I got my robot hallway one. I’ll toss it on my website with the textures to save you time although the file would be pretty big. Either way
or
Both of these look like good scenes for a lighting challenge. If I had to pick just one though, it’d be the bathroom scene.
Cheers.
Hi
I like the first one also 
…like that window is that an image behind the window or is actually geometry ? the texturing is insane only the lighting could be improved…
Nice modeling … congratulations
Cheers
I also prefer bathroom scene, really looking forward to start working on it. Really an interesting scene, if everyone have to use the same texture, it will be even more challenging n interesting.
Thanks for the compliments. I’ll post it soon on my webpage with the scene files in maya (since i made it there) xsi and max files.
I’ll also put the whole directory with the files and stuff up there so you can have fun and light it
Bathroom looks to be a good challenge to light. Having more of a character lighting challenge would have been better but with everyone’s schedules and having to organize it would’nt have allowed it.
Not sure if I will be participating though in the new ones though. I really need to finish the others but no time. 
Looking forward to what people come up with…really great renders in the past few challenges!
edit: I am tired…didn’t see Jeremy’s meetup topic. Lookin forward to seeing you guys at Siggraph!
