The apartment with paintings
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People strive to produce photo realism but they forget that photos, on the whole, are just a sterile representation of what is in front of the camera.
A great photo is like a work of art, it goes beyond photo realism and captures the essence of a scene, giving it a soul and a back story and often asking more questions than it answers. It invites the viewer into its reality, it gives you a memory rather than a picture.What a delight it's been to sit in the wintery sunlight with a mug of coffee, listening to the muted stillness of a day fresh with new fallen snow while contemplating the art surrounding me.
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@box said:
and often asking more questions than it answers
Yeah, totally agree. As Luigi Ghirri wrote "Photography is less a cognitive process, in the traditional sense of the term, or assertive, or that offers answers, but it remains a language for asking questions about the world".
@chedda said:
is the picture frame geometry ?
Yes I put some mouldings downloaded from here , if i remember well, on a frame model.
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I am always appreciative of your posted work, as you have such a sense of composition and drama, supplemented with the absolute perfect lighting.
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@massimo said:
Well I'm not interested in heavy post production. I mean you can do whatever you want with a computer. I prefer to have some "rules", something like you were in a real darkroom.
that's a good statement...my postproduction is usually limited to adjusting contrast and brightness. with a nice render setup like yours there's not much to do in postpro
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Thank you Dale.
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Absolutely stunning. Wow.
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WOW ! That's ..that's.. you know ! Something that some just dream for !
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the lighting is really amazing in these!
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Ye-wow.
(I'm running out of unique complimentary adjectives around here 
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Thanks again guys.
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Excellent, as always.
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Thank you very much Tom.
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Damn! I'd say more, but I have to pick my jaw up off the floor first!
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@box said:
A great photo is like a work of art, it goes beyond photo realism and captures the essence of a scene, giving it a soul and a back story and often asking more questions than it answers. It invites the viewer into its reality, it gives you a memory rather than a picture.
Tenebrism... not often used these days; the extension from the paintings to the scene contents has created something much more than just photorealism - as Box says the image has 'soul'.
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Really a nice work Massimo, stunning images!!! Material and Lightning are simple amazing...love it!!!!
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Thanks once again for the very kind words guys.
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They are well-deserved. I delved deeper into Thea's material system today, and I realised it'll take me quite some time to make mats like yours.
The Thea team should do a nice, long vid on advanced material making.
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Wow! Massimo these are amazing. Even the raw renders are amazing! Thank you for the inspiration.
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One word...Class
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Well, thanks a lot guys.
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