Anyone good at matching a model to a Photo?
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John,
In an extreme case you can try to use the photo as a watermark image though it is extremely hard to model in this way (as I tried).
See attached file.
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G:
Obviously, I didn't explain my objectives very well. What I was trying to do is match an existing model or component to the photo. Attached is an example where I painted a rectangle with the photo as a texture. The rectangle was tilted backwards a bit so it wouldn't darken when the sun for shading was turned on.
I will try your Watermark method next.
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Ha, that's cool! Yes, I) totally misunderstood you but now at least I1m glad that (though incidentally and ignorantly) could be of any help.
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Gaieus:
The Watermark method worked pretty darn good and made it easy to adjust focal length, lighting, and shadows without modifying the photo's attributes (display shadows on ground was turned on).
Thank you, thank you, thank you for bearing with me.
It really helps sharing ideas. Helped me to try a different approach.
Regards, John
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here is another idea.
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John, do you know anything about the topography? If can draw a portion of it you can fudge the view until you match the photo. For me that's what it's usually about: professional fudging...as I've not yet had a good photo (having enough of the right info, as Gai said) to work over (so I do the watermark thing too). But having some of the site info to work with complete the "professional" tool kit started by the one perspective line of the building eave, and the other that appears to disappear into the center of the photo (the end wall of the building has no thickness?).
BTW, both of your matched models look "perfect".
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Yes, Pete.
I did something similar a few minutes ago where I made a second image of the photo and rotated it 90° so it was horizontal. Then lined it up with the vertical photo near the base of the hill at the end of the grassy field. Yours is better because the blades of grass don't appear to be so distorted with a better transistion to the vertical part of the image (the photo is now a darker shade with less contrast, though).
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Hi Tom:
No, unfortunately, I don't have any info on the topography.
Thanks for the compliment ... should be directed to Gaieus.
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Even better. Thanks.
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