What is HDRI?
“High-dynamic-range imaging is a high dynamic range technique used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than is possible with standard digital imaging or photographic techniques.”
– (Wikipedia, 2018)
These images can be used in 3D modelling software to light scenes.
HDRI Haven
When creating my final scene, I wanted to experiment with using HDRI environment maps to light my scene. While I was familiar with the lighting features in Blender I had never used an HDRI image, so I set to finding images I could experiment with. ‘HDRI Haven’ was suggested to me by a tutor, but it was also mentioned several times during my research, so I searched their website for some appropriate maps to use in my scene. The following are examples I thought would fit well.
Each image had a different effect on my environment, here are some rendered examples of this lighting change.
Source
– Zaal, G. (2018). HDRI Haven. [online] HDRI Haven. Available at: https://hdrihaven.com [Accessed 27 Apr. 2018].
– Wikipedia. (2018). High-dynamic-range imaging. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging [Accessed 27 Apr. 2018].
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