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Old July 3rd, 2008   #4 (permalink)
Claudio Branch
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For camera-matching I typically go on site and take all of my pictures. I will also make notes of where I am standing on the site (by marking up an aerial) and what my camera settings are.

After I have my structure modeled, I choose a photo to use in the background and work on getting my virtual camera to match my Nikon. I use the Matte/Shadow material to get the shadows cast properly and then the final tweaks in Photoshop.

Here is a photomontage I did last week using Max, Mental Ray, and Photoshop...the structure is a 1000' long steel bridge.
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