renderings are most useful for exterior architectural scenes. The process involves taking a photograph and then blending an exterior scene with it. It requires two skills that are separate to 3D architectural rendering skills:- Photography and the ability to frame a non-existent scene. Imagination is the key to this.
Creating an exterior architectural rendering in 3D requires:
Exterior Architectural Rendering
This is the previously described step although the lighting must be done to match the photograph.
Photography
Without a skilled architectural photographer the scene will be a disaster. It takes a completely different skill set to that of normal photographers with more emphasis on time of day, framing, foreground, background, exposure and a complete knowledge of the 3D process.
Compositing
This is where the two images, 3D and photographic, are spliced. It is the "montage" in "photomontage". The tool of choice is Adobe Photoshop where we push it's advanced features in masking, cropping and color correction to the limit.
