Outside lighting
To diminish the yellow tones from the sun and the blue tones from the sky it is advisable to bring the sun intensity down to around 20% and enable a clear horizontal and white background. Also, bring the shadow sharpness down to zero.
Fill lights or portal lights
After adjusting the outside light, you can add fill lights made of several line light grouped together. This kind of lighting provides soft shadows and also enough of ambient light.
Detail lights
Just like photographic lights these lights are used just inside the room to enhance the way the final shot looks. You can make a group of multiple rectangle lights and then move and rotate them around the axis.
This allows the light and shadow to spread in different directions. This also helps in enhancing contact shadows (where the furniture touches the floor or where the spotlight touches the ceiling).
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Arka Roy
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