Photometric lighting solutions

Interiors

Standard Renderer

Use Preset photometric lights

Turn on logarithmic exposure control

Run radiosity solution

Mental Ray

Use Preset Photometric Lights

Turn on logarithmic exposure control

Turn on final gather

Use mental ray architectural materials

Make draft render first.

Copper:

This is Car Paint ...

 

Sconce

 

Wall washes

 

Exteriors

Mental Ray

Use mr Sun and mr Sky

Render/Environment ... mr Physical Sky

Turn on logarithmic exposure control

with Outdoors on, and

Include environment maps

Turn on final gather

Use mental ray architectural materials

Make draft render first

Landscape (Lume)

 

Put in an mr Sun manually without the skylight to see the sun disc ...