My renders look flat / low impact — what am I missing?

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Hi everyone!

I’m looking for some advice on render settings and workflow in D5.

I’ve been using D5 for about 8 months now, mostly for conference and event design — stages, booths, audience seating, and occasionally outdoor events. I really enjoy D5’s workflow, but my supervisors often tell me that my renders lack some of the “impact” needed for presentations. They also prefer side view over front, but somehow my side view looks too fake 3dish… Maybe my camera setup isn’t working as well as it should?

So far I’ve mostly been using the default Path Tracing settings(from the recent update), usually only rendering render path and mask with close to no post production(time managing issue)

I’m improving with each project, but I feel like I’m still struggling to get lighting and materials right — like I can’t fully wrap my head around them yet.

I’ve attached a few examples (some better than others). What I’m aiming for is a stronger, more atmospheric look

Is anyone here working on similar projects (events, exhibitions), or just really good at pushing D5 to its limits? I’d love any tips for getting that extra punch — whether it’s render settings, lighting techniques, camera choices, or post-production tricks.

Thanks a lot in advance!

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Hi @rlakse884

Just my personal opinion, and aside from lighting, environmental effects, and ofcourse the over-all design of the interior:

  1. Perhaps you could play around with the composition. By composition, I mean the utensils, decor, and other interior elements that may be expected for this design. You can add florals, vegetation, etc., which can be found in our online library. I think entourage and other minute elements can greatly enhance the visual appearance.

  2. You can try to search for images with a similar design that you can use as a reference for camera angles, composition, perspectives, etc.

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Hello rlakse884,
…hmmm…it’s not easy to give advice here.
Conference rooms are always a bit sterile.
Perhaps a little blurring would help.
Play around with lighting that is rather unrealistic.

My suggestion:
Turn your question into a little competition!
Post the complete scenes here in the forum.
Invite others to do better.
That would certainly generate interesting ideas and results.

Just an idea.

One more thing… some of the dishes are floating above the tables.

Bye
Andreas