La Porte McDonalds: A Chicago based company hired me to create
virtual views of proposed alterations to the restaurant. Photoshop was
used to create 3 composite views
I traveled to La Porte Indiana to take initial photos of the site. It was a
dark cloudy day which complicated making the composites slightly. I replaced
the skies, researched the equipment to be installed and made 3D looking
objects from 2D product views. I then had to find objects that might exist
behind the tree that was to be removed. The first view is comprised of
more than 70 layers. In the second view, I had to find Taco Bell restaurant
pictures to complete the restaurant building. I had a problem where the
actual building blended with the fake building so I placed a portable sign
to hide the blend. If you look at the second photo carefully, you will see
that the sign is actually in the street. Client was happy and the project
went forward.
The project was to create realistic 2D photos of artificial rock and
plantings along the north drainage wall. The Los Angeles Department of
Water & Power wanted to blend this wall into the surrounding mountain. I
later did speculation work to create a 3D model of the area so a
walk-through animation could be provided. The 3D project was put on hold
due to budget constraints. Here is the work.
Santa Ynez Reservoir: ( click on the images to see a larger version in
a lightbox )