Personaly i know PS can cosume a lot of time and i never use it. I use LightRoom because is realy good when you work in a serie of pictures taken whit the same light in same condition. Whit LR i can easy chose a preselection to keep the model unchange (or whit some modification if i need) And change the environement whit more/less light or contrast. There is different Tools to get around the model. But you can show here on this video at 0s39 what i mean more easy . Whit LR when you have done the job on a picture after you can use the same options in all the series.Yeah, that's possible. The only problem when making the characters lighting softer in PS is that it will effect the entire image. The characters have to be composed in DAZ over a pre-rendered background. Rendering out a character in DAZ with transparency and then composting it in PS will give you different results as far as the transition between model and BG is concerned. It looks much more organic when done in DAZ.
This is how I created the 2 images above btw.
This here was lit with HDRI, a mesh sphere for the eye lights and a distant light to soften the shadows.
I did a mini-fan "thing," a while back (forget exactly where it's posted) and was considering doing another one. But, not really as interested without using something that could pass for "authentic."
Jill,
Yes, DAZ 3d is a great app to use and, like jillgates says, it's free. How they make their money is through all of the models and tools they sell.
