14 LIGHTING SETUP

Since I am aiming for realism I analyse the lighting from the reference photos that I gathered previously and I realise that most of the photos were taken within a rainforest, which is the natural habitat of a cassowary. So, I use a free HDR called Topanga forest that you can download here: www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html. Aside from the HDRI, I also add extra lights to create an interesting and dramatic lighting setup, as you can see on the image with this step.