Hi Genny, Thanks for your feedback. I'll work on these scenes again especially the Christmas one. But not now as I'm already bored with those scenes. I want to start new and fresh. I'll keep posting...

Naicee I was giggling at the very first dialog.

Wow..Love them both.

I was making the Dispenser to float as it were some Angelic object. Too bad my work didn't convey that.:(

Christmas Scene is really looking flat, I noticed that too but somehow I kept it there....

Hi everyone, I'm really trying to improve in 3D lighting. So this is what I have put together so far.
Please provide your inputs on how to improve myself.
Thanks.

Maya Lighting&Shading...

Hmm as far as I know mia_photographic node is meant to connect to a camera.

So open up camera attributes and under mental ray section plug that in Lens shader using middle mouse button.

Yup managed to get it working by parenting it. Thanks.:happy:

But it won't move with the camera as it does for the default light initially.

Thanks Dave, but at times I want just the default light to work along with other lights. Could you tell me how the default light is linked to the camera initially and how I can recreate it? I just...

Wow, I couldn't guess that :D.