This was a project for client Source Korea that deal with Kitchenware. {Faucets, Sinks, etc} I was tasked to put their upcoming products into realistic settings.

My workflow begins with loose sketching to allow creative freedom and easier client revisions. As I sketch (glorified word for "put object here other object here") I'm leaving cameras all over the place as potential candidates for the final shot.

I try not to put too much work into the composition of one camera because I don't know if we'll use said camera.

It's the same issue with lights. I also scatter them around. This scene had perhaps 3 suns? And one HUGE thing I learned from this project was to iterate my lighting setups. If I decide on one, I'll forget how I got to it and be endlessly unsatisfied in the attempted reconstruction of my genius.

I try get a result quickly. And then freeze it in time incase I or the client wants it back

Environments can be are the most time consuming element of my design due to extreme iteration. But I tried to insist upon it for easier flexibility down the pipeline. Think for instance on, adjusting the camera angle, getting a feel for a specific area to focus on, global illumination (Like how sunlight bounces from the walls to reflective surfaces)

Felt a little thankless to go through because then so much gets cut out for the final shot. But I'm glad I did the leg work.