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CASE 002 · Multi-view Environment Relighting

Coffee Shop

Three-camera environment relight. Cold exterior, warm interior.

RoleLighting Artist · Self-directed study
EngineUnreal Engine 5 · Lumen
Environment AssetCoffee Shop Environment · Leartes Studios · Fab
My WorkLighting · Camera adjustments · Presentation
ScopeThree-camera relighting study
FocusCold exterior · Warm islands
01

Final

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Primary composition.
SHOT A / HEROPrimary composition.
Room-wide composition.
SHOT B / SPATIALRoom-wide composition.
Table-edge detail; 28 mm.
SHOT C / DETAILTable-edge detail; 28 mm.
02

Intent

Turn a neutral café into a late-night interior.

Challenge

Many visible sources can flatten the image; all three cameras also need the same hierarchy.

Approach

Two main groups: cold exterior ambience and warm table islands.

03

Reference

Mood, color temperature, and practical-light range.

Late-night interior.
PRIMARY / MOODLate-night interior.
Warm interior.
PRIMARY / DETAILWarm interior.
Cold-warm separation.
COLOR / TEMPERATURECold-warm separation.
Table pools.
SOURCE / PRACTICAL LIGHTTable pools.
04

Original / Blackout

Original fog and window shadows removed.

Authored lighting removed.
BLACKOUTAuthored lighting removed.
Original asset lighting from the hero camera.
ORIGINAL / AOriginal asset lighting from the hero camera.
Original asset lighting from camera B.
ORIGINAL / BOriginal asset lighting from camera B.
Original asset lighting from camera C.
ORIGINAL / COriginal asset lighting from camera C.
05

Isolation

Both groups checked from cameras A, B, and C.

Cold ambient contribution.
A / EXTERIORCold ambient contribution.
Warm practical contribution.
A / WARM ISLANDSWarm practical contribution.
Cold ambient contribution.
B / EXTERIORCold ambient contribution.
Warm practical contribution.
B / WARM ISLANDSWarm practical contribution.
Cold ambient contribution.
C / EXTERIORCold ambient contribution.
Warm practical contribution.
C / WARM ISLANDSWarm practical contribution.
06

Multi-view

Camera C: 11.88 mm → 28 mm, with a lower angle.

Hero composition.
VIEW / AHero composition.
Spatial view across the room.
VIEW / B · SPATIALSpatial view across the room.
Detail framing and lighting continuity.
VIEW / C · DETAILDetail framing and lighting continuity.
07

Breakdown

I also left out the author's Rect Light window projection in camera B. It was too dominant and competed with the table practicals. The relight developed mainly through subtraction rather than adding more lights.

Remove fog

Restore the separation between cold exterior and warm interior.

Subtract

Drop the strong window projection and keep two main lighting groups.

Camera

Change camera C from 11.88 mm to 28 mm and revise the angle.

The original asset used visible fog. It weakened the cold-warm separation and pulled the café into one uniform atmospheric layer.
BEFORE / AThe original asset used visible fog. It weakened the cold-warm separation and pulled the café into one uniform atmospheric layer.
Removing the fog left two clearer relationships: cold exterior ambience and warm table islands.
AFTER / ARemoving the fog left two clearer relationships: cold exterior ambience and warm table islands.
Camera C originally used 11.88 mm. The perspective stretched both the frame edges and the depth of the room.
BEFORE / CCamera C originally used 11.88 mm. The perspective stretched both the frame edges and the depth of the room.
Changing to 28 mm and lowering the angle reduced distortion and made the lighting hierarchy easier to read.
AFTER / CChanging to 28 mm and lowering the angle reduced distortion and made the lighting hierarchy easier to read.
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