Friday, December 19, 2014
Here at Set Visions/Pix we donned our greatest festive jumpers all in the name of charity for ‘Save the children’, and of course for an all round giggle at each others woolen wonders!
A little kind-hearted charity at Christmas time goes a long way, even just a few pounds helps educate, safeguard, stabilise, support & transform a child’s life from our own backyards in England to the rest of the world.
With this being ‘Save the children’s’ third year of Christmas Jumper day we wanted to show our support and keep that target to beat last years in mind!
Of course in true Set Visions/Pix style we always have to put that extra effort in, check out our very ‘flexible’ staff who wish you well this festive season, let the countdown begin!
You can also donate just £2 to our save the children charity too if you found this little picture to have brightened up your day!
Your SMS code is TEAMSETV1 – just text this code to 70050 to donate £2 towards your team total.
For more information about the day and the charity visit them here:
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us
Friday, December 12, 2014
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year
From all at Set Visions
Friday, December 5, 2014
This week our Chairman Graham has been strutting his funky stuff in aid of Huddersfield Town Foundation Charity who raise money to supply children in and around Huddersfield with free school breakfasts.
The event raised over £10k! Graham swears it was down to his appearance but we're not convinced.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Set visions PIX CGI department have certainly been busy over the last few months producing everything to deliver the iDesign Tile Visualiser. The PIX department have been painstakingly and meticulously producing the thousands of textures and sets needed to deliver the photorealistic final product.3D has definitely taken off over the last few years but it wouldn't be where it is today without the backing of our skilled photographers who not only photograph the textures but also help light the CG sets.
Make sure you visit
Tile Giant to see the final result!
The future of home decor shopping has arrived. You can't afford to ignore it
Monday, November 17, 2014
It’s been a while so we thought we’d have a bit of a refresh. Our portfolio has been completely cleared and now showcases over 100 of our latest images and animations.
We now publish weekly on Behance, Flickr and Pinterest. If you want to stay up to date with the latest projects we’ve been working on make sure to follow us.
Friday, November 7, 2014
One of the most asked questions on Google
What is CGI? ... Computer Generated Image ‘CGI’ are images
created within 3D software with no need for photographic involvement. These
software solutions have been used for many years as architectural visual and
design tools and within the special effects industry for film and television.
More recently with software improvements and the introduction
of ever faster computer processes it is now possible create true
photo-realistic images using these CGI technologies. These software packages are
no different to any other creative tool; the quality of the results depends on
the creative skills of the users, just as you expect with a traditional
photographic camera or design software.
CGI offers several advantages over photography. Space is no
longer an issue, a set can be any size or design so standard restrictions like
studio space/height aren’t an issue. Repeatability is also a major benefit.
Because everything is in a virtual space, going back to old shots and making
changes is a simple task. If you wanted to do this photographically the set
would have to be rebuilt, usually costing the same as the original shot. Being
able to re-render an existing set takes a matter of hours as opposed to days at
a fraction of the cost.
Every Item within the images needs to be created in 3D;
sometime these 3D models are created for the manufacturing process and
therefore may exist in some form.
These 3D models will then have textures applied, this is the
term used for all the elements of the items surface finish, colour, sheen,
texture and reflective properties.
The 3D models just as in real life need to be ‘photographed’
in a virtual photographic studio where all the skills required in the real
world photography are used here. Camera compotation, studio lighting, styling
and art direction.
This all now exists in a 3D virtual world and can be
re-visited at any point of time to make alteration such as colour, camera
angles and even to create web videos or to produce TV advertisements.
Click here to see the animation
What is PIX? ... all the above with the
reassurance of consistent photorealistic lighting and textures ever image ever
project with full project management support and creative art direction.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Photography stylist Nina uses current trend colours…deep moody blues and coppers,
set against subtle whites and creams.
Rob our studio photographer draws inspiration from Italian baroque master Michelangelo Caravaggio.
A prolific painter who used dramatic, moody lighting techniques to enhance his subject matter.
Steve Almond is an American short story writer, whose words flow seamlessly
with our elegant halloween scene.
Happy Halloween from everyone at Set Visions.
You can see more of Set Visions latest photography images at setvisions.co.uk
Monday, October 13, 2014
Robbie has many years of photographic experience working in
photography studios all over the country including working on many high profile
projects and has always been an avid fan of traditional film. We are pleased to
say he’s now joined our Pix team as a cgi photographer; he’ll now be putting
that old fashioned knowhow to use in a very mush futuristic environment.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Are you back from your holidays feeling all
refreshed but still looking at the same old tired images. Let us breathe life
back into them. We use the latest photorealistic CGI techniques, allowing you
to create brand new or simply refresh your existing images.
