Set up the scene as for this visualization. A gorund plane with a matte material to catch the shadows. The camera matched to the focal length of the original photo. The plane(textures came with the model)
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This is the HDRi Used along with a direct light, to light the scene.
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This the direct light. I used area shadows to soften the edges as there would be no hard shadows on a grass surface.
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Took the render into photoshop, and then into color efex pro 4. Added a vintage film filter for the grain and contrast, then a b/w conversion filter. back in photoshop I added more contrast to give it that WW2 feel.
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This is a different render, I decided not to put this one up as the main entry.