07-04-2013, 09:02 PM
Yah lots of good advice already given...I just wanted to reiterate the one point. The more you nail the main issues in the thumbnails, the less you have to work in the render. Each thumb should have a more or less clear indication of value, mood, composition, focal points, perspective and lighting. Anything after that is a pure rendering exercise. Do the hard yards up front your workflow will thank you for it.