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Restaurant Photo Study

Decided to recreate a photo I took at an Italian restaurant a few months ago to work on my photorealism and modelling skills. Very happy with the result!
I also took this project as an opportunity to experiment with the new shadow caustics added in the newest version of Blender. Unfortunately, while they improved the realism in some areas, they lack the performance or detail required for most scenes. The caustics cast by the olive oil pitcher were projected onto the ground from the original image.

Final Render

Final Render

Clay

Clay

Reference Image

Reference Image