Using Poliigon HDRs to light a scene in Blender

In this tutorial we will look at how to light a scene in Blender using Poliigon HDRs.
We will also explore the advantages of using a low resolution EXR to light the scene whilst using a high resolution JPG to provide the camera backdrop.
Links:
HDR Outdoor Residential Road Cloudy - www.poliigon.com/hdr/hdr-outd...

[@ekyanso4253]

Linking to your own website where you gotta pay for a subscription to even do what this tutorial says. Great job guys.

[@zakariablkass511]

thanks

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

for the lighting that's also in the HDR section, but is specifically for lighting a person, car, or product, is there anything about using that, that may not be obvious? thanks.

[@InfoRanker]

Does the HDR background cast reflections onto the scene? What I mean is if there is a tree or something in the HDR would it be visible in a glossy/reflective surface?

[@deezusdyn180]

Yes it will

[@espen990]

I imagine that using the low res hdr file for lighting and high-res jpg file for the background significantly reduces the processing power needed?

[@kuruttaMirubo]

I can't render out the backdrop. I don't know what's wrong with the node setup :/

[@ayaanp123]

check if under the film seconds transparent is off

[@shubhankarwhosananimator9724]

I can't see shadows

[@ayaanp123]

make sure ur in cycles render mode

[@samzye]

Good explanation however, its kind of clickbait. Going from your last step, to final result. Just applying the HDR is ultra noicy, not like you show it off at last

[@poliigondocumentation3584]

I'm afraid optimising render settings was a little outside of the scope of this tutorial, I merely wanted to focus on the actual HDR lighting. The feedback is appreciated though, I'll consider making a specific video on the subject if I get a significant amount of people requesting the same thing.