An approach to shot lighting in Houdini pt.1

I’ve wanted to write this series for a while but never quite got round to it, or thought that putting it down into written form was a waste of time. However, I’ve realised over the years that there are many different schools of thought on this so perhaps writing this up will offer (yet) another way to tackle it. This post will focus on the ideas and train of thought, and there’ll be a follow up with it in practice.