Finding right white stucco color exterior

[Jahac_oluje]

Hey guys,

I have a question about contrast on white stucco. On this image i marked between sun and shadow white i dont like the white color in shadow dont you think its too dark. When i try to lift exposure its overexposed in sun, this is hdri so when i try gamma increase on the 1.03 or 1.05 its not good. Same happens with sun and sky .

What would you do ?

[dj_buckley]

What would I do? I'd rotate the sun 180 degrees so that facade is illuminated and the sunlight penetrates the interiors adding more depth and visual interest to that facade as a whole.  In terms of the contrast, it looks pretty natural to me, but you can always render a mask for the stucco and lift the shadows on just the stucco in post

[Jahac_oluje]

So you think overall is very realistic render?

[dj_buckley]

I think it looks relatively natural.  There are things that need work for sure but it's getting there

[maru]

You can also try using tone mapping operators to lift shadows without affecting highlights, for example Curves.