Photorealism, Luxcorerender or another?

[joseph]

This thread might be worth a look:

Photo realism with Blender?

Disclaimer: I’m NOT yet a 3D artist, i’m still at the stage of choosing the software I’ll be using. I nailed down my choice to either Blender or Cinema 4D. My preference goes to Blender but… There is something I notice and wish to know if there is some substance behind the observation or is it just subjective “green pasture” syndrome. Fact is, most C4D render images I stumble upon look incredibly photo-realistic. And lots of Blender images don’t look good… they look like bad 3D and not realis…