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    If you feel like showing some love, awesome.

    But the best kind of support?

    Use the model. πŸ› οΈ

    Post your results. πŸ–ΌοΈ

    Let the art speak. 🎯


    πŸ”¬ Raz’s Optic Lab - Photography Style

    Raz’s Optic Lab - Photography Style is a photography-focused LoRA trained on unconventional camera techniques, extreme angles, and experimental post-processing methods.

    Instead of forcing a specific look, it enhances the way images are captured... improving composition, lighting interaction, and overall visual interest.


    πŸ’‘ What it does

    • Adds natural optical behavior (reflections, refraction, lens flares, water effects)

    • Improves pose diversity and framing (less static, more dynamic compositions)

    • Enhances lighting response and material interaction

    • Works both as:

      • a photoreal enhancer

      • an experimental photography tool


    πŸ”₯ The key idea

    This model was trained on unconventional and experimental photography.

    Because of that, even simple prompts benefit from:

    • more interesting angles

    • better depth

    • more natural visual variation

    πŸ‘‰ You don’t need to force effects... they emerge naturally.


    βš™οΈ How to use

    🟒 For clean photoreal enhancement

    Use your normal prompts.

    The model will:

    • improve composition

    • add subtle lighting behavior

    • reduce β€œflat” or static outputs


    🟑 For stronger visual effects

    Add hints like:

    • reflections, mirrors, glass

    • water, rain, wet surfaces

    • lens flare, backlight, neon

    • unusual angles, POV shots

    The model will push:

    • refraction

    • distortion

    • light interaction


    πŸ”΄ For full experimental look

    Combine:

    • extreme angles

    • reflective surfaces

    • motion / long exposure

    • layered lighting

    This is where Optic Lab really shines.


    These are the settings I tested most and had the best results with:

    Sampler + Scheduler: Euler + Beta
    ModelSamplingAuraFlow: 7.00
    Steps: 8 to 12
    Sweet spot: 10 to 12 depending on image complexity
    CFG: 1.00
    LoRA Strength: 0.80


    Strength Notes

    0.80 is my personal favorite and the setting I recommend starting with.

    The model is still clearly usable from 0.25 to 1.00:

    • 0.25–0.50 = lighter influence, more subtle enhancement

    • 0.60–0.80 = strongest balance of visual improvement and stability

    • 0.90–1.00 = more aggressive influence, less predictable, but can produce very strong results when it lands

    At 1.00, results can be a bit hit or miss, but when it hits, it can push the image really hard in a very good way.


    ⚠️ Notes

    • Effects are not always perfect or predictable ... this is intentional (Not really)

    • The model favors visual diversity over consistency

    • Best results come from letting it influence the image, not over-controlling it


    🧠 In short

    Trained on chaos, designed to avoid boring results.

    Description

    Recommended Settings

    These are the settings I tested most and had the best results with:

    Sampler + Scheduler: Euler + Beta
    ModelSamplingAuraFlow: 7.00
    Steps: 8–12
    Sweet spot: 10–12 depending on image complexity
    CFG: 1.00
    LoRA Strength: 0.80

    Strength Notes

    0.80 is my personal favorite and the setting I recommend starting with.

    The model is still clearly usable from 0.25 to 1.00:

    • 0.25–0.50 = lighter influence, more subtle enhancement

    • 0.60–0.80 = strongest balance of visual improvement and stability

    • 0.90–1.00 = more aggressive influence, less predictable, but can produce very strong results when it lands

    At 1.00, results can be a bit hit or miss, but when it hits, it can push the image really hard in a very good way.

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    Comments (11)

    DiabolicXApr 16, 2026Β· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    As always, great model, thanks Raz for sharingπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

    Razane
    Author
    Apr 16, 2026Β· 2 reactions

    Thanks 😊 great renders btw

    DiabolicXApr 17, 2026Β· 2 reactions

    @RazaneΒ  Thanx Razane πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

    PiamertensApr 16, 2026Β· 4 reactions
    CivitAI

    this is amazing!!! i'm working with very complex prompts and this adds the right amount of IDK to it. it adds detail and it makes zit react better to crazy prompts.. love. perfect for in depth art projects. <3

    PiamertensApr 16, 2026

    btw. im using it with dpmpp_3m, normal at 20 steps cfg 1.5. shift at 3 is better there.

    Razane
    Author
    Apr 16, 2026

    Really happy that you like it :) πŸ˜€ can't wait to see what you cook up with it !!

    Noob_eeApr 20, 2026Β· 2 reactions

    right? i cannot wait to try this out.

    yipinghuang257235Apr 28, 2026Β· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Is there a base version?

    Razane
    Author
    Apr 28, 2026

    Sadly no Zbase version

    AstrolabApr 28, 2026Β· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Big congrats on this one. You've tapped into some otherworldly magic here.

    Razane
    Author
    Apr 28, 2026

    Thank you 🀭

    It was mainly to push unconventional POV, weird effects and light behavior (reflection, shine, contrast, refraction,etc) but turned super nice for standard image too 😊.

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    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    4/16/2026
    Updated
    5/5/2026
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