I’m pretty much a novice when it comes to rendering. Many of my models are rendered on our teak dining table on the patio (hence the sunlight). From time to time, I try to spend a little more effort to make them look more photo-realistic. For example, here’s a thread where I have the same issue and spent some extra time with the lighting and environment:
My favorite:
The stock textures I use tend to look pretty fake. I’ll take a look at trying some others. Thanks 