Riebart
Screenshots as Art
I read an interesting article the other day about screenshots as art and it got me thinking; what is to stop that from being the case?
One game I've been playing a lot since I bought it is Blur which contains a photo mode. Pause the game (which is a somewhat awkward action given the fast pace of the game), and you are treated with a "Photo Mode" that allows you to construct a photo snapshot of the action at that moment.
You can tweak the obvious things like contrast and brightness, but you can also controll shutter speed and aperture, thus controlling the aount of motion blue and depth of field in the shot. It really is well done!
There are some special 'meta' settings for the various options, with the 'shutter speed' setting having a special setting that ensures that the background blurs according to velocity but the cars are sharply focused. This somewhat equates to a panning-shot of the vehicle.
I believe I will be trying to play a little more with the idea of posting screenshots here, as there's nothing saying they aren't a type of photography.
Screenshots as Art
I read an interesting article the other day about screenshots as art and it got me thinking; what is to stop that from being the case?
One game I've been playing a lot since I bought it is Blur which contains a photo mode. Pause the game (which is a somewhat awkward action given the fast pace of the game), and you are treated with a "Photo Mode" that allows you to construct a photo snapshot of the action at that moment.
You can tweak the obvious things like contrast and brightness, but you can also controll shutter speed and aperture, thus controlling the aount of motion blue and depth of field in the shot. It really is well done!
There are some special 'meta' settings for the various options, with the 'shutter speed' setting having a special setting that ensures that the background blurs according to velocity but the cars are sharply focused. This somewhat equates to a panning-shot of the vehicle.
I believe I will be trying to play a little more with the idea of posting screenshots here, as there's nothing saying they aren't a type of photography.