Horizon Zero Dawn’s 1st Anniversary – A Photomode chat with Roderick

Happy Birthday Horizon Zero Dawn! One year ago Guerrilla Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment released the third-person action-adventure Horizon Zero Dawn and Aloy has taken our consoles and hearts by storm. And what a year it was! A year of adventure and discovery, of challenging fights, of defining encounters, pure joy and success on many […]

Quicktip #4: Improve screenshot quality on PS4

Hi, My Quicktip #4 is for PS4 users only but it should help you to improve the quality of your screenshots on a technical level. Sometimes PS4-screenshots aren’t that satisfying in terms of quality when you take a closer look. Due to heavy JPEG-compression there often are artifacts and ugly banding in darker areas of […]

One thing I miss in HZD’s Photomode: Tilting in vertical

Hi! Before I start: 1. I love HZDs photomode! 2. I’m very picky! Today I want to write about something I don’t like in some photomodes or rather I feel is missing in those modes. I am not a videogame designer nor a programmer but I think I can give a thought-provoking impulse to improve […]

Quicktip #3: Diagonals, Leading Lines and Curves

Hello Guys! Today I want to share another Quitipp for taking better photos with you. This one is pretty basic. I want to tell you about composing your shots with diagonals and leading lines. Before I show you how I incorporate diagonals and leading lines in my shots I want to tell you why I […]

Quicktip #2: Experiment with Panoramas

Hello there! From time to time I like to challenge myself with new styles, subjects, genres and techniques of photography to become a better photographer. Currently I’m experimenting with panoramas. This has 2-3 different reasons: 1. Stitching several photos together maximises the resolution of your captures – quite obvious! Know what’s better then many pixels? […]

Quicktip #1: Getting rid of greenish Moonlight in Horizon Zero Dawn

Hello Guys, I’m very busy lately but I want to share a Quick Tip for Horizon Zero Dawn’s Photomode with you. I love the visual design and the stunning graphics of the game but there is one thing I’ like to change in some situations: The greenish Moonlight in some areas of the game. Works […]

Update #1

Hello guys, here are some minor updates: 1. Lady_SnipeShot hostet a Virtual Photography Competition on her dedicated Instagram– and Twitterchannels and Website Virtual World Photos. The theme was “Falling into Winter”. And what should I say? I won! I feel honored and were completely surprised, thank you! 2. I’m on Flickr now! Find me here. […]

Composition: The Rule of Thirds

Hello guys! Today I want to tell you how I use and understand one of the simplest but most effective rules of composition: The rule of thirds. It’s a simplified version of the far more complicated and slightly different golden ratio. The Basics Imagine a grid that splits your image-to-take into thirds vertically AND horizontally. […]

My Approach to Virtual Photography

What is virtual photography? Is it art or not? Read what I think about it and what my standards are.

How I became a virtual photographer

Hi, for many years now I have been a sometimes more and sometimes less active Videogamer. Honestly as far as I remember actually. I startet with Windows 3.11 and Windows 95 games, a Gameboy, later with the first Playstation and some of my friends owned a NES, SNES and later a N64. Many years later […]