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The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots

Three children stare at the dilapidated remains of a battlefield, with trees and man-made structures mostly razed to the ground, save for the sturdy frame of a lone trebuchet. It's a pensive snapshot of the bloodshed in A Plague Tale: Innocence by virtual photographer Ludovic "Shinobi" Helme - but i...

The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots
Image: The Verge
Death Stranding. | Image: Ludovic “Shinobi” Helme

Three children stare at the dilapidated remains of a battlefield, with trees and man-made structures mostly razed to the ground, save for the sturdy frame of a lone trebuchet. It's a pensive snapshot of the bloodshed in A Plague Tale: Innocence by virtual photographer Ludovic "Shinobi" Helme - but it's no mere screenshot. It's a meticulously framed photograph, enhanced with real-world photographic techniques: composition, lighting, depth of field, and more. "[Virtual photography] is a way to discover the game differently, because you can check every single detail," says Helme. "It's really enhancing the artistry in a game for your eyes, and …

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