(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alright, so I am actually very into photography in real life, so I am absolutely in love with this camera here in GT5 because it is very similar in function to my Canon 7D. And I would like to share some composition techniques that will make your pictures look quite good, and even how to break them.

Rule #1: Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds, a very important thing to keep in mind. This is the rule of composition where you split up each piece of the shot into thirds horizontally and vertically. The preferable thing to do with these thirds is to put a subject of focus on one of these thirds. An example will follow that will further explain this rule. It's a lot simple than it sounds, because it's easier to see than to read.

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Notice how I placed the top of the car onto the middle right third. One very pleasing thing to do is place a headlight onto one of these thirds.

Rule #2: Leading the Shot [Look Room]

Another very important thing to keep in mind is leading the shot. Photos of cars are very hard to take if you don't understand this, especially when they are at speed. A car needs look room because it is traveling [usually] very fast and the shot looks cramped if you don't have an area for the car to "look" to. I'll explain this one with a photo also, as it would be much simpler.

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The light part of the photo is the look room. It is usually best to leave about a third to look, but it could be less and still be effective.

Rule #3: Symmetry

Now this one isn't as near as important as the first two, but it is still effective to use. Car modelers usually like to make the body of the car symmetrical [same on both sides] to save cost of manufacturing and it also looks great. So emphasizing this could make the difference in a photo. A good example is the following. [I just took it to show this, this shot isn't quite as good as it could have been if I was right in the middle of the car.

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Rule #4: Viewpoint

Take time to think about where you will shoot it from. Rather than just shooting from eye level, consider photographing from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back, from a long way away, from very close up, and so on. I really like to go down low and shoot the car from a different perspective, instead of just from the side or in front at eye level. But many different perspectives can be appealing for different cars!

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This one was taken from the side of the Nürburgring, but it looks interesting, at least to me.

Rule #5: Breaking the First Four

Breaking these rules can absolutely make your shot amazing. I broke almost all the rules here, by putting the subject in the center, a weird viewpoint, and there's basically no look room, but having NONE of these makes the shot interesting!

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Have fun with experimenting!

Some of my Photography:

Here are some of the photos I have taken in this game. I might add some of the pictures I have taken in real locations as well, if you would like me to.

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Those pics just look amazing!!

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We could just take a photo like any normal person would do to just show a car or whatever.

I don't really understand why you would want to take the whole taking a photo on a game that serious, lol.

It's not really about that, it's just more about having fun and seeing what you can do to make your pictures look better. I love photography, both IRL and in this game. I don't take it that seriously at all. I do take my REAL photography seriously, but that's because I get PAID to do so. So... yeah.

Average Nice thread would you mind if i added it too my stickied photo thread? Full credits to you obvs.

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That picture is amazing.

Hmm, I do understand where you're coming from, so you're basically just giving professional advice on how to make pictures better on a whole? sounds good bro.

I didn't really get where you were coming from with the OP, and just thought you were solely posting this for no other reason than a +1

Not really. I just like to see others improve at stuff, whether it be their photography or just playing a video game. That's kind of the reason I'm here, but not as much as the fact that I like hacking stuff. :p

Im glad you enjoy photography . Your photos are truly epic , well done (y) a very nice thread !

No problem! I am just glad this is actually useful.