padib said:
GribbleGrunger said:
padib said:
The cartoony aspect of WW doesn't take away from the artistic expression of the person taking the pic imho.
But if it does for you, this post settles it:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6262064
That said, Second Son is a gorgeous game. Credit where credit is due.
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Those are pictures built from scratch and are not the result of a phographer walking around a virtual world and applying real world experience to the virtual world. Perhaps 'digital photography' is the wrong way to epress what I mean though ... Just like you would in the real world, Infamous players are looking for photo opportunities and some are achieving amazing things. AGAIN though, I'm not talking about graphics, I'm talking about personal intent and emotional connection with what you are trying to achieve.
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They are free to put effects on the images or not. Same with real photography my friend.
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No, you're just not getting it. It's not your fault, it's my fault for failing to express what I mean more clearly. There is a freedom to express yourself. This isn't the same as an artist creating an image to look like a photograph, this is individuals with their own view of the virtual world being enabled to capture that view perfectly.
Ok, I'll put in a really pretentious way:
When I look at those photos I don't think 'wow, that rock looks so detailed' I think 'wow, this guy has really captured what a rock is.'
This picture says absolutely nothing about the game but it does say everything about the photographer:
