Incredible showcase, loving all the unique takes. And I also love how much care you put into the compilation, like you did with how Reflekt's image is showcased. ✨

✨ 31 VP-ers | 39 Entries | 60 Photos ✨

Thank-you all for participating in 📏 #VPSymmetry and for providing our brains that special, satisfying tingle!

You're all wonderful creatives! ❤️

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You did an absolutely amazing job showcasing @nimmu.bsky.social works and teachings. I really feel like I'm wiser for having read this ✨.

And thank you Nimmu for helping out on this so much. It really is so insightful.

It's been a joy seeing this from conception to finalisation. You've absolutely outdone yourself here, it's perfect. Everything from the font choice to the colours. ✨

Text: Mood I think the single word for my sets would be mood. I want to teleport the viewer into the same feeling I had while creating it; An Epic moment in a battle I experienced where I felt powerful? I want to take you there and feel that same intensity. If it was a quiet, peaceful moment in the game world, I hope the set carries that same stillness I felt. For me it’s more about translating the emotional atmosphere of a moment. When I’m building a set, I ask myself: what did it feel like for me? Your own thoughts and experiences during a moment are important. And then I use composition, light, and framing to reinforce that feeling. For example, when I was creating a set with the theme guilt in mind in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, I asked myself: how do I act when I’m guilty? The answer was: I avoid eye contact. I wouldn’t be able to look someone in the eyes if I had wronged them. That’s why I chose to photograph Verso with his back turned to the camera, and in a closeup shot, I used the floating fabric from a fallen expeditioner’s armband to cover his eyes. Photo by @nimmu.bsky.social - edited and posted with permission.

Text: Hero Creating a set for me sometimes sparks from a mood or an idea I want to express, or it may evolve from experimenting with photo mode. Many of my ideas are inspired by the game’s story and themes. I would probably describe the process I mostly use for my sets by getting a strong “hero” shot for the set, so to speak: this is the one that embodies the theme of your set in one photo. The other photos should either support the hero shot, or to show it at another angle. Sometimes I could get a strong photo while just testing things in photo mode, and that would lead into creating a set around the shot. In Ghost of Yotei, the art of Kintsugi is an important theme in the game. This inspired me to learn more about the practice and to create a set around it. I hope to revisit that theme some day with a new perspective and more refined skills. Photo by @nimmu.bsky.social - edited and posted with permission.

Text: Study I started posting virtual photography in 2023, after seeing some posts on social media. In the beginning I mostly focused on a single capture, one at a time. Meanwhile though my mind was creating a gallery of different captures that would look good together: like a little portfolio of my works. Still to this day I applaud people who create cohesive looking sets. Starting virtual photography helped me to pursue photography in real life, something I had dreamed about when I was younger. Studying photography for two years gave me many new tools: understanding light in different contexts, using it to shape a subject, the importance of composition, framing, editing, and more. My approach became more structured during that time: I started to think about why something works in a photo and now apply the skills I learned to my virtual photography. Photo by @nimmu.bsky.social - edited and posted with permission.

Text: Director For technical growth, I want to guide people to learn the fundamentals of photography. Basic knowledge of composition and light will transform how you use photo mode. You’ll know how to use the rules to your advantage, and when to break them to deliver a striking capture. In virtual photography and creating sets, you get to be the creative director, photographer, editor - and the client. Creating for yourself is the most important thing. I would also advise people to slow down and take it all in. Spend time looking at photography (virtual and real life), art, music videos and movies. The more visual references you absorb, the more instinctive your decisions in photo mode will become. And finally: experiment. Ask “what if”? Test things out. You’ll never know what works unless you try. That mindset really describes the beginning of my own journey. I discovered how much virtual photography adds to my life, and I’m very grateful that I decided to start sharing my work. Photo by @nimmu.bsky.social - edited and posted with permission.

In this 📌 #VPinspired Spotlight 🔦 we're going to take a closer look at sets: the inspiration behind them, and the thought and technical work that goes into them.

So let's talk to someone who does them both frequently and beautifully and see what we can learn; meet: @nimmu.bsky.social 🤍

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Lovely image, I love the emotions and lighting ✨

Absolutely agree, they've always been super talented and watching them grow and experiment has been a joy to see. ✨

Thank you so much. Your support and kindness has always been such a great thing to have on here friend. ✨

That's actually super cool!! I'm happy that the process is going well, I hope it continues that way! And I appreciate you taking time to explain it as well ✨.

Congratulations!! ✨

That looks delicious ✨

Hell yeah! 🥳

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it friend. I definitely worked on making sure the colour looked satisfying 🥹

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words. It means a lot, especially as I always try to convey emotion in a lot of my shots ✨

Thank you bestie, it means a lot to me especially as I worked on those aspects a lot 🥹

Thank you so much!! I appreciate it 🥹

Carry me on overwatch pls 🥺

Wow!! Looking nice! 🤤

Who are you? I don't recognise you. 🤔

It looks so nice!

Ahh, sorry for the ignorance, what does that mean? ✨

Nice! Love the contrast! ✨

Awww, that's so nice of you 🥹

You too! ✨

Wow! I love this approach to symmetry! ✨

Good luck! ✨

Wow, love the concept! You nailed it! ✨

That would be amazing for sure ✨

Lyrics from : Dancing with Ghosts by Hania Rani ft. Patrick Watson

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Sam Porter Bridges stands in the ship DHV Magellan. Dollman is attached to him, and you can see his silhouette. He's using the "relaxed" pose from the photo mode but it's designed to look contemplative in this image. The ship's door is open, showing a very orange desert environment outside. There are some technology hologram effects around. The door as well. The image is symmetrical in that the internal ship design itself and the framing of the image make it symmetrical. Sam isn't, but the image would be less interesting without the pose. Image is very high contrast. Black and orange. The main lighting and colour comes from outside of the door. The "Mars" filter was used in the image.

I will be gone tonight
Everything's done for a while
And I will be silence with yours
In the fire, in the night
We will be dancing like ghosts

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