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| I play a lot, I photograph even more. 📸🎮
| Featured by BBC, Le Monde, and more! 🗞
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Art form evolves, and sometimes they merge. Who would’ve thought that video games and photography would one day intersect? That is how Megan (@midnight.hyp3) from Belgium now spends her free time: taking photos inside video games - virtual photography.

Virtual photography is basically the act of taking pictures in video games using photo modes, which is a tool put in by developers that lets players freeze their game and move their cameras freely. They are a simple feature most of the time, but there are plenty of titles that offer in-depth photo modes where players can achieve crazy levels of photography.

To Megan, virtual photography was her way to process her feelings, specifically grief, after she lost her father back in 2018. At that time, she felt like nothing in the world understood her except for video games, and that’s what made her get lost in various virtual worlds, capturing scenery and scenarios that healed her heart little by little.

“The games I played at about the same time approached grief most realistically … it helped me go through the grieving process in a way that I don’t think I would have been able to do without.”

Her discovery of in-game photo modes, however, was completely accidental. While playing Assassin’s Creed: Origins, she pressed both joysticks of her PlayStation controller at the same time by accident - the game then froze, and it led her down a rabbit hole of a hobby. She then started experimenting, taking pictures, posting, and making her way in the virtual photography community.

Outside of virtual photography, Megan has also been trying to take her hobby beyond the screen: real-life photography. It is a slow process because cameras are very expensive to invest in, but her experience in virtual photography taught her many techniques to start with.

“I learned a lot from it that I now apply to real-life photography. I’m trying to do more of it, but I still find it easier to do virtual.”

#ingamephotography #virtualphotography #creativestory #thegarden

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New interview with @midnight.hyp3 is now live!

Read the full interview: https://gamervision.xyz/interviews/megan/
Link in bio.

For the best experience, please view the interview on desktop.
#gamervision #virtualphotography #photomode

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Marvel Rivals

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• Marvel Rivals (PS5)

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#marvelrivals #rivalscreate #marvel

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The City That Never Sleeps: A Cyberpunk 2077 Collab 🦾

Virtual Photography by @midnight.hyp3, with carousel design by @faerk_7 🎨

This is just the first of many collaborations we have planned for the future 🌆

Which slide is your favorite? Let us know! 💬

🎮 Cyberpunk 2077
🛠️ @cdprojektred
🤖 PlayStation 5 - Pro
🎨 Lightroom
⚙️ Affinity

#Cyberpunk2077 #CP2077 #InGamePhotography #PhotoMode #VirtualPhotography

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Really grateful for these photographers! Be sure to check out their individual pages.

#ghostofyotei #virtualphotography

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[[ 08 // S H 2 - C H A O S // J A N 5th ]]
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✍🏼 | This house looks about as organised as my mind haha! I've now been playing this game for around 30 minutes in total and visually I'm blown away, this is also one of the first games I'm playing with ray tracing since I'm using the @nvidiageforce RTX 3060
And I'm still in awe, the light through windows and reflections in puddles are to die for.
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📸 | Shots made possible by the Unreal Unlocker Tool by Fransbouma and my PC gear:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

RAM: 22GB Corsair Vengeance (16GB + 8GB). (Yes it's weird but it's what I've got haha)

GPU: RTX 3060 MSI Ventus 2X OC LHR
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🏷️ | #virtualphotographer #nvidia #nvidiageforce #virtualphotography #pcgamer #streetphotography #virtualphotographygamers #silenthill #silenthill2 #rtx3060

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[[ 06 - S I L E N T H I L L // J A N 2 ]]

I've a lot to learn in terms of getting the quality to be here on IG but you get the idea, I'll do a series of uploads like this. I've wanted to do this sort of thing for a while now but finally got round to doing it, it really captures the ambience.

#virtualphotographer #nvidia #nvidiageforce #virtualphotography #pcgamer #virtualphotographygamers #silenthill #silenthill2

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VP appreciation post 👐🏻🤍
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(The ones I couldn’t mention directly in the post)
@adele.vp @webofassassins @amara.clark.rdr @fizzy.vp @darklinkn7_ @samusvp @xninie_vp @kenyh_vp @spider.pics_ @reddeadwolf_ @sakina.vp @thesunflowerkiller @game_sthebest @vp.minimalism @lambdareviewvp @gamer_shotsbydeb @joelscoffeemug @ego.ofid @spideroftsushima @michi.media @shxdow.vp @creed.vp @labymak.vp @ladyred.vp @quake.vp @xvocado.vp @redmorgans @romanianmentor @bonzaionline @_lucisnoctis @nikki.kaya @the_adr1an.vp @enactshots @lasthorizon.vp @maksvpgallery @eazyrogue @the_undeadpixel_vp @blush.vp @flacko.raf @joellie @danika.vp @solbyst @sniper.vp @tlougamevp @untamed.vp @femgirl_pwr_vp @xluxisa @mrs_milow @mrcld.vp @amich_vp @playpausephoto @simon0avp @rdr2_photos_fk @tlou_captures @gamography_ @withakil @memento_gallery @lanescaptures @elliesjokebook @redmaiden.vp @littlewing.vp @strides.vp @rogue.vp @visualcam9 @lexxi.vp @sunwing.vp @virtualtourism @jackdaw.vp @capturas_ps5 @vxkyrs @luciidaa_ @firefliars @detroit_.aloy @xemptions @snakedrift.vp @beloved.of.bayek @heyyimisa and last but certainly not least @ladylunavp

It looks like a lot but these accounts mentioned here are my biggest inspirations. The reasons I start VP and the accounts I admire and aspire to be like. I hope this post doesn’t annoy any of the participants but only show my appreciation.

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Virtual Photography By: @midnight.hyp3
❕(Please Support The Featured Artist)❕

Artist's Statement:

“For this set, I wanted to explore the world of Horizon Zero Dawn and make it feel like some wildlife documentary stills, as if I'd been a photographer hunting for just the right timing for these machines being considered like the ''new animals'' in the game. I was really happy with how it all turned out and it happened to be a great little way to repurpose my skills. I would encourage anyone to come up with prompts to keep pushing their limits 🧡”

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Game: #HorizonForbiddenWest
Dev: @guerrillagames

FOR A CHANCE TO BE FEATURED:
Use our hashtag: #Gamergram

#HFW #RiseAboveOurRuin #GuerrillaGames
#GamerGramGG #VirtualPhotography
#Photomode #GameCapture #Gaming
#GamingScreenshot #Gametography

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VGphotographers.

Photo By @midnight.hyp3

VG Photography is a form of new media art, which consists of photographing video game worlds.

Use our hashtag #vgphotographers for a chance to get featured.

@vgphotographers
#gamephotography #videogamephotography #photomode #virtualphotography #gamescreenshot #instagamer #ingamephotography #gamer #gamerlife #gamersofinstagram #ingamescreenshot #ingamescreenshot

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Here are our top picks for May's theme : #GGMacro 📸

Thank you all for making this month so bright and joyful for us!
We'll be announcing May's theme tomorrow, but meanwhile, please support the featured artists :

▫️ @nero_virtual.photography
▫️ @ren_nyx.ttv
▫️ @sefwick
▫️ @quintessence.va
▫️ @galaxygh0ul
▫️ @midnight.hyp3
▫️ @teamwork_videogamer
▫️ @sic.parvis.magna.sfd

* disclaimer : the favourites were picked by multiple admins. Therefore, any reoccurring artists featured have been picked by multiple different admins. *

#GamerGram #GGMacro #GamerGramGG #VirtualPhotography #Photomode #Gametography #Gaming #GamingScreenshot #IngamePhotography

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No matter why you game, we're all United By Play.

In our inaugural episode, see a different facet of gaming through the lens of talented creators Megan Reims (@midnight.hyp3) and Leo Sang (@leopardsang) and how they began their journey not only as gamers, but also as virtual photographers.

See the link in our bio to learn more.

#ViewSonicGaming #UnitedByPlay #VirtualPhotography

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