I guess I would like to start this off with my own tricks for taking pictures, but Instead I am going to leave the floor open to discussion.
I love seeing how people stretch the limits of what is possible with the photomode in the Forza games. I personally have contributed tons of stuff that has either been added into the game in future versions, or has been patched out, due to it showing the puppeteers.
So without too much more beating around the bush, I am curious as to what you all have found, that works for getting those unique shots.
I have no issues sharing my Golden Rule Settings… I have done so in previous posts here… In fact Here they are again:
What I am looking to hear from everyone, is that place with the perfect lighting (I like Dubai), or a spot where you can get the camera really high up, or how to get behind the wheel in the pits in an RHD vehicle, or how to free roam in the garage.
I have seen photos of things like spray paint, in DETAIL, and heard that there were ways to break the limits on certain things. So please, if you have already posted how to do this, Link us to this, and If possible, I will do what is necessary to get this topic a Sticky, when it is time.
To get highlight shots or blank backgrounds:
-Low Lighting
-High Exposure
-High Contrast
-Low Brightness
-High Aperture and Shutter Speed, to blur the background
There’s no standard settings for this, it’s all circumstantial due to different lighting at different tracks, both in ambiance, direction, and bright things in the background
There are, on several tracks, glitch spots where you can take those aerial photos. I don’t know all of them, but i have seen them on catalunya, nürburg, vir, sebring, laguna seca and if i remember correctly monza.
Unfortunately this is only working in 1 spot per track as far as i know, so if you don’t know the spot you can’t do it. One prominent spot you can see in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C9s3jMHXJI. As you see, you have to move the cursor in a specific position, while holding the button that elevates the camera. You have to move slow, and stop moving while you get lifted. You will be able to look around (right stick), but can’t move (left stick). You can choose how high you want to go, but if you try to descend you will be dropped to the normal hight levels.
Gotta correct myself here. I just found out on nürburg ring you can do this glitch everywhere where there is a gap between the barriers. So most likely there are several spots around each track.
I was thinking about taking a picture of all spots known to me, but i guess that won’t be necessary anymore. Just search for gaps in the barriers, and try your luck.
Thanks for posting those links jungsten, I was wondering how people took those shots. Having someone describe how to do it is one thing but the videos really help out.
Your welcome. The second glitch, the one allowing to take pictures inside the car, doesn’t seem to work anymore unfortunately , at least on PC it doesn’t. But i could swear i have seen close ups inside a car just recently. Maybe it was fixed in the last update. Anyway, aerial shots still work, took one myself today.
So these settings are to manipulate color and lighting. Now to my tips.
It’s hard to show it in pictures, but when shooting in the light (which you should always do for maximum quality) you will see your photo’s grey out or black out when adjusting contrast and brightness. There is a middle ground that will be neutral, find it and work with it. Find your sweet spot and then adjust color so the color on the whole car looks the same, do consider that the sunny part of the car will always be brighter in color, this is where I try to “feel it out” and make sure I see the detailed lines of the car to know I’m not too bright. Which is adjusted by your exposure.
Side tip: look at your wheels and trees in the background to use as a reference for black and white levels. Black and white levels are what you adjust with contrast and brightness.
Hopefully I explained it clear enough. I can answer specific questions if you’d like my input.
This thread definitely needs to be bumped yet again.
Personally, I’m not a fan of Sepia. It takes away the blue from the sky and ends up making it look flat.
Alternatively, what I do is look at the grass and turn down my color so that the greens are not too vibrant, but it still retains some color. This setting is dependent on your exposure, contrast, and brightness, so adjust accordingly!
Now, a question for the rest of you: How in the world do you manage to take those hyper-realistic photos?
