- Pro photographer Phil Rose uses character’s camera phone to take snaps
- He has started a blog for other players to post their pictures too
- He refuses to take any pictures of sex, violence or crime
By
Aaron Sharp
16:58, 26 September 2013
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17:26, 26 September 2013
Guns, gangs and violence are often the things associated with Grant Theft Auto, but one group of gamers play the smash hit to point something altogether less dangerous than a pistol… a camera.
These stunning images may look like they were taken by professionals using quality equpiment but they were actually snapped by a group of photographers gathered into a group on GTA V.
Phil Rose, a professional landscape photographer, began taking shots with the game’s camera phone app and was so amazed by the level of detail he began uploading his images to the web.
Future photography: British born photographer Phil Rose uses GTA V’s camera phone feature to take these stunning images. He travels around the massive landscape of the game to find beauty spots before using his real life skills to perfectly frame the pictures. He shared the images on a blog which was shared by gamers.
Soon Phil, 45, had requests of tens
of photographers looking to join his Flickr group ‘Landscape
photographers of Los Santos and Blaine County’, named after the fictional city in which the game is set.
The group has a strict policy of no
selfies, shooting and killing images or those of a violent or sexual
reference, eliminating some of the traditional features associated with
GTA.
Phil, originally from the UK but
currently living in Washington State, USA, hopes his group of snap-happy
gamers can eventually have an in-game get-together when Grand Theft
Auto’s online mode is activated in the coming weeks.
Camera community: Although these pictures are all taken by the 45-year-old, who lives in Washington, GTA photography has taken off since the launch of the latest game. Phil said he has been inundated with requests from other players who want to join his ‘posse’, Landscape
photographers of Los Santos and Blaine County
He said: ‘It is pretty close to the
experience of taking photographs with a camera phone – no exposure
control, minimal zoom but at least there’s a rule-of-thirds overlay.
‘I wish there were in store camera
shops as there are gun shops. I want to be able to buy a replica of my
Pentax K5ii so I can do HDR or even under or over expose images.
‘I want to be able to blur headlights or freeze a leaping deer
Keeping it clean: The rules of Phil’s in-game photography club are very strict with no
selfies, shooting and killing images or those of a violent or sexual
reference allowed. He said by banning some of the scene’s normally associated with GTA, they can show how the game can be used for more cultured pursuits.
‘I made the group because I realised I
could make realistic images and art. I’m fascinated by the future of
gaming and I see that it will become more and more like reality, and I
think this is one minor way of pushing that forward.
‘The game is beautiful, spacious,
interesting, hilarious.
‘There is no reason that one
shouldn’t be able to put together a ‘posse’ in-game, which is dedicated
to wandering the hills of Blaine County and chatting via Bluetooth
headsets about life, the universe and photography, whilst taking
pictures and even giving composition suggestions.’
Real life: Professional snapper Phil Rose, above, did not have any zoom, aperture or exposure control in the game, so he had to rely on his trained eye to see the perfect picture. The GTA fan is now hoping that game developers Rock Star will introduce more camera features so that gamers can enjoy culture as well as crime.
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Elle,
Birmingham,
6 minutes ago
The amount of work that goes into games is so hard to get my head around.
Massive_Roy,
Bristol, United Kingdom,
1 hour ago
“He refuses to take any pictures of sex, violence or crime”
There goes his 100% completion…
Alan,
Huddersfield,
1 hour ago
I was so impressed i took a 10 minute train journey at night and again in the day, plus, i have been killed by a mountain lion. didn’t expect that. This is the new standard now of games now. I hope others can match it?.
trooper,
Sa Kaeo, Thailand,
45 minutes ago
Sandal,
US,
2 hours ago
Totally agree
L. G. WARNING Labour,
is Harmful to Your Health, United Kingdom,
3 hours ago
So no talent of his own then? Pathetic, and it’s pathetic to even highlight what he has done.
Rob2g84,
Leicester, United Kingdom,
9 minutes ago
teessider,
Srockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom,
3 hours ago
How does Phil Rose own copyright to these images when it’s clearly Rockstar Games. Give Rockstar North the credit for making the game.
Misfit,
SoCal,
3 hours ago
Geez, screenshots for games have been going on for years! Nexusmods is proof of that. I hope the DM didn’t pay any money to write this.
jason,
Abergavenny, United Kingdom,
3 hours ago
Its is breathtaking, modern games are pure art these days, theres so much time and effort that goes into them. Not just the scenery but the acting, story and dynamic characters.
Jay,
London, United Kingdom,
4 hours ago
How much did Rockstar Pay DM for this article.
Its a Weird World,
Grimsby, United Kingdom,
4 hours ago
I cant believe he is effectively trying to copyright screengrabs of someone elses digital work!
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