Halo Photography

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:42 am

This is a topic for your Halo Photography! I'm not talking about random screenshots with the ugly hud in the way, I'm talking about composed photography. Try to think of pictures that give the viewer a new angle on the game or pictures that would look great on a Halo cover or promotional poster.

Keep in mind that the vast majority of us (myself included) will rarely take pictures worthy of a poster, but that shouldn't stop us from trying.

For the poster: Try to not let the pictures get too big. If they are indeed larger than the pictures I have posted below, please make a thumbnail so as to not clutter up the board. Also, post with confidence. Not everybody will like every picture posted here, so take criticism for what it's worth.

For those who comment on pics: DO NOT FLAME! Halo photography is fairly new, and since the release of the picture taking trainer by xbox7887, people are tying things they've never done before (including myself). Many of these pictures are once-in-a-lifetime shot opportunities, so keep that in mind. Give CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, and that's all. Leave everything else to PMs. I don't want this topic filled up with Spam.

Anyway, enough of that. Here's my first entries, with more to come soon:

-Last side note: If ever anyone wants to use a picture submitted here for any reason, PLEASE get permission from the photographer before doing so.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:48 am

Heres some of mine thats posted on GAMA forums:

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:47 am

Keep in mind, I'm NOT trying to flame.

Many of these pictures are once-in-a-lifetime shot opportunities

From what I can tell, ALL of those pictures are just from cinematics. I would describe Halo photography as a combination of No-HUD skins, the picture taker thingy, and glitches, to get in weird places and then take pics.

Argetlam · Post by **Argetlam** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:36 am

is this only for halo 2? oh and nice pics.

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:46 am

My Halouvre Gallery

And two others that are not there yet.

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:48 am

Aequitas · Post by **Aequitas** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:53 am

leop-shef · Post by **leop-shef** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:53 am

wow

some of them are very nice xbox7887
and some nice pics from Snave

theycallmechad: your links are broken

Sarb · Post by **Sarb** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:55 am

shadowkhas wrote:From what I can tell, ALL of those pictures are just from cinematics. I would describe Halo photography as a combination of No-HUD skins, the picture taker thingy, and glitches, to get in weird places and then take pics.

Shadowkhas is right if those pictures are from cinematics then anyone could take the exact same pictures. It's better to take pictures of actual game play, to make the picture yoursish.

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:58 am

While they may be during the cutscenes...they definitely aren't images you could capture without the trainer. Watch them and you'll see what I mean when you don't see the exact settings captured in some of the pics above.

=sw=warlord · Post by **=sw=warlord** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:20 am

i dont know if this is halo 2 only as no one says it is or not so il post a halo pc pic ive taken.

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:31 am

Sweet looking halo picture! I thought about restricting it to halo 2, but I decided to leave it wide open for all halo games. There's a lot to be photographed in halo 1, and you can really turn some heads like your picture does.

Also, is anybody besides leop-shep having a hard time seeing my pictures? They show up just fine on my computer...

leop-shef · Post by **leop-shef** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:50 am

Its ok now, they are showing up fine

Itszutak · Post by **Itszutak** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:52 am

I have some nice ones on my other computer, I was using them for a screensaver/background for a while:

And my personal favorite,

=sw=warlord · Post by **=sw=warlord** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:53 am

thnx.
ive got 3 more pics all are of the same thing but differnt angles.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/t ... 83db5c.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/t ... acbb2c.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/t ... fbd841.jpg

Seraph · Post by **Seraph** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:02 am

Sorry they're small, i used them for something else and overwrote the origionals:

More here
http://photobucket.com/albums/f137/TGOSeraph/

saddamsdevil · Post by **saddamsdevil** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:02 am

awesomeness

zack6924 · Post by **zack6924** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:03 am

Nice Stuff you Got There Chad Heres A Pic that became My new WallPaper After I Took It making Pics Of my Mod.

Caboose{SE} · Post by **Caboose{SE}** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:45 am

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~davis21/inga ... 000019.JPG

^^uhh whats that elite doing? lmao these are kinda cool. i'll take some myself in a sec

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:55 am

HOw exactly do you do those hi-res shots? Strafe and move the camera down? Like this (start at star, arrows indicate direction)?

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And just snap 5 pics or so during each sweep and stitch them?