PIXEL PERFECT - A VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE - ISSUE01
In this first issue we will tackle the seminal The Last Of Us Part I in a very specific way: highlighting the importance of the 3 auxiliary spotlights that the in-game Photo Mode provides to the virtual photographer. A welcome accessory that can be cumbersome to manage, often irritating, but that when perfectly tamed adds an extra layer of depth and charisma to portraits while adding an aura of mystery, decadence and appeal to Naughty Dog's interior design. Of course, the use of black & white photography can only but enhance the wonderful dichotomy between light and darkness, making it my weapon of choice since the get go.
Virtual Photography is ART! (again)
On Saturday September the 21st, 2024, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Museum Of Modern Art "Donazione Meli" in Luzzana (Bergamo, Italy) has once again exhibited one of my screenshots of Virtual Photography, specifically my "Caravaggesque" from Alice Madness Returns. This work was my personal donation to the Museum after my previous exhibition dated 2021, like italians museums are used to ask. Unlike my previous "personale" exhibition, focused only of my Virtual Photography work, this time my print was exhibited among other contributors which happen to belong to many different arts, from photography to painting to sculpture.
The Day Virtual Photography was acknowledged as “Photography” by an Authority in the Field
“In 10 years from now, Virtual Photography will be exhibited in the most prestigious museums of the world and these are the facts and moments that are opening doors and paving roads for the whole community amidst everyone’s silence and indifference. I wonder if the first among us that will be exhibited in a world-famous museum will see beyond his very ego and understand how many people worked behind the scenes for years to make that moment possibile.”
My Experience With Museums and Art Critics
“What did I learn from this whole experience? I learned that outside the Gaming bubble, Virtual Photography is still an object of mistery and that the Art Community is more open minded and inclusive than the Gaming Community itself”
The 5 Levels Of Virtual Photography
“As far as modern Photo Modes go, the options are increasingly complex and tiresome to master, that’s why many users prefer to take full frontal captures, add a color filter and post their work on social media with no added trickery”