This guide is meant to help everyone who was wondering how to take such high quality pictures in MotoGP™20. I will go in every little detail to make you fully understand how the camera in this game works. This guide is more for those who don't know much about the in-game camera, but it also might be useful for some more experienced users.

There are two ways to get in the camera mode:

• You go into the replay. (which is not available in free practice and qualifying).
  
• Because you can't use the replay, you will have to press pause in the exact moment that you want to take the photo.

When you get into the photo mode after having paused the game at the right frame you can start choosing the angles from which you want to take the picture. To do that adjust the camera position, height, rotation and zoom. The zoom is very important to give the shot different effects, but we will come to that later on in the guide...

The default button assignement to move around in the photo mode are listed on the bottom row of the screen. For the best photo results take the shots from the sunny side to have a nicely illuminated motorcycle and rider, but this comes down to preference and what you want to make the shot look like. But if you try to take shots looking into the sun you have to make sure all the lighting settings are well set.

After choosing the camera position and view you will have to setup the focus and aperture. There are two ways to set the focus:

• Manually regulate the distance of the focus.
  
• Use the custom focus tool by activating it and aiming with it on the spot you want the focus to be.

Now to the aperture. If the shot is not completely sharp you will have to regulate it. By increasing the aperture more and more of the shot are going to be in focus, BUT you will start losing the effect where the background is completely out of focus. Just play with the aperture until you find a setting you like where the object you are taking the shot of is in focus and the rest isn't. I always tend to go to a max of 2.8 when taking a photo of a single rider, but I increase it a lot more when there are two or more riders that are not at the same distance from the camera.

For the lighting the are three options:

1. Exposure
   
2. Contrast
   
3. Brightness

It all depends from personal preference but here is a short description of what these settings do:

• The exposure: the amount of light which reaches you camera, it is a crucial part of how bright or dark your pictures appear.
  
• The contrast: the visual ratio of different tones in an image. This difference is what creates the textures, highlights, shadows, colors and clarity in a photograph. That mean's that the black tones are going to be darker on a picture with higher contrast and the colors and overall image are more clear and strong.
  
• The brightness: blends the light values (increases or decreases the brightness of the photo) while ignoring the color information.

So these are the basics of the photo mode. With these settings you will be able to create good shots in MotoGP™20.

The action shot is an option that makes it possible to take photos and blurrying the object, the background or the other riders. There are three action shot modes:

1. Still
   
2. Pan
   
3. Dolly

The Still mode takes the shot without the camera moving. This means that if you take the shot of a bike moving, it will be blurred while the rest (which wasn't moving) will be sharp.

The Pan mode on the other hand makes sure that the camera stands still on the same spot, BUT it will rotate and always aim on the subject. That means that if you place the camera in the inside of a turn the camera will rotate and follow the trajectory of the rider.

The Dolly mode is the most common option for action shots. In this one the camera won't rotate, BUT it will move positon following the subject. So if the rider is riding the camera will follow him by moving side to side with him without any rotation.

The Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the camera will record the movement of the subject. For example:

• A 0,001 Shutter speed will make the shot in a very short time and the background will not have a lot of blurryness.
  
• A 0,02 on the other hand will take more time to take the photo. In this case the background will be a lot more blurry.

Tip: don't turn the Shutter speed too high or the subject might not be completely sharp. I always try to keep the shutter speed between 0,005 and 0,01 (this worked the best for me).

When taking the action shots the picture becomes darker and with more contrast (too dark). In this case you will have to adjust the lighting options. Now that you know what each option is made for (previously described in the guide), you will have to adjust the exposure too how much light is available in the shot. When it's sunny the exposure setting will obviusly be set-up differently as when it's cloudy or raining.

The contrast comes down to personal preference. If you want the picture to be more normal keep the contrast at around 4 or 5. If you want a very clear and strong picture turn it up until you like it. Try to keep the contrast over 3 or your pictures will start looking bland and lifeless (my opinion).

Now finally to the brightness, it's the final option of the three and I tend to use it for last adjustments. After working on contrast and exposure I check the picture and depending from the result I decide if I increase it or not.

Two very important features to use before taking a Photo:

• The filters are there to give a special look to your photos. Just try them out on your shots and choose the one you like the most. You can also adjust the intensity of it.
  
• The masking is an effect layer that lays on the lens of the camera. You can add dirt, rain drops, fingerprints, scratches, sand and dust. You can also adjust the intensity like the one of the filters (in a scale from 1 to 10).

Don't forget to use the effect when taking a series of pictures because they make them look a lot better and different!

Taking the photos is very easy. Simply remove the HUD after having chosen the frame of the picture or the processing of the action shot. When the HUD is removed simply screenshot it by pressing F12 (or the button you assigned for screenshots on Steam). The pictures will then be saved on your hard drive.
To find them go on Steam and on the top left bar click on Screenshots. From there you can decide if you want to Upload them or go into the directory folder where the pictures are saved.

I hope this Guide was helpful to learn or improve your MotoGP™20 Photography, tell me in the comments if I missed any points and I will add them by updating it. Don't forget to rate the guide to support me, if you have any specific questions write a comment and I will awnswer as soon as I can.

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- Guide by Sneax