1. English is not my first language, so errors can happen. Any change suggestion is valid; please leave your feedback below.
   
   
2. Be patient; this is my first guide.
   
   
3. The overall quality of the capture depends heavily on the graphics quality, but mainly on the resolution of your screen.

Until this moment the game doesn't have a built-in photo mode. The lack of a photo mode also limits us in terms of controlling some settings and scene control, so we have to improvise and use the replay mode instead. In the game the biggest part of the process will happen in this mode, so I recommend you learn the basic controls to use it.

Enter into Replay mode by pressing D-pad Down and selecting the camera icon with the right analog stick.

D-pad Left - Zoom In
D-pad Right - Zoom Out
L3 - Hide UI
LT - Rewind the replay
RT - Advance the replay
Home + RT - Default Steam screenshot key on controller
F12 - Default Steam screenshot key on keyboard

after that, i think you are capable to proceed with this.

If you already have prior knowledge about photography, this step will become a simple walk in the park for you; otherwise, I highly recommend that you look for content about it. Creativity is your best weapon to achieve this; try to navigate in San Van, searching for good spots to shoot, try a lot of angles, search references on internet, or just walk.

If you really don't know what to do, here are some of my recommendations.

FRAMED[framedsc.com] - I discovered the community a few years ago when I was researching photography in video games. Here you'll find photos from various games captured by people from all over the world. I recommend checking it out if you want some inspiration or don't know where to start.

Petri "Berdu" Levälahti[www.berdu.org] - When we talk about photography in video games, Berdu is, for me, the greatest reference. He works as lead cinematic artist on various Electronic Arts franchises and sometimes posts some shots on his website and Twitter/X.

This is a very important part of this process. The game doesn't yet have a photo mode, which means that, in addition to limited possibilities, we won't be able to control colors, aspect ratio, or several other options that would be viable in a photo mode. So, we'll have to do the editing externally, using a common tool that comes with Windows 11 itself: the Photos app and its editing tool, which, although simple, will help us a lot.

1. Open the screenshot folder.
Go to your game page in your library, scroll down, and open "Recordings and Screenshots."



2. Select a screenshot, right-click on it, and click on "Show on disk."



3. When you enter the folder, choose the file you want to edit and double-click on it. If you are not using any other application instead of Windows Photos, it should open by default.

This is where you will make any changes you deem necessary. Although basic, the software has good options. You can choose the aspect ratio and use some color presets that are very useful for quick editing. Use them without fear.

After that, click on "Save" and not "Save as copy." When you do this, the original file will be replaced by the edit, so I recommend that you take several photos from the same angle if you want to test more edits.



4. Delete Thumbnails folder and restart Steam

Similar there are some processes to send custom screenshots I recommend that you after making the edit, delete the Thumbnails folder and restart Steam.

Steam currently updates the screenshot in the interface right after editing, but I recommend you continue doing so to avoid issues.

This is the end of the guide. If you liked it, please don't forget to rate it. Remember, this is my first guide, so any suggestions are always welcome as long as they're polite.

Good morning, afternoon, or evening. Tchau.

Take a look at some pics I've captured.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3571450535
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3572195342
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3573670618]
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3573129302
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3574193380
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3576527497
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3575629758