As soon as something exciting starts happening in-game, mash that screenshot button like your life depends on it. This is why you've practiced the spray and pray method. Take the time to experiment moving your character off center and putting some fun elements in the rest of the picture. At best, it'll look like a yearbook picture. When you're taking profile pictures of your characters, avoid the temptation to frame your character dead center. (This is a general rule, mileage varies, etc., etc.) It should be about one-third into the photo. Without getting deep into photography philosophy, the rule of thirds basically says you want the key element of your picture off-center. But still, you don't lose much by taking a bajillion screenshots and hoping for the best. Of course, sorting through those thousands takes a lot of time, and your eye for composition is still the key component in decided which screenshots are the best. The spray and pray method says that if you take thousands of pictures, chances are, a few of them have to be good. Each screenshot takes up a miniscule portion of your hard drive's memory - why not shoot rapid-fire photos and hope for a bit of luck? Spray and pray is equally worthwhile to a WoW enthusiast. While the spray and pray method of photography is muchly maligned by veteran photographers, it's still a valuable aid to anyone working a digital camera. You can turn them all the way up for an amazingly detailed picture or even turn them down for a clear, instructional screenshot. This is how you get pictures of the front of your character.Įxperiment with your zoom buttons the mouse scroll wheel zooms by default.ĭon't ignore your graphic settings.
Hold down the right mouse button to scroll the camera view without moving your character. Unless you're purposefully taking pictures of your UI, a gleaming row of hotbars doesn't help your picture look awesome.
Hit Alt+Z to make your interface disappear. While I'm mostly going to focus on methods and framing here, let's get the must-know technical tricks out of the way first. Let's take a few tips and tricks from seasoned photography pros and make our screenshots truly spectacular. While that's all there is to actually taking a screenshot, there's a difference between getting a picture and getting an awesome picture. Just press the Print Screen button on a PC or Command+Shift+3 on a Mac, and the photo gets dropped in your game files. Taking screenshots in WoW is fairly simple. Just like in real life, it's helpful to snap a quick picture to supplement your walks down memory lane. Whether you're talking about mind-blowing scenery, incredible in-game experiences, or just good times with friends, you'll experience plenty of WoW moments that you'll remember for the rest of your life.
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