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Its exciting to see how photographers use video games to stay creative, he added.

Its also distracting, of course, and thats very good in these times.

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Its really impressive to see the possibilitiesRed Dead Redemption 2has, Fabian said.

I feel like I can transfer my own style of real photography into the video game.

You have a camera in the game itself that you’re able to use, the photographer explained.

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So its not screenshots, but photos that you take in the game.

As a photographer, its just another way of trying to be creative, Reilly told me.

I use the same process in virtual street photography as I would in my actual work.

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The rest is just revisiting the scene and waiting for the rightmoment.

That said, there are some differences between shooting the streets in person and in-game.

Honestly, virtual street photography is like shooting fish in a barrel, Tucker told me.

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Still, Tucker believes its a great way to learn how to compose an image in a safe environment.

It also introduces a whole new set of challenges.

It definitely keeps you on your toes.

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I guess it doesnt even matter if I have a camera.

Tucker is not the only one who shares this opinion.

As long as we can get stubborn photographers to stay indoors consider it job done.

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