Finding Great Photo Spots with Just a Map? Can a Pro Find Stunning Locations in a Game?

Thomas Chu Photo

Experienced landscape photographers can often discover superb shooting spots using only satellite or contour maps — what are their tricks?

In today's tutorial, I'll use an open-world game to demonstrate how, with only the in-game map, one can quickly discover many potential shooting spots.

After exploring them in person, how did photos of these places actually turn out?

Video Tutorial

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Read the map, find the scenery

All the scenes below were discovered by me in the game through the map — can you spot some patterns and ideas?

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