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Weekly challenges like the photo contest inDisney Dreamlight Valleyprovide an opportunity to express yourself and engage with the community. However, earning a good score is more difficult than it seems. Thankfully, with a bit of help, you can increase your score and master any challenge that comes your way.
From how you frame your photo entry to what items you use to meet the requirements, every week will push you to use your creativity to capture the theme and display your Disney magic! Here are a few tips to help you take your photo submission to the next level.
Focus On The Theme
It seems like a given to meet the requirements of eachDreamsnaps Photo Challenge, but it’s more complex than it appears at first glance. Each week has adifferent theme and challenge, whether it’s a Decor Challenge or an Outfit Challenge. Focus on the theme first and look over the requirements so you’re able to meet them.
Then, prioritize setting the stage. If you need to design an outfit,use accessories, backpacks, hats, and more to add pointswhile giving you more freedom tofocus your attention on the tops, bottoms, and shoes.
The mostvisible items should appeal to the themerather than bring you points, though adding more points is never a bad thing.
With a Decor Challenge, you have more freedom toadd dozens of items to the background. Using a room in your house is a good idea if you want contained chaos, but try toplan around the outdoors to make use of the lighting, Villagers, and natural elements.
If you canget characters in your photosthat go along with the theme, all the better!
Try fencing them inif you need more time to prepare.
Add Suggested Items
Suggested items are your next priority. While not required, they willadd additional pointsto your overall score. However, they can be tricky to add to an outfit, so try tomix and match piecesto get the best results.
With decor, the sky’s the limit. Add items in a neat and orderly fashion or lavishly arrange them to take up all available space. Your image will likelyonly be seen by other players for a few secondsbefore they cast their vote, so you want to verify you have enough tocatch their eyeright away.
Pick The Right Backdrop
Your background is where you’llhave the most customization, and you should adhere to the prior tips. Thetheme should dictate what kind of backgroundyou’re looking for, but the end result is up to you. If the theme involves tropical elements,take a photo at the beachafter decorating it with appropriate items.
If you’re having trouble finding the right background for your outfit,consider using a Villager’s house or Realmas a backdrop. While not original, it cansave you time and quickly convey the atmosphereyou desire.
Utilize Camera Angles And Poses
Rather than exclusively take selfies, you canchange camera modesto get better angles. The wide, full-body shot is useful, but thefree camera modeis even better. This allows you to move the camera around, zoom out, and capture everything you want.
When taking a selfie,position your avatar to face your backgroundso that when the free camera moves to the back, you have the right angle!
While youcan’t get extremely close-up angles, you can get creative with the environment to make a better photo.Posing with your companionscan give you unique poses and add another exciting element to the picture.
you may alsopush the camera into different cornersand crevices around the map to force a specific angle, though it doesn’t always work.
If you can get characters into your photo, you canwait for them to begin striking a pose or perform an action. Catching them inmotion is a perfect way to make your photo more unique. Even better if you cancatch whimsical elements like butterfliesin your submission.
Use Filters Sparingly
While youhave the option to use filtersand frames, do so sparingly if at all. Many of thefilters come off too strongand can make it difficult to see the subject of the photo.
Rather than use filters to get the desired lighting, you canuse lamps and candles to provide ambient lighting. You can also adjust your graphicssettings for the time of day to manually create golden hourfor yourself.
Avoid using framesas well, as they only remove more visibility from the picture. Instead,crop your phototo keep it simple orarrange a natural-looking frame in the backgroundwith hedges.
