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𝐀𝐫𝐢 @deadeyecaptures.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hello! My name is Ari, and I’ve been doing VP as a hobby since COVID but I’m new to posting my shots on social media. If you like what you see, hit follow and let’s connect!

#TPMMutuals #PromoSky #VirtualPhotography #PhotoMode #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #VPSupport #VPRepost

Various portraits of various characters, from left to right, top to bottom: Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei), Aloy (Horizon series), Yasuke (Assassin’s Creed Shadows), Miles Morales Spider-Man (Spider-Man 2)

Various landscapes from various games, top to bottom: View from the top of Mount Yōtei (Ghost of Yōtei), Lake Izuhara (Ghost of Tsushima), Honeyfill Meadworks (The Witcher III)

Various cinematic shots from various games: Atsu and her horse riding into Yōtei Grasslands (Ghost of Yōtei), Aloy and her Broadhead riding into the desert beyond the Sacred Lands (Horizon Zero Dawn), Jin and his horse Nobu riding through tall grass in the sunset (Ghost of Tsushima)

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@deadeyecaptures.bsky.social

Incredible work! Thanks y’all for putting this all together 🙌🏽 Glad to be a small part of this big thing 😊

The Captured Collective @thecapturedcollective.eu · 1d

#TheCapturedCollective 2025 Yearbook is out!

Featuring all your favorite shots of the year…And ours!

Including the reveal of our magical Secret Santas and Messages to the community.

Happy Holidays everyone! 🎉💙

thecapturedcollective.eu/yearbook/

The Captured Collective Yearbook

Check out our Yearbook issues featuring the work of the Photography and Virtual Photography communities on Twitter, BlueSky and Instagram!

thecapturedcollective.eu

December 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM

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Lumiére #ClairObscurExpedition33 #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #UVPCommunity #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming @expedition33.bsky.social

A portrait of Sophie swinging the opera artist’s paintbrush, creating a golden stroke.

A shot of a grand piano left behind by one of the people who will pass on in the Gommage.

An environmental shot of Lumiére, with people gathering to later witness The Gommage.

December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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june 2020 vs. december 2025! #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A shot of Miles Morales Spider-Man mid-air with Christmas lights in the background.

December 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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Mik | TheFourthFocus

@thefourthfocus.com

🏆#TheVPAwards // 2025

Not entered The VP Awards yet? You might find some inspiration in the live submission galleries!

ENTER HERE: thefourthfocus.com/thevpawards

December 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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VPinspired

@vpinspired.bsky.social

With #VPinSpicy coming to a close, I wanted to take a moment to take a look at all the #VPinspired Challenges you've taken on in 2025!

Thank-you all for sharing your works and for being a source of inspiration one another. ❤️

👇 Links to all showcases can be found below, including #VPToT!

December 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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@deadeyecaptures.bsky.social

Struggled with this one a bit, but was a fun challenge nonetheless! 🔥🌶️ #VPinSpicy #Cyberpunk2077 #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A portrait of my V, half-naked, with the lights highlighting her bare chest and upper body tattoos. She crosses her arms as she stares intensely at the camera.

A low-light portrait of my V with her arms up, one hand partially obscuring her face. The lights are set up in a way that highlights her half-naked body and heightens the shadows all around it.

A low-light shot of my V, with the camera focused on her half-naked body. A part of her face is seen, her head looking to the side as she maneuvers her hips.

December 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄❄️ #InsomGamesCommunity #SpiderManMilesMorales #VPPortraits #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A portrait of Miles Morales Spider-Man looking around the twinkling Christmas lights all over Harlem as the snow gently falls down.

A picture of a local coffee shop bedecked with wreaths, garland, and stockings.

A shot of the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center adorned with garland, a wreath, and Christmas lights.

A shot of a street sign in Midtown that reads “E 51 St.” (East 51st Street) and “5 Av.” (5th Avenue). In the background is Christmas lights that are blurred, creating a bokeh effect.

December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Nimmu

@nimmu.bsky.social

Shadow to sun

#horizonzerodawnremastered #horizonzerodawn #hzd #beyondthehorizon #virtualphotography #vprepost #vpsupport #thephotomode #thecapturedcollective

December 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM

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For #TPMSecondChance, I wanted to try entering my set from Halloween that I entered for the Yōtei theme. I really loved putting this together and I think it deserves another shot (hopefully one of them at least 🤞🏽)! ⬇️ #GhostofYotei #VirtualPhotography #VP #ThePhotoMode #playstation #gaming

𝐀𝐫𝐢 @deadeyecaptures.bsky.social · Oct 31

The Horrors in Urara Forest.

#VPToT #TPMYotei #GhostofYotei #SuckerPunchProductions #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #gaming

A shot of Atsu wearing the Toshi the Torch Mask, looking intimidating as she wields her dual katana.

A closer, black and white shot of Atsu wearing the Toshi the Torch Mask looking intimidating as she wields her dual katana.

A line of oni masks hung up outside the Blackened Homestead in Urara Forest.

An oni mask attached to a lamppost in Urara Forest. In the background, there’s a dead tree with another oni mask hung on its branch, almost like a lantern.

December 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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@deadeyecaptures.bsky.social

well i pick this one lmfao
it takes way less energy for me to choose not to buy something because there’s gen AI in it

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14d

this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles

Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN

This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...

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December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM

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@deadeyecaptures.bsky.social

THIS IS REAL. THIS IS HAPPENING.
Thank you so much @erikaishii.bsky.social! 😭🫶🏽 #GhostofYotei #VirtualPhotography #SuckerPunchProductions @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social

A screenshot of my Instagram post containing a zoomed out shot of the ginkgo tree and Atsu (obscured) in Ghost of Yōtei, with the “Likes” section at the bottom showing Erika Ishii, the actor who plays Atsu in the game.

December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM

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VPinspired

@vpinspired.bsky.social

Thank-you all for participating in @usertaken.bsky.social's🌈 #VPinVibrance and celebrating colourful worlds!

Please enjoy the works of 16 📸 VP-ers showcasing 15 different 🕹️ games!

Let us know if you have any favourites and see you in the next challenge! ❤️

#VPEvent #VirtualPhotography #VPRepost

December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM

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TPM

@thephotomode.com

Issue 35 is out now 📸

➡️ thephotomode.com

Packed with #VirtualPhotography content from the community!

Q&A with @yuuhaw.bsky.social

The VP Awards with @thefourthfocus.com

VP&ME with Michi

AC Shadows winners #ACFirstCivVP with @falconswift87.bsky.social

(cover by @tammyquarry.bsky.social)

December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM

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run it

December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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A Warm Fire and An Even Warmer Company #TCCCozyFire #RedDeadRedemption2 #RDR2 #RockstarGames #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A picture of the Van Der Linde gang sitting around the campfire in Shady Belle. From left to right: Uncle, Arthur, Miss Grimshaw, Javier (back turned to the camera playing guitar), Karen.

December 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM

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Going on a hike… and then some 🏔️ #VPGreenWednesday #VPinVibrance #VPPortraits #GhostofYotei #SuckerPunchProductions #VPGreenWednesday #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A portrait of Atsu looking beyond the camera as she poses with Mount Yotei and portions of Tokachi Range in the background.

A landscape photo of a multi-tiered mountain basin with waterfalls, found along the Faithful Leap Shrine in Tokachi Range.

A landscape photo of Tokachi Range with Mount Yōtei and the Nupur River.

A close-up shot of Atsu wielding her katana. Her katana blocks one of her eyes, partially obscuring the mask she wears. She wears the Forgotten Spring mask, a yellowish-green mask with branches of cherry blossoms running across it.

December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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fUCK DUDE

A screenshot of my trophy collection for Ghost of Yōtei. I got the “Unrivaled” trophy, which one gets when defeating Takezo the Unrivaled, the hardest duel in the game.

December 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM

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hella fun stuff!

Mik | TheFourthFocus @thefourthfocus.com · 25d

🏆#TheVPAwards // CATEGORIES

This year sees a refresh of the thematic categories.
Which will you be entering?

Descriptions below🔽

December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Never found a way to post this until now so here ya go #MarvelsSpiderMan2 #SpiderMan2 #InsomniacGames #VPPortraits #VPMagentaThursday #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

A shot of Peter Parker Spider-Man wearing the Spider-Punk suit posing mid-air.

December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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From The Archives No. 1 #GhostofYotei #SuckerPunchProductions #VPGreenWednesday #VirtualPhotography #VPSupport #VPRepost #VPGamers #VPUnited #VPinspired #VP #ThePhotoMode #TheCapturedCollective #playstation #gaming

#VPPortraits for 2 & 3

A shot of Atsu & Oyuki at the Kitsune’s “altar”. There is a big tree in the middle, with its roots reaching out towards the foreground where the stairway leading to the altar is. There are two fox statue lamps and the spot itself is surrounded by bamboo trees.

A portrait of Oyuki. She wears a blue robe and her hair is in a bun, adorned in beautiful accessories. On her back is a shortbow.

A portrait of Atsu looking with amazement at a shima enaga that landed on her hand. She wears the green-dyed Mercenary Armor. On her back is a bow.

A shot of a stairway partially covered in snow. Towards the end of the path are an abundance of bamboo trees.

December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Mik | TheFourthFocus

@thefourthfocus.com

🏆#TheVPAwards // 2025

New look | new categories | new prizes

COMING : DEC 14 - 31

December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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TRIPLETAKEHERE7_

@tripletakehere7.bsky.social

WEEK 18 of #VPPortraits is over and below is the fantastic results!

Be sure to check out / follow everyone featured ⬇️ and see you again next Monday 📸 👤