Baldur's Gate 3 — Start Playing, Then Start Framing

Begin with the adventure, then decide which moments you want to photograph. Baldur's Gate 3’s environments and characters are part of a roleplaying game, with interactions and turn-based encounters that give a scene its context.

1. Start or load a campaign

After the official installation is complete, launch the game and start New Game or load your own progress. For a first run, read the difficulty descriptions and choose how much challenge you want while learning. Create a custom protagonist or choose an Origin character, then follow the opening tutorial.

2. Learn the normal play loop

Explore a space, interact with an object or character and consider the response. During combat, inspect your available choices, target information and the turn order rather than treating the game as a continuous action sequence. You can enjoy this loop without making photographs.

3. Notice a subject

When a character gesture, a landscape or a relationship catches your eye, decide what you want the image to communicate. That decision comes before a long list of visual effects. It gives you a reason to prefer one frame over another.

4. Use the in-game camera

The developer lists F9 as the PC shortcut and pressing both analogue sticks on console. The camera icon is another entry point. Not every context allows the same adjustments: dialogue and cinematics restrict repositioning and camera-angle changes. Check the control reference when a particular scene behaves differently.

5. Capture and compare

Save an original and one deliberate variation. Write what changed: the space around the subject, the direction of a gesture or the amount of competing detail. The composition exercises give you three ways to practice. For finding and naming captures, continue to the archive guide.