User blog comment:Unownshipper/Multiplayer Image Initiative/@comment-1500935-20160210222939/@comment-3967731-20160218045513

Very good. I trust your judgement on this, whatever you think works best. I look forward to the next batch of photos. Do let me know if your picture partner gets the Slugger Tonic.

I've just gone through each of the maps to see if I can find the best lit and most aesthetically interesting spots.

1. Kashmir Restaurant: I too had your concerns about the darkness in the Kitchen. Fortunately, a few of the chandeliers create a good amount of light and there's a bright spot near the door to the Dining Foyer, so it might be possible to get some kitchen counters and appliances in the background for Barbara's shot if you should choose to place her there. Unfortunately the stage is much darker than I realized, there's a spotlight, but it's right by the edge, so I don't know how easy it'd be to get Suresh in frame. The rest of the Dining Foyer isn't much better, but you might try posing him to the side of the cake (where there's a little light) with the stage and the Happy New Year 1959 shot behind him in the background. Again, don't force it if you don't think it'll work.

2. Mercury Suites: This place is surprisingly difficult. I went and checked out the stairs like you mentioned. It's not the corpse that concerns me (Oscar strikes me as the kind of person that doesn't care one way or the other about killing a person, and this is a war), but the lighting isn't great. Too much of it is shady and the rest is ruined by the ambient light of the window. There's a good spot in the Penthouse by the turret, maybe if you could block the turret with Oscar's body? I'd also try the Glamour Suite dining room or the Atrium. Maybe the Penthouse kitchen isn't such a bad idea for Barbara after all. There are a few good spots were the teal light from the window doesn't impact the combatant.

3. Medical Pavilion: I was SO wrong about this place. Too many shadows, too many skylights, the lighting is TERRIBLE. Barbara might fit here narratively (a mom taking kids to the doctor or getting a face lift), but in practice I just don't know how to make it work. About the only good place is the Medical Pavilion Entrance beneath the light in front of the Dandy Dental office.

4. Neptune's Bounty: There are a few spots. A lot of the Lower Wharf is too dark or too close to a window, but there are about 4 street lamps around the scrapyard that provide great lighting. If you place [[Zigo d’Acosta|Zigo] beneath them, there's plenty of good background around those spots. There's one or two spots in the Shops, but I don't think they're as visually interesting.

5. Point Prometheus: You've already found the best spots to shoot here. The trick is trying to get a shot at the exact moment when the mini bathysphere in the squid's tentacles is illuminated. Play around with it and let me know if you get anything better than the ones we already have of Naledi.

6. Arcadia: Between, the Tea Garden, the Rolling Hills, and Arcadia Glens, there are lots of good places. Basically any spot with a street lamp or path light. Barbara or Danny would be fine here.

7. Farmer's Market: Like Medical, this place is spoiled by the teal glow coming in from the skylights. Worley Winery, Market Square, the Metro Entrance, and the Fish Market are all to dark or too teal, but the copper archways between these places are lit okay. Maybe you could get a shot with Danny facing the archway and have a good background behind him. Both the Apiary and the Bistro have one or two nice spots as well.

8. Fort Frolic: The Casino beneath the spotlights over the slot machines, a few spots in the Tobaccoria, the Upper or Lower Mall areas. Any of those would be a great place for Oscar or maybe even Buck

9. Hephaestus: Plenty of places. The corridor between Crew Quarters and Ryan Industries Lobby is well lit. The rest of Crew Quarters isn't great, but the RIL is pretty great. There are a few spots in the Hephaestus Core that are good, but other spots are too dark. The Workshops are nice as well. Any of those might showcase Jacob nicely.

10. Fontaine Fisheries: There's some "seized" crates in the Office that are well-lit, you might pose Louie in front of them. The Maintenance Tunnel has some spots that would suit Jacob. Louie or Zigo could be shot by the Entrance.

11. Smuggler's Hideout: In between Central Control 1 and SubBay 1, there's a sign that reads "We Are Not Parasites We Are Power!" That spot would be perfect for Louie or Jacob. In the upper part of SubBay 2, there's a "Ryan Doesn't Own Us" picket sign by a ledge. Further on in the background is a draped cloth with the Smuggler's symbol. That spot would be another perfect location. There are a few other locations in the lower part of SubBay 2.

12. Fighting McDonagh's: You're right, the Brewery is far to dark to use. There are plenty of spots that connect to Buck's whiskey business that don't have to be too literal. The Font Entrance is nice, so is the main Tavern area. In the latter, you could get him with his back facing the bar or any of the signs advertising alcoholic products. Even if you had to place him in the center ring, he'd be well lit. Maybe Danny could be posed in the ring too(?). There's even a decent kitchen space for Barbara.

13. Dionysus Park: So, yes, the Promenade has been prominently photographed, but it is very well lit. If other spots don't work, then this might be the best place to capture Blanche. Just inside the Imago entrance, there's a hanging lamp to the left. If you place Blanche beneath it, you can capture a large horse statue wrapped in cloth by some other crates and an Imago doorway. This would all make a nice background. The rest of Imago is too teal from the skylight. Cohen's Collection is better, but there's still a lot of shadows. I like the spot by the piano you picked for Blanche's photo in the last round, it's just that it's a little dark. If you can get her by the hanging light on the opposite wall with her back to the piano it might work. There's another hanging light by the entrance to Cohen's Collection (this time on the right side). You might just be able to get the piano in the background from that spot, but the image would have a lot of depth.

While checking these places' ambient lighting, I used Suresh as my player. Here's a good mantra: if his left sleeve is white, then the lighting is right.