Martha Is Dead: Photography Guide

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Martha Is Dead features realistic photography using authentic 1940s techniques. While the finer details are streamlined to speed up gameplay, getting the required photos to advance the story takes more than just having the right set of pixels onscreen.

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You're also able to freely take photos at almost any point in the game. If you need a break from all the gloom and doom, taking and developing non-story pictures can earn you two different achievements/trophies; "The Empress" for taking five shots, and "The World" for developing ten non-story prints. Here's how the game's photography works and how you can take some great black-and-white pictures.

The accolades listed above both need to have their requirements satisfied in the same playthrough to unlock. For example, to unlock "The World" you'll need to develop ten different non-story photos in the same run - doing seven in one playthrough and three in another won't count.

When you enter the camera's viewfinder, you'll see a preview of the current shot (albeit in color rather than the black-and-white of the final product). You can still move around while in the viewfinder, allowing you to adjust your position. You can also raise, lower, and rotate the camera for different shooting angles.

If you're taking a picture of a story-related object (indicated by a camera icon), there will be a list of requirements on the left-hand side of the screen. All must be fulfilled to get a shot that will qualify to complete the objective. Each fulfilled requirement is highlighted in red.

Opening the adjustments panel allows you to turn the various dials that would be present on a real 1940 Rolleicord camera,