@@antwangothere's nothing wrong with him having the same feeling but with Forza. there's literally no need to make a comment like yours. I grew up with both games and I honestly love both of them.
True. As much is I like to keep shooting photos outside, sometimes it's not ideal especially if it's off season or the weather doesn't permit it. It's a nice feature to have if you do car photography.
The Cannery Row (Monterey) is local to me, and I go there often. Love the Aquarium. It's like I know everything around that area. It was wild to see GT Scapes include it and the area! Some folks don't like the new Grand Valley, but it feels like home to me!
I live right near the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa and was surprised to see it in the game! New Grand Valley Highway-1 is like a Cliffs Notes version of that drive along the coast! Love it so much
The new Grand Valley kind of blew my mind because a few years ago I drove from SF to LA down SR 1 and made a video about it where I said that the tunnel section kind of reminded me of Cote d'Azur in GT and here we are a few years later with the tunnel I drove through now in the game.
They had this all the way back in GT4 with their photo mode. Spent a lot of time both at GT4 photo locations and taking shots from replays. But you could place the car AND camera location and move it around. So much more freedom, it was great. I still think it's a bit of trickery for them to look "photo real" when the car is the only thing the game renders and the rest is a photo on scapes and a static camera location. It's a lot easier to do a single frame render as well vs putting it in motion.
But the challenge is that the vehicle (or vehicles, since you can have a few) look correctly against the real background even as they are real time objects calculated on the fly and not an offline render. That’s how impressive the mode is and how fantastic the entire shading and lighting pipeline for the game is.
If you go and take a photo of your car during a race it's going to look as good. It's just that they can't spend hours modeling 1000 locations in 3D with ultra realistic textures etc. Also the game would be 500Gb
I've been teaching photography using video game photo modes and Gran Turismo 7 is the closest I felt to real world photography. Happy to see you post this video!
Scapes kept me sane during the pandemic. I like that they've added camera height adjustment. I hope they expand on that. Would be nice to have that on all of them.
This is so cool to see. The photo mode in Gran Turismo 4 is actually how I got interested in car photography, and it totally gave me a head start once I started shooting cars in real life. It got to the point where I wasn't even racing in GT4 anymore, I spent all my time taking photos of my cars.
@@LarryChenPhoto I shared it if you want the right template for SR swap. it's under "orangebang" and "larrychen" and "autofocus" tags for the Fairlady Z 432 '69. I left it open template in case you got your own decals or want to make adjustments.
You’re living the dream Larry. I hope to meet you in person one day. I too grew up on gran turismo and the knowledge it gave me before the internet was massive. I was a JDM head very early on. Thanks to Honda
I remember way back when the first Gran Turismo came out. The first time I played it was at a friends house. I stayed up all night playing and was hooked.
Bro ,,, like ,,, seriously, I'm blown away by the color grading, your music choice, your cinematics, audio, ... wow , flawlessss victoooryyy 😂 I wish one day to make such awesome content man, this was really inspiring. Also I reguraly sim race on GT7 and I gotta say those are some sweeeeet shots at both real and gt7 and insaaanely close
Sometimes I’m glad I live in Los Angeles , all of these spots are like local for us. Awesome video Larry ! Guess I need to go get the new update for my GT7 now 🔥
Only reason i have a TV is to output sound to my two large speakers to enhance the rumble of the engine while racing with the PSVR2 and a g29/shifter set-up…. Its wild!!!! 🔥 even on a cheap seat/rig combo.
@@stuntdrvr I'm an A/S driver and flat screen is generally faster. You can get the gap down to about a second with practice. But the immersion you get in VR is unparalleled.
To further my comment, GT7 is a game made by car enthusiasts, FOR car enthusiasts. Sure, it's not the most realistic simulator in the world, but all of that fades away when you see all of the love and passion they put into this game. Especially when it runs on a $500 console. I haven't played GT since GT4. I always loved playing that game at age 11 and I've always wanted to come back. GT7 has refueled my passion for cars on top of what it already was, so I thank Polyphony Digital for doing that. P.S. Turn10, do better. Make a comeback by making a game like FM4.
I haven't had a Playstation since the 3rd one. An I see how much I have missed put on from ur video an love ur set up an the amount of detail you put into what u do is definitely worth it. ❤
I'm a Forza Horizon player but I really love GT7 too. Lately, I have been binge watching GT7 content and my objective for next year is to buy a PS5 and get GT7. The game looks awesome and the main reason I want to get the game is to mess around with the Scapes mode since I'm a photographer and I love experimenting with the photo mode in many games.
As a long time GT fan, it's easily the worst GT game ever made and one of the worst racing games out rn. It's literally visuals and NOTHING else. Do NOT waste money on this game. The fanbase refuses to talk about the game honestly, and the devs focus on marketing the game such as this video more than fixing bugs from day one that haven't been fixed. I highly recommend watching Roflwaffle's videos on the game
Gran Turismo is the best racing simulator. It's really nice to see someone have a similar experience when it comes to gaming. I've also learned an incredible amount of car knowledge just from the Gran Turismo alone.
Love the video. Also started playing GT1 (demo) way back in the PS1 era. Though I love GT2 the most, GT1 has this unique thing where ALL cars can be modified as a race car in the workshop (vinyl, performance, everything). It was fun. We literally have people who spend most of the time playing GT7 in the GT Scape mode. It really is a game of its own (not for competition but definitely for content/art sharing)
My Gran Turismo story: I had an N64 with golden eye, 1080 snowboarding and Mario 64 and a couple others, I saw a commercial for Gran Turismo my jaw hit the floor, i Immediately started trying to sell my N64 by calling my friends and letting as many people know that i was selling a brand new N64 with games, it didnt take long my sisters friend had bought it, i had just enough money for the ps1 system and Gran Turismo no memory card.. I wasnt able to save games at first but i didnt care i loved just starting fresh getting my licenses buying my first car and racing it, Legendary.
I just got a PS5 solely for GT7 and I'm so glad that I did. I kind of regret not buying it sooner, but honestly, I'm glad that I waited because it's been updated so well. I LOVE this mode more than racing in the game, which is insane.
I feel you Larry, been with GT since day one on the og PS1!! 😅 I love scapes and always love taking photos of my garage cars in GT7. I make sure I spend a good 20-30mins lining up sum cool shots of various locations with sick supercars. Great vid! Hope to cya in London sumtime!! 😂👍
Fond memories of Gran Turismo 1 seeing Honda Preludes, R34 and RX7 etc remember thinking in the replays how can graphics get any better... Some of the shots are crazy close you took in Scapes. I do love a bit of Scapes and really like the reflections it uses in puddles for example. Always fun to play with my own car and place it in random places too.
There are days where all I do in GT7 is Scapes, or Livery creations I even took a photo of my E30 M3, in Palos Verdes back in the day, that I can now replicate in GT7 Game within a game within a game
I did something similar to this in Tokyo, but I had no car lol. I went spot hunting and recreated some of the angles. GT Scapes was one of the best additions to the series ever!
Scapes is serious business. I always loved photography but don't really do it anymore. And I've always loved cars. So, Scapes in GT7 is my chance and outlet to revisit that hobby.
What they have done with the game is amazing. The in game shots look so close to reality, only obvious trigger is that the game car is RHD and your car is LHD. And that’s an issue with the USA not Gran Turismo
Hello 👋 from Ireland 🇮🇪 Larry i love your channel and your work 😀 you have captured the most important moment of car culture of this generation Larry your a legend 😀 , I love GT it's the whole reason why i JDM cars 🚗 thanks for the memories larry 😊keep up the great work much respect my friend and never stop shooting and driving 😅😊
God I love the LFA. I don’t care what anyone says about it, it is truly a masterpiece of Toyota design and engineering. That sound has to be the closest to an F1 note in a production vehicle next to the Carrera GT
Imma say this i have made a photo realistic shot in Beverly Hills with my "AE85" build on GT Sport and when i show it to people they get confused on it at first seeing a levin parked up in an expensive area looking like it was actually there
Me too every night....for 25 years....Im so glad you did this...GT never disappoint ❤❤ BTW I have 6 pages of pictures of my 490 car collection lol one down side is max cars you can have on the shot is 3 😢 but you can take photos during race so....
Thats how I learned to master the tracks, simulate to figure out how many corners on track and. When to brake. I used to do eem blinfold lmao, I luv it. Bet I can run attack 🧭
you shoulda used the same focal length. Seems like the irl pics were shot with a 25mm or 35mm lens whereas the in-game pics looks like they were shot with a 50mm or higher. Pretty identical though.
It's too late now I guess, but for extra realism you could've removed the in-game car's front plate in the GT Auto area. Cool to see a pro photographer play around with this, though!
Since the day it came out, Gran Turismo will always be king! it just has a special place with me that can't be replaced.
It's honestly how I learned about the Skyline and NSX etc....
@@LarryChenPhotoSAME. My favorite discovery was the Sileighty in GT2. I raced the hell out of that thing in game.
Same for me but with Forza
@@addaedans i feel sorry for you, condolences.....
@@antwangothere's nothing wrong with him having the same feeling but with Forza. there's literally no need to make a comment like yours. I grew up with both games and I honestly love both of them.
GT Scapes is just so great to come up with some ideas and shots for you cars, even from recreating them from irl.
GT Scapes are so rare actually.
@@purwantiallan5089what do you mean? Like to recreate the locations of the photoshoots?
True. As much is I like to keep shooting photos outside, sometimes it's not ideal especially if it's off season or the weather doesn't permit it. It's a nice feature to have if you do car photography.
The Cannery Row (Monterey) is local to me, and I go there often. Love the Aquarium. It's like I know everything around that area. It was wild to see GT Scapes include it and the area! Some folks don't like the new Grand Valley, but it feels like home to me!
It's incredible to me that there's just so many very accessible real life locations in this game.
I live right near the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa and was surprised to see it in the game! New Grand Valley Highway-1 is like a Cliffs Notes version of that drive along the coast! Love it so much
@@jaron95 I'm curious to know if Kaz intends to add more layuts!
The new Grand Valley kind of blew my mind because a few years ago I drove from SF to LA down SR 1 and made a video about it where I said that the tunnel section kind of reminded me of Cote d'Azur in GT and here we are a few years later with the tunnel I drove through now in the game.
@@jaron95Costa Mesa? What is that location, @jaron95? Looks cool tho.
They had this all the way back in GT4 with their photo mode. Spent a lot of time both at GT4 photo locations and taking shots from replays. But you could place the car AND camera location and move it around. So much more freedom, it was great.
I still think it's a bit of trickery for them to look "photo real" when the car is the only thing the game renders and the rest is a photo on scapes and a static camera location. It's a lot easier to do a single frame render as well vs putting it in motion.
But the challenge is that the vehicle (or vehicles, since you can have a few) look correctly against the real background even as they are real time objects calculated on the fly and not an offline render.
That’s how impressive the mode is and how fantastic the entire shading and lighting pipeline for the game is.
If you go and take a photo of your car during a race it's going to look as good. It's just that they can't spend hours modeling 1000 locations in 3D with ultra realistic textures etc. Also the game would be 500Gb
I've been teaching photography using video game photo modes and Gran Turismo 7 is the closest I felt to real world photography. Happy to see you post this video!
Scapes kept me sane during the pandemic. I like that they've added camera height adjustment. I hope they expand on that. Would be nice to have that on all of them.
This is so cool to see. The photo mode in Gran Turismo 4 is actually how I got interested in car photography, and it totally gave me a head start once I started shooting cars in real life. It got to the point where I wasn't even racing in GT4 anymore, I spent all my time taking photos of my cars.
I made Orange Bang on GT7. With the SR swap. It's glorious at around 400hp on Sports Soft with the Semi Racing Exhaust. Luv your work Larry!
So dope, my exact build! Now I know what I am going to do tonight.
@@LarryChenPhoto I shared it if you want the right template for SR swap. it's under "orangebang" and "larrychen" and "autofocus" tags for the Fairlady Z 432 '69. I left it open template in case you got your own decals or want to make adjustments.
"I've played Gran Turismo since the first one"
Mad respect.
You’re living the dream Larry. I hope to meet you in person one day. I too grew up on gran turismo and the knowledge it gave me before the internet was massive. I was a JDM head very early on. Thanks to Honda
A youtuber TyrranoCyrus Rex did this a couple months ago in Portland with his GR86. Amazing how well they compare
Cyrus is also one heck of a driver
I remember way back when the first Gran Turismo came out. The first time I played it was at a friends house. I stayed up all night playing and was hooked.
Gran turismo is so good. Thanks for the update GT team
Hope you got so paid for this LC! Perfect crossover, and scapes is easily one of the best features of GT7.
Bro ,,, like ,,, seriously, I'm blown away by the color grading, your music choice, your cinematics, audio, ... wow , flawlessss victoooryyy 😂 I wish one day to make such awesome content man, this was really inspiring. Also I reguraly sim race on GT7 and I gotta say those are some sweeeeet shots at both real and gt7 and insaaanely close
Sometimes I’m glad I live in Los Angeles , all of these spots are like local for us. Awesome video Larry ! Guess I need to go get the new update for my GT7 now 🔥
Only reason i have a TV is to output sound to my two large speakers to enhance the rumble of the engine while racing with the PSVR2 and a g29/shifter set-up…. Its wild!!!! 🔥 even on a cheap seat/rig combo.
That red LFA is gorgeous!
Gran Turismo 7 is an amazing game. The PS5 is worth it for that game alone, maybe one day I’ll have a VR setup like Larry’s.
what are the advantages of ps5?
@@stuntdrvrprice 😂
The PSVR2 is absolutely incredible. Legit I don't even have a monitor or speakers. I just play in VR.
@@LarryChenPhoto how do your lap times compare? vr to screen..
@@stuntdrvr I'm an A/S driver and flat screen is generally faster. You can get the gap down to about a second with practice. But the immersion you get in VR is unparalleled.
To further my comment, GT7 is a game made by car enthusiasts, FOR car enthusiasts. Sure, it's not the most realistic simulator in the world, but all of that fades away when you see all of the love and passion they put into this game. Especially when it runs on a $500 console.
I haven't played GT since GT4. I always loved playing that game at age 11 and I've always wanted to come back. GT7 has refueled my passion for cars on top of what it already was, so I thank Polyphony Digital for doing that.
P.S. Turn10, do better. Make a comeback by making a game like FM4.
Imagine Larry Chen and Kazunori Yamauchi in a video together?!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
I haven't had a Playstation since the 3rd one. An I see how much I have missed put on from ur video an love ur set up an the amount of detail you put into what u do is definitely worth it. ❤
GT7 is truly amazing, the graphical details are on another level compared to any other racing game.
you kinda look like keiichi tsuchiya back in the 90s with that hair
still sounds amazing after 10 years
I'm a Forza Horizon player but I really love GT7 too. Lately, I have been binge watching GT7 content and my objective for next year is to buy a PS5 and get GT7. The game looks awesome and the main reason I want to get the game is to mess around with the Scapes mode since I'm a photographer and I love experimenting with the photo mode in many games.
As a long time GT fan, it's easily the worst GT game ever made and one of the worst racing games out rn. It's literally visuals and NOTHING else. Do NOT waste money on this game.
The fanbase refuses to talk about the game honestly, and the devs focus on marketing the game such as this video more than fixing bugs from day one that haven't been fixed.
I highly recommend watching Roflwaffle's videos on the game
@@boredguy2935roflwaffle literally does nothing but whine and complain about everything 😂
It's always good fun playing around with Scapes mode in Gran Turismo!
Gran Turismo is the best racing simulator. It's really nice to see someone have a similar experience when it comes to gaming. I've also learned an incredible amount of car knowledge just from the Gran Turismo alone.
i would go even further by calling it the car culture or car guy simulator tbh
Love the video. Also started playing GT1 (demo) way back in the PS1 era. Though I love GT2 the most, GT1 has this unique thing where ALL cars can be modified as a race car in the workshop (vinyl, performance, everything). It was fun.
We literally have people who spend most of the time playing GT7 in the GT Scape mode. It really is a game of its own (not for competition but definitely for content/art sharing)
My Gran Turismo story: I had an N64 with golden eye, 1080 snowboarding and Mario 64 and a couple others, I saw a commercial for Gran Turismo my jaw hit the floor, i Immediately started trying to sell my N64 by calling my friends and letting as many people know that i was selling a brand new N64 with games, it didnt take long my sisters friend had bought it, i had just enough money for the ps1 system and Gran Turismo no memory card.. I wasnt able to save games at first but i didnt care i loved just starting fresh getting my licenses buying my first car and racing it, Legendary.
I was just now thinking about the first video you did with GTS iirc
so happy you made another
0:54 is from need for speed 2015? so the location
I just got a PS5 solely for GT7 and I'm so glad that I did. I kind of regret not buying it sooner, but honestly, I'm glad that I waited because it's been updated so well. I LOVE this mode more than racing in the game, which is insane.
Rarely see Larry without a massive hat on, hair’s wild 😂
Why do you think I always wear a hat 😂
I feel you Larry, been with GT since day one on the og PS1!! 😅 I love scapes and always love taking photos of my garage cars in GT7. I make sure I spend a good 20-30mins lining up sum cool shots of various locations with sick supercars. Great vid! Hope to cya in London sumtime!! 😂👍
Gran Turismo franchise, much like Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, will be forever LEGENDARY!
Gran Turismo is the best game of all time
Fond memories of Gran Turismo 1 seeing Honda Preludes, R34 and RX7 etc remember thinking in the replays how can graphics get any better... Some of the shots are crazy close you took in Scapes. I do love a bit of Scapes and really like the reflections it uses in puddles for example. Always fun to play with my own car and place it in random places too.
There are days where all I do in GT7 is Scapes, or Livery creations
I even took a photo of my E30 M3, in Palos Verdes back in the day, that I can now replicate in GT7
Game within a game within a game
I missed the Hagerty's Capturing Car Culture theme song in the beggining
Wait till season three.
6:02 Belissimo 🤌
I did something similar to this in Tokyo, but I had no car lol. I went spot hunting and recreated some of the angles. GT Scapes was one of the best additions to the series ever!
Scapes is serious business. I always loved photography but don't really do it anymore. And I've always loved cars. So, Scapes in GT7 is my chance and outlet to revisit that hobby.
What they have done with the game is amazing. The in game shots look so close to reality, only obvious trigger is that the game car is RHD and your car is LHD. And that’s an issue with the USA not Gran Turismo
Of all the hobbies I have, playing Gran Turismo is the only one that actually keeps my brain fully busy.. not thinking about the everyday problems..
dope shots!
Gt7's photo mode is the definition of photo realistic
I've spent as much time in scapes as I have racing, building and making liveries
Truly a work of art bro. What you do is pure art...💯
Wicked ride and a Wicked 🧠 for thinking up this idea 💡
Hello 👋 from Ireland 🇮🇪 Larry i love your channel and your work 😀 you have captured the most important moment of car culture of this generation Larry your a legend 😀 , I love GT it's the whole reason why i JDM cars 🚗 thanks for the memories larry 😊keep up the great work much respect my friend and never stop shooting and driving 😅😊
Bro has my dream garage
liked as SOON as you said PSVR2. It's amazing, it's how i play as well, 3 or 4 nights a week.
Grand Turismo...the OG still pushing innovation!
Great video Larry, and that no doubt Sony cell phone camera is very impressive in low light!
God I love the LFA. I don’t care what anyone says about it, it is truly a masterpiece of Toyota design and engineering. That sound has to be the closest to an F1 note in a production vehicle next to the Carrera GT
Imma say this i have made a photo realistic shot in Beverly Hills with my "AE85" build on GT Sport and when i show it to people they get confused on it at first seeing a levin parked up in an expensive area looking like it was actually there
Me too every night....for 25 years....Im so glad you did this...GT never disappoint ❤❤
BTW I have 6 pages of pictures of my 490 car collection lol one down side is max cars you can have on the shot is 3 😢 but you can take photos during race so....
Larry looking like a new character in Like A Dragon
heck i was shocked even by Gran Turismo 4 photomode on PS2
Great shoot sir.
Not surprised by these creations. AI is pretty potent.
Its crazy how GT7 gets updates ultra fast everytime
8:26 Bombaclaaat that looks good
Gran tursimo 4 had these photo modes and it used to be sooooo cool
It's about time Toyota made a LFA MARK 2
Much better with that Mk.1 Previa in the shot
Thats how I learned to master the tracks, simulate to figure out how many corners on track and. When to brake. I used to do eem blinfold lmao, I luv it. Bet I can run attack 🧭
I feel like this is more of an advertisement for this man's phone than the actual game. What the hell are you using?!
digging the fro bro
Seen the instagram, quite the interesting comparison
LFA's sound sooooooo good!!!!!!!
Are you using the stock camar app or a different app?
Such a good concept good job
Amazing!
I love gt7 I make liveries all the time nowadays. I started playing gt3 on ps2 and always preferred the physics vs forza especially now vs gt sport!
you shoulda used the same focal length. Seems like the irl pics were shot with a 25mm or 35mm lens whereas the in-game pics looks like they were shot with a 50mm or higher. Pretty identical though.
Love your fro Larry! Stylin!
You are genius man 👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The thing is that they could not do this with out what you have done. They drew the inspiration from all of your work and your eye and competence.
I appreciate your support bud!
That 4th st bridge is skid row area…very dangerous at night
13:26 name of music?
The GT Scape photo mode. I always use it for Thumbnail as well.
can we find you racing in online lobbies?
GT needs more hard specular reflection points judging from the photos but still looks nice. But maybe that isn’t necessarily wanted in photos.
The second i saw that LA bridge by brain was like: "yo thats the same bridge from nfs 2015"
Gran Turismo is serene and has amazing visuals in my viewpoint.
그란 투리스모는 고요하고 내 관점에서는 놀라운 비주얼을 갖고 있다
What cellphone is he using?
Amazing video!
Mano eu juro que eu só vou comprar um Playstation 5 só por conta do modo tela dividida com 4 pessoas do Gran turismo 7
Gt7 has the best car models for sure. This is what forza fanboys were hoping they were gonna get 😂😂😂but nope
Hopefully you go worldwide GT scape irl locations
Amazing
*Forza Motorsport has left the chat*
It's too late now I guess, but for extra realism you could've removed the in-game car's front plate in the GT Auto area.
Cool to see a pro photographer play around with this, though!
waiting for the evo 9 to release
Hearing Larry say the name LFA couple of times, I wonder if Lexus named the LFA as LFA so that it sounded like "Elevate"?! hum.......
how is possible there are no cars on those roads?
How could someone get you to do there car?
Okay, does anyone know what type of phone he’s using to take photos with that immaculate of a quality?
Google Pixel 8
GT hypeeee
The photo mode is unbelievable, i play with it for 15-20 mins a day. It's also completely pointless.