Review Pergeseran Fotografi Dari Sistem Konvensional ke Digital (Virtual Photoshoot) Pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19

Virtual photoshoot is a new method in the development era of modern contemporary photography that was born due to the impact of COVID-19. This study finally tries to analyze the trend of virtual photoshoots as the use of photography technology during the Covid-19 pandemic. Virtual photoshoot is a development of photography. The method used in this research is a phenomenological approach regarding the use of online video call software in the process of shooting the object. The sample of this research is the photographic works of virtual photoshoot by Michael Fabians Cools when taking pictures using the sophisticated video call application. The results showed three main results, namely media, technical and aesthetic. In terms of media, research has found that the existence of social media such as Instagram can support the existence of a virtual photoshoot trend. Technically research, this virtual photoshoot implementation method is something new and has never happened before. The virtual photoshoot implementation method is applied in in-game screenshots and Google Street View, where virtual photoshoots offer a shooting process by taking pictures through an LCD monitor using video call software such as Zoom, Facetime, and Google Meet to bring up photo objects. Aesthetically, this study found that the results of photos from virtual photoshoots led to photography techniques that were not widely used before in conventional shooting, namely displaying the blur effect on photos using glasses or bottles. The blur effect that is usually produced through lens settings can also be produced with a glass or bottle.虚拟拍摄（Virtual photoshoot）是现代当代摄影发展时代下诞生的全新创作手法，其产生缘起于新冠疫情（COVID-19）的冲击。本研究旨在剖析新冠疫情大流行期间，依托摄影技术的虚拟拍摄发展态势。虚拟拍摄是摄影领域的延伸与发展。本研究采用现象学研究方法，聚焦在线视频通话软件在对象拍摄流程中的应用场景。本研究的样本为迈克尔·法比安斯·库尔斯（Michael Fabians Cools）借助专业级视频通话应用开展虚拟拍摄所产出的摄影作品。 研究结果共包含三大核心维度：媒介维度、技术维度与审美维度。在媒介维度方面，研究发现Instagram等社交媒体平台可为虚拟拍摄潮流的存续提供支撑。技术维度上，本次研究采用的虚拟拍摄实施方法属于全新的创作模式，此前尚无先例。该虚拟拍摄实施路径可覆盖游戏内截图与谷歌街景（Google Street View）两大场景：创作者可借助Zoom、FaceTime、Google Meet等视频通话软件，通过液晶显示器（LCD monitor）捕捉画面，以此呈现拍摄对象并完成拍摄流程。审美维度上，研究发现虚拟拍摄所产出的照片催生了传统摄影中极少使用的创作手法：即通过眼镜或玻璃瓶在照片上呈现虚化效果。以往通常需通过镜头参数设置实现的虚化效果，亦可借助普通玻璃容器或眼镜达成。