Forza Horizon 2

Forza Horizon 2

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Photographer

Photographer

Take photos of 100 different cars for Horizon Promo.

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How to unlock the Photographer achievement in Forza Horizon 2 - Definitive Guide

You unlock Horizon Promo once you arrive at Montellino for the first time during the second roadtrip. The idea is to take photos of as many different unique cars as possible. After every 20 cars you will receive a Credits bonus.

For the achievement you will need to take photos of 100 different cars. Here are some tips to get the achievement faster:
- At the start of each new championship take a photo of the grid in the first race (in front and behind you)
- Every time you discover a Bucket List car take a photo of it
- Traffic cars count towards the total so when you're on a busy road take some photos of the traffic

There is a perk available for 3 Skill Points which will put a camera icon above any cars you haven't captured which really helps out when you get to 80+

Happy hunting!

Update 1 - You do not need to save each photo. Once you have seen the screen which lists each new car, you can just press B to exit.

Update 2 - Horstwayne points out that Roadtrip events will net you a good amount of new cars too!
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26 Sep 2014 10:40

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i have unlocked the perk to have the camera icon show but yet i have yet to see i icon while driving or in photo mode? where is it suppose to show the icon
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By GrmRpr69 on 01 Oct 2014 18:24
Hello I have the skill which puts a camera above cars that I still need to take photo off. The issues I'm having is that when I take photo the camera above car is still there when I come back into the game, is this normal?
Also do you need to ave the photo and is it okay to overwrite the previous saved one?
Thanks
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By toonarmy206 on 30 Sep 2014 23:44
You don't need to save the photo.
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By GesterX on 01 Oct 2014 07:42
I don't see a screen after taking a photo listing the new cars. Is this something that gets unlocked through progression?
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By ReaganStein on 01 Oct 2014 12:39
This unlocks after you have arrived at Montellino during the road trip. Ben will introduce you to the feature.
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By GesterX on 01 Oct 2014 12:48
It appears above cars that you have not captured in freeroam and races.
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By GesterX on 02 Oct 2014 08:57
Ugh, I forgot I got the German version, where road trips are called "auto tour". So you might want to add the road trips as a good source.
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By horstwayne on 04 Oct 2014 11:37
Great tip. Added to the solution.
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By GesterX on 04 Oct 2014 13:15
I got a lot between championships, and can also verify horstwayne's comment on road trips, I averaged about 10 on each one.
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By Hanrec2 on 06 Oct 2014 23:00
the last 5-10 i made myself with this solution:

Go to the garage, choose a car, exit, take photo (+1), reenter garage, get a new car and so on ...
may take a little bit but it's still a possibility ;-)
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By BastiXS96 on 07 Oct 2014 06:57
The easiest way I have found is to get the perk that shows a camera above the cars you have not gotten pictures of yet. I have ~150 photos now and it makes it much easier to save time instead of just taking pictures that you're not sure of.
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By WPB FeaR on 08 Oct 2014 15:19
Got the achievements when i have taken 102 pics. Check the achievements list in the home menu you will see the right completion %
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By filos11 on 11 Oct 2014 00:01
Great Tip.
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By Boudreaux76 on 12 Aug 2015 22:00
Great solution, thank you!
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By ElSelcho on 10 Aug 2020 16:16
The best way to rack up photos quick is during the auto tours to the next city. A lot of different cars are heading the same way as you are. I got about 15-20 on each of the last two auto tours.

The perk to identify missing ones helps obviously.
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By horstwayne on 04 Oct 2014 09:26
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The best way to get this achievement is to switch to photo mode at the start of each race area in order to capture at least 4 cars per picture and you could get up to 12 unique cars depending what's on the track per race. That's while they're bunched right at the start of the race get as many into each shot as possible, should be quick.
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25 Sep 2014 00:40

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I got the camera perk but this is the easiest way to get fast results! Working my way up to the achievement now smile
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By OutlierForLife on 11 Jan 2015 23:30
An other good way is to take the highway that links Montellino & Sisteron. You will meet a lot of cars and get photos easily.

Here's a map, the highway is the green line (thanks to XBU Philippe)

External image
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05 Oct 2014 09:37

This is only add-on information as its not mentioned after you continue taking pictures after achievement. You still get rewarded, and more than before the achievement.
You get still 1000 CR for every car, but tier bonuses increases even more.

Some tips:
- First of all, get the perk that marks all cars you don't have taken photo of.
- You don't need to save any photo ever, and the cars barely have to be visible on screen when you take the photo.
- Note that one photo can register 5 unique cars on screen at the same time. Happens frequently when you take a photo on start of each race. Remember to turn 180 degrees to take a photo of the cars behind you too.
In one race i got as much as 7-8 cars registered on only 2 photos at the start of a race.
- You can take picture of parking lots and get photo rewards, and also for unmarked unique AI cars. AI cars is never marked, but if they are unique, you get same reward as on drivatar cars.

When you have taken 240 photos of unique cars, you get 50.000 CR.
When the goal is 260 photos you get 100.000 CR.

280 Photos - 100.000CR
300 Photos - 100.000 CR
320 Photos - 100.000 CR

I don't know if it ever ends. Looks like som different cars skins also counts sometimes.
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08 Jun 2016 02:13

To start completing this achievement
1) You need to get to the town of Montellino according to the plot
2) Upgrade the Paparazzi perk (it will be clear which cars you have already photographed) this point is not necessary, but it will be easier
Well, then we see the car and take photos, and so on 100 times
You can also take pictures of city cars!
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09 Oct 2014 19:50

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The simplest and most effective way is to take a group photo of the cars at the start at the start of each championship, seven of them in one shot, so to speak.
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By RunForJoy on 26 Jun 2015 20:32