Photography
by BlouFlin
Photography, a Fabric mod by BlouFlin, lets players take photos of the world with a camera item and keep them as photograph items.
What it does
A camera opens a viewfinder when used with a right-click. A second right-click takes the photo, the mouse wheel zooms, and the Escape key closes the viewfinder. Taking a photo consumes photographic paper from the inventory and gives the player a photograph. Two items are needed for each photo, and both are craftable through the mod's recipes.
The mod uses a client renderer, so players can take photos while using shaders. Photography requires Fabric API on Fabric. Either side can run it and neither needs it. Vanilla clients can still join a server running the mod, see the photos and the items they show, and keep those photos when the mod is gone. Files are published for 1.20.5 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, and the source code is open.
Key features
Camera viewfinder
Right-clicking the camera opens a viewfinder, and a mouse wheel adjusts zoom before the photo is taken.
Photographic paper
Each photo consumes photographic paper from the inventory, and the result is a photograph item.
Crafted items
The camera, paper and related items are added with crafting recipes.
Photos persist
Photographs and the vanilla items shown in them stay in a world even after uninstalling the mod.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Photo keeping on a server
Server owners can let players collect photos of builds and landscapes while vanilla clients still join and view them.
Who it’s for: Players who want a camera in survival or creative worlds, and server owners who want shared photos without requiring the mod on every client.
How it compares
Freeze Frame: The Camera Mod is a camera mod for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.20.2 – 26.3, with a custom license. Exposure Port is a Fabric camera mod for 1.21.11 that runs on the client and server and carries the MIT License. Photocraft runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11, with the server required and the client optional, and it carries the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-11-11 |
| Freeze Frame: The Camera Mod | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Exposure Port | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-04 |
| Photocraft | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-11 |
Questions
Does Photography need Fabric API?
Can vanilla clients join a server that runs Photography?
Does Photography work with shaders?
In the catalog
Photography is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
You need two items to take a photo: - a Camera - a Photographic Paper Then use the camera by right-clicking to open the viewfinder. You can use the right-click to take a photo, the mouse wheel to zoom, and the escape key to close the viewfinder. Taking a photo will consume a photographic paper from your inventory and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/photography
- Owner
- BlouFlin
- Published
- 2024-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15