Life Is Strange Episode 3 Guide: How to Get All Optional Photo Achievements and Trophies

Life Is Strange will up your achievements or trophies if you manage to find all the optional photos you can take as Max. Some are pretty hard to find and can be easily missed, so follow this guide to nab 11 achievements/trophies (10 photos and one for getting all of them) within Life Is Strange Episode 3: Chaos Theory. Need help with Episode 2’s? Head on over here.

Parallax View

The first optional photo is within the Girls’ Dormitory. Either go to the bathroom or Dana’s room to find out that Victoria snuck out. Then, you’re going to sneak inside of her room. Congratulations on being close to getting the most annoyingly positioned photo within the series so far. Go over to the dresser and angle yourself to take a photo of the little action figure sitting on top. I’m not sure if the frenzy caused me to angle myself perfectly or if I actually performed magic, but using my controller’s D-Pad allowed me to select it easily.

Lenscrafted

For the second optional photo, you’re going to want to be outside of the Girl’s Dormitory. Ignoring the fireflies, you’re going to head to your right and approach the squirrel (Max seriously loves squirrels apparently). It will run away from you, so just reverse time and make it sit back atop the bench to nab this photo.

The Reflex

Option photo number three will be within the high school in the evening. When you’re trying to find the ingredients, head to the science lab. Once there, approach the fish tank and view it. Max will be selfish and want to wake up the poor fish for a photo, so go ahead and turn on the light after that. You’ll be able to photograph the fish tank now.

Histogrammar

After getting the last photo, stay inside of the science lab and head to the back of the room. Check out that skeleton model with the cigarette in his mouth, that’s optional photo number four. Get that picture!

 Bokeh

Optional photo number five is found after you get inside of the principal’s office with Chloe. After the cutscene, angle yourself to take a photo of Chloe sitting on the hideous chair and you’re all set with the last one in “high school evening.” Look at the bird figurine atop the desk first if you can’t manage this photo right away.

Pinholed

After getting changed at Chloe’s house, while you’re still upstairs, you’re going to want to head to the bathroom immediately and look in the mirror to take a picture of Max herself. That’ll be optional photo number six.

RAW Strength

This optional photo will be found right in Chloe’s house, except downstairs. Next to the kitchen, open up a window before heading over to the standing cabinet (the one with the trophies and expensive plates) that has a bird perched on top of it. Angle yourself to scare the bird away and it’ll perch above the fireplace to be scared away once more. Once it finally flies out the window, head out to the backyard and approach the bird for this seventh optional photo.

Viewfinder

The eighth optional photo is found when you first arrive at the diner. The truck across the road will have the photo option, but you’ll be stopped by a trucker from taking it. Get on his good side with a nice conversation and then you’ll be able to photograph the truck.

Optican

Still outside of the diner, go around the side to find a dead bird being surrounded by a vortex of ants. This will be the ninth optional photo.

Flash!

Once you’re inside Chloe’s house again (flashback!), just walk to the left of Chloe to pick up the Polaroid and snap the final optional photo in Life Is Strange Episode 3: Chaos Theory.