Creative Photos

"It's just a matter of doing your best to synch up the characters and the creative use of the pause button. Another trick is slow motion (slow motion 0-8 where 0 is regular speed and 8 is really-really super slow)

If you're using Squinge's Hula & More mode- there are a few still poses in there. I find that the fewer Sims in motion, the easier they are to pose- but conversely less interesting as well.

Also play with the camera angles, in free-cam mode (tab) you can navigate using the left-hand alpha keys- w and s move the view back and forth, a and d for side to side, z and x to zoom in and out and the really cool ones are q and e that raise and lower the camera angle."

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Don't use the in-game camera for your screenshots (defaults will be 300x400 and even high quality adjustements only move it to slightly higher) Here's the screen capture program I'm using now instead of the in-game version!!
YAFFS (free) with instructions

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Using boolprop cheats is a great way to get the best pics.

(just hold ctrl + shift + c to open the cheat menu) Good cheats:

moveObjects on (If you find a pose that you like, simply pause the game, go to the buy menu and er.. move and re-position your sim's as you see fit.It's all about er, um,...capturing the moment. With the move_objects cheat on and boolprop snapObjectsToGrid false cheat's enabled, you can go to the buy menu and move one sim onto another. (see here for detailed view and more advice). Take your photo.

boolProp snapObjectsToGrid false Turns off the gridlines, (Please note that if you have this cheat set to false, your windows and doors will no longer place properly - you will need to set it back to true ( boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true ) for them to snap into place.)

boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation use <> to move any object 45 degrees around show

showHeadlines off turns off those thought bubbles plumbbobToggle off (only works if you have open for business EP or any EP after. Turns off that diamond over the selected sim.
plumbbobToggle off - Set to off to turn off the plumbbob (floating diamond) that denotes your active sim. You will need Open for Business or later expansions to use this cheat.

slowMotion 4 Turns your game slow mo so you can take better action pics. Type in slowMotion 0 to return to normal. You can use a number between 0 and 8.

maxMotives Maxes all the needs and motives (hunger, bladder, etc.) of every sim on the lot. Very useful for keeping sims from wetting themselves while you're trying to get them to pose. You will need Nightlife or later expansions to use this cheat.

stretchSkeleton 0.80 up to stretchSkeleton 1.20 to temporarily change height. If you want your taller sim to liplock your smaller sim you can temporarily shrink your taller sim and zoom in tight. for those complaining about characters not able to kiss or interact appropriately this can temporarily fix it (if you zoom in and angle it correctly)

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You can copy & paste from this list on the type that is in bold. If you mistype and see an error you can type clear to get that eror msg out and exit to exit out of boolprop altogether You can exit out of the game and all these changes will be gone. You'll have to type them in again any time you wish to activate them. Here's the full list to boolprop link

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Here's the link which is the photoshoot hint bible.

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Don't forget to have fun with lighting and give yourself plenty of room so that walls and other props don't get in the way. Here's some great links for some great Sims racy photos for all you 18+ here and here. Yep you'll need to be registered to view.

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GunMod's Camera Hack will give you MUCH better control of the camera in Cameraman mode, and allow angles and shots you could never achieve with the limits on the default camera.

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Radiance Lighting 2.2 will change the way the game's lighting works, to make for much more realistic, dramatic lighting effects.

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Here's a great link for learning about posing on surfaces here and here.