You’ll see a list of available jobs suitable for your skill level, plus a few for the next level up – just to give you something to aspire to! Then, on the career tab, click to select your next gig. Not only do the studio pieces from Get Famous work with this pack, but things like the City Living murals also make great backgrounds.Īs with all jobs and careers in game, it’s as simple as picking up the phone, or surfing online! Join the Freelance career, and pick the Fashion Photographer agency. Talking of Get Famous, this area is a great example of how the packs can work together. Of course, the tripod and subject mark can be left set up in your studio, and the game also comes with backdrops for your studio, including one that functions like the Get Famous backgrounds. It can take a bit of practice to get them lined up right when placed from inventory Second, you have a subject mark to put on the floor where sims can pose – or you can summon a sim if there’s no one available. The tripod has a couple of advantages – it doubles the number of shots you can take, it offers a grid to line up your pictures, rather than a focus square when hand held, and, well, I’ve yet to take a bad photo using it! No blur, no thumbs, no gnomes! Firstly, you have a tripod you can whip out and add a camera from your inventory. Two new objects can be added to your sim’s inventory to make setting up impromptu photoshoots a breeze. If only there were a way to guarantee the perfect picture every time… With all of them, the quality of the camera and your sim’s photography skill both impact impact how the pictures turn out, but even with the best camera, you may still suffer blurs, thumbs and gnome-based photobombs. One comes for maxing out the Fashion Photographer career and, if you have Island Living, there’s one that comes with the Conservation career. Each session gets you 5 snapshots, if shooting freehand.įinally, there’s the rewards cameras. As ever, the better the camera, the better your shots. Next up are the 3 existing in game cameras. Between that and using the PCs in the various libraries, you really can start with no special equipment, making this career a good choice to get started. Your Sim’s phone camera is enough to get you started.
Some things do remain the same! There are some extras you can buy as you develop, and earn more simoleons, which can help you advance. Of course, the better your skills and equipment, the better your pictures. Well, that’s real life! In The Sims, you can get started anyway with just a smartphone camera and access to a PC. Talent, charisma, persistence, a good eye for detail and a little bit of luck.