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The_Real_Koteyk
6 years ago

I found a way to take better toddler photos!

Hi everyone! I found a way to get a better angle for toddler pictures in the sims and I thought I'd share it!
(Please be aware that English isn't my native language so I might make a few mistakes in my explanation :relieved: )

So have you ever tried to take a photo of a toddler and it looked something like this:
https://i.imgur.com/zNru6PI.jpg

Or even worse - something like this:
https://i.imgur.com/iec1MdP.jpg

And have you ever wished you could actually bring your camera to toddler height, similar like what we can do with pets? Or have you just wanted to make a ground-level photo in the sims? Well I found a way how to get rid of those awkward angles forever! :smiley:

Step 1: make sure testingcheats is enabled and create a pool on your active lot. Even a one-square one could work.
https://i.imgur.com/MflJItE.jpg

Step 2: send your photographer into the pool.
https://i.imgur.com/z0bP8ct.jpg

Step 3: shift click on the ground where your photographer is supposed to stand. You'll get a "teleport here" option pop up. (WARNING! Doesn't work on carpets!)
https://i.imgur.com/l44rsDz.jpg

Step 4: click on it. For whatever glitchy reason your sim is still swimming! :open_mouth:
https://i.imgur.com/2bOCLge.jpg

Step 5: don't move your sim anywhere (unless by teleporting). Click on your sims inventory, click on the camera and choose "take photo" or "take photo of".
https://i.imgur.com/4CEucV0.jpg

Ta daa!
https://i.imgur.com/1uwRo7W.jpg

Beautiful, isn't it? Now we can finally see that cute toddler face!
https://i.imgur.com/kkfsKQa.jpg

Here are a few staged photos I managed to take from ground level using this cheat:
https://i.imgur.com/Q7kitm6.jpg

So many new possibilities :)

(apologises if this is a well-known hack, I figured I'd share it because I'd be very thankful if someone told me about it months ago :blush:)
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13 Replies

  • fruitsbasket100's avatar
    fruitsbasket100
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    Really cool trick, thanks for sharing. Also that picture of all the kids in spooky day costumes is adorable.
  • purplestarz2006's avatar
    purplestarz2006
    Rising Ace
    6 years ago

    Wow, that's a neat trick. I just thought I'd add that there is another way to do this as well. The game will actually save up to 5 camera positions that you can jump between while taking pictures with the camera. To set it up, you would go into "Cameraman Mode" by hitting the "Tab" key, then position the camera however you like. (For toddlers, the Q key will be your best friend-this is what moves the camera down. You can also zoom in much farther in this mode.)

    Once the camera is in a position you like, hit "Control" and any number between 5 and 9. This assigns the camera position to that number. Now, hit "Tab" again to come out of cameraman mode and select your photographer Sim to take the picture. Once the camera interface comes up, hit the number you chose before without holding Control. (So, if you hit Control and 5, just hit 5 now.) The camera should jump right to the saved position, regardless of where your photographer is standing.
  • Sharooonia's avatar
    Sharooonia
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    It's a very neat trick. It really shouldn't be so difficult to get a decent toddler photo though.
  • JayandMeeka's avatar
    JayandMeeka
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    Speechless. This is amazing!
    I'm going to need a entire tutorial on how you did that spooky day picture because.. wow.
    Thank you for sharing!

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