screen shots

I am currently making a story so I intend to publish my story online at some point x

I post my screenshots on my blog, and write commentary, dialogue or stories along with them. I occasionally edit screenshots, but that's mostly for story banners and/or promo.

I have 2 blogs--one for telling the generational stories of my sim heirs and another just for posting random screenshots of stuff that went on in my sim world that day. I don't have a good editing program right now, so I only edit in wordpress, and the only thing it lets you do is crop. For that reason, I try to take really good pictures to begin with, although my pics when I started my family line are total crap, LOL. The way I make sure my pics are good is: 1) use camera mode, 2) make sure there is a ton of light (more than you need for regular gameplay), and 3) get close enough to my subject.

Here's an example of a bad picture I took before I did all that (even though this is a public venue, I could have changed the lighting):

https://simchick.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/a04_alex1stdate4-e1525240059425.png?w=584

Here's an example of a good picture I took (plenty of light and focused in on subject):

https://simchick.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/forums_giseleemele.png?w=584

Also, I used to have a way to do extensive edits, like cutting out an image and putting it on a different background, but I don't have access to those programs anymore. I'm sure I could find something online, but I just haven't looked. When I was able to, I would also do title pictures that were heavily edited, like these:

https://simchick.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kingsgatetitle2.png?w=584&h=424

https://simchick.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/wordpress_main_elise.png

I hope that was what you were asking and that this helps.

I put them in a separate folder with the intention of looking back through them some day

I take screenshots for two reasons ...

In CAS to remember some looks, I like. I use poses of very talented creators for those:
https://i.imgur.com/D8P2TCw.jpg

Or in game because I want to remember a story, in this case of a Sim between two potential partners (cannot decide whether to go for the bad boy or the best friend):
https://i.imgur.com/QmlpDzj.jpg

But these are mainly for me, although I will post an insane amount of outfits on the forum when new CAS items are added to the game.

"Cupid;c-16826713" wrote:
I put them in a separate folder with the intention of looking back through them some day

Same here!

I love the screen shot tool but is it possible to use it in Build/Buy mode and not just Live Mode, I press Tab the same way and it doesn't work and I hate having to go out and create a Sim just to move in and take screen shots in Live Mode, there has to be an easier way surely?? :'(

Currently, I have three save games. In one of them, the family is living a specific lifestyle, and I have a blog about it on another site, so I take screenshots for that. For the other saves, I don't take as many screenshots, because they aren't part of the blog and so I don't need to document their lives as much. I do have some screenshots of them - for example my current avatar is from one of the non-blogged saves - but most of the photos in the Screenshots folder are of my blog family.

I like to put my screenshots together in stories which are shared on my blog. Though I have set aside some to share in the Funny Pics thread, and I've shared others in various threads on the forum.

> @MissKayBee said:
> I love the screen shot tool but is it possible to use it in Build/Buy mode and not just Live Mode, I press Tab the same way and it doesn't work and I hate having to go out and create a Sim just to move in and take screen shots in Live Mode, there has to be an easier way surely?? :'(

This! I hate having to load up a Sim to visit a lot I want to take pics of. Especially if it's one with food or other clutter, and they start to clean everything up before I get a chance to pause the game. lol