I'd love to create a Simblr to detail my Sim's stories and lives, but- being a bit of a perfectionist- I'm a bit tentative to do so until I know that my pictures will have the highest quality. If you don't mind me asking, what do you do or recommend for me- both in game (graphics and picture taking) and out of game (editing)?

If it helps, I have a MacBook Air (probably not the best gaming computer) and Photoshop Elements/ Lightroom, as well as Pixlr.

Thank you so much guys!!

Well ello there! Welcome to Cstyles! I I've learned QUITE alot in the 3months I've been photo-editing on the computer but the best way to start out is to learn these things:

Basic in-game camera controls (on your keyboard)

Take A Snapshot :: [C]
Move Left/Right :: [←] / [→] and [A] / [D]
Move Forward/Backward :: [↑] / [↓] and [W] / [S]
Move Faster :: [Shift] + [←] / [→] / [↑] / [↓] or [Shift] + [A] / [D] / [W] / [S]
Zoom In/Out :: [Z] / [X] or [+] / [-]
Rotate Left / Right :: [,] / [.]
Enable Movie Making Mode (VERY USEFUL WHEN TAKING PICTURES) :: [TAB]


Movie Making Mode

Lower/Raise Camera Height :: [Q] / [E]
Roll Camera Counterclockwise/Clockwise :: [Shift] + [A] / [Shift] + [D]
Level Out The Camera Roll :: [Shift] + [S]]


Camera Mods
Also these camera mods are VERY helpful for closeups and different angles of your sims:

Aikea Guinea's No Drift/Lower Level Free Cam Camera Mod

Cmomoney's No Drift/Lower Level Live Mode Camera

Claeric's No Camera Fade for Sims


HQ/HD Mods

If you believe your computer can handle it there is also aWT's HQ Mod and if that seems too complicated, creator Dachshundsr4me also made an HQ graphics replacement Here.

Great advice Kosmo ! You may also have a look HERE, a great "tutorial" by Elexis

This is awesome! Thanks so much!

Thank you for this info

You're welcome

Thank you for your awesome answers!! This will be quite helpful once I can finally get my game going again...