Photography/Photo collections

There are many collections of subjects for a Sim to photograph. These are shown in the skill panel after the first subject has been captured from that set. When trying to capture a photo for a collection, make sure that the game gives it the caption for the shot.

Plants and Flowers

24 subjects. Pictures of various plants. The common plants can be found around your base Neighborhood, but some require travel to all three vacation destinations. Having the Gardening skill will help.

The plant has to have sprouted to be recognized as a subject for the picture.

If you are having trouble photographing garden plants, check to see if you have a sprinkler covering them.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Apple Tree
Renoit Grape Vine		Found at the Nectary in Champs Les Sims.
Avornalino Grape Vine		Found at the Nectary in Champs Les Sims.
Cherimola Blan Grape Vine		Found at the Nectary in Champs Les Sims.
Lettuce Plant
Tomato Plant
Pomegranate Tree		Found at a garden near a palace in Al Simhara. One of the houses in France has a pomegranate tree.
Plum Tree		Found at a garden near a palace in Al Simhara, or can be bought in Shang Simla. One of the houses in France has a plum tree.
Carnerlet Nuala Grape Vine		Found in the Secret Garden on Chateau du Landgraab, or on the small island in France.
Meloire Grape Vine		Found in the Secret Garden on Chateau du Landgraab. One of the houses in France behind the camp.
Gralladina Fran Grape Vine		Found in the Secret Garden on Chateau du Landgraab, or on the small island in France.
Onion Plant
Garlic Plant
Flame Plant		Grows from a Special Unknown Seed. Can be found in the Pyramid of the Burning Sands in Al Simhara; one of the houses in Sunset Valley also has a flame plant.
A Life Plant		Grows from a Special Unknown Seed. The Great Pyramid in Al Simhara contains one as well, as does the pyramid of wind.
Bell Pepper Plant
Death Flower Bush		Often found in Graveyards, or grows from Special Unknown Seed, or grown from a Death Flower.
A Lime Tree
Watermelon Vine
White Rose		Called 'Semi-Roses' in the build menu.
Hydrangea		Either pink or white will do.
Red Rose		Called 'Rosey Roses' in the build menu.
Potato Vine
Sunflower		Bought in the build menu. (Not the one in the vase)

Architecture and Buildings

11 subjects.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
The Market		In Shang Simla or Al Simhara
Town Theatre		In hometown, next to the bookstore.
City Hall		Your town's city hall
General Hospital		Your town's hospital
Mausoleum		In the Graveyard .
Sports Stadium		A sports stadium
A French Market		In Champs Les Sims
Chinese Garden		Scholar's Garden in Shang Simla
Nectary		In Champs Les Sims .
Bookstore		A bookstore

Game Issue

There is a problem reported by some player that some rabbitholes are not registered as the subjects of this photo collection, to get the subject you must move your sims to another town and capture the picture there.

Best in Class

14 subjects, luxury items and Sims who have reached the top of their profession

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Omniplant		Complete The Omnificent Plant opportunity. Can also been found on the backyard of the Science Center in Sunset Valley
A Money Tree		Grows from Unknown Special Seed.
Superstar		Sim at the top of the Music career.
SuperCop		Sim at the top of the Law Enforcement career.
Nectar Rack		In buy mode under shelfs.
Expensive Stereo System		In buy mode most expensive stereo.
Luxury Car		An expensive car (can be bought in buy mode).
Fancy Tent		Sultan's Tabernacle (bought in Vacation with Ancient Coins).
Military Bigwig		Sim at the top of the Military career.
A Limo		A limosine
Diplimat Extraordinare		Sim at the top if the Political career.
Chief Lifesaver		Sim at the top of the Medicine career.
Master Criminal		Sim at the top of the Criminal career.
A Top Chef		Sim at the top of the Culinary career.

Oh the Calamity!

9 subjects, bad situations make great photo opportunities

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Oh no! Snake!		Can be caught by taking a photo of a sim bit in the face or hand by a King Cobra from the snake basket bought inAl Simhara .
Slap Fight
One Sick Sim		Nauseous Sim on his way to the bathroom or bent over the toilet already.
A Fight
A Thief!
Soaked to the bone		From Dive Well or steam Trap or caught in the rain.
A Singed Sim		From fire , explosion, electrocution or from exploring catacombs in the Graveyard .
A Social Worker		Neglecting a Baby.
The Repoman		Not paying bills.

Collectables

22 subjects, gems, rocks and relic collections.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Gold
Tiberium		Very hard to find. Read about Tiberium in the Gem collecting article.
Luminorious Gem
Mercury Vial
Pink Diamond
Rainbow Gem
Opal
China Statue Set		Green Dragon, Snake of Simhara, Wandering Tiger of Baroo.
Dangerous Creatures Statue Set		Statue of Ammit, Statue of Anubis, Fudog, Fearless Gargoyle
Egyptian Statue Set		Seth of the Desert, Statue of the Cobra, Horus of the Sky, Sultan of the Sphinx
Canopic Jar Set
Dropa Stone Set		There seems to be a glitch that makes this snapshot impossible for some users. It won't recognize the set, just "a relic".
Mummitomium		Found inAl Simhara .
Silver
Copper
Space Rock
Geode
White Diamond
Magic Gnome		Any Mysterious Mr. Gnome will do.
Topaz
Iron
Quartz

Paranormal

13 subjects, mummies, ghosts and death

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
A Mummy!		Found in some tombs at Al Simhara .
Mummy Having a Snack		A Mummy eating food.
My Dead Enemy		A ghost of an enemy
Death On Vacation		The Grim Reaper while on vacation.
Simply Death		The Grim Reaper.
Wandering Ghost		Has to be non-family.
It's Haunted		Object possessed by a ghost.
A Ghostly Problem		Two ghosts.
A Ghost
Doubly Dead		Ghost mummy
My Dead Spouse
A Serious Ghost Problem		Five ghosts.
Too Many Ghosts!		Three ghosts.

Sims in Motion

17 subjects, action shots of Sims.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Honing Body and Mind		Sim practicing with the dummy inShang Simla 's special garden.
Sims Dancing
Solo Dancer
Fighting Fire
Playing Catch		Requires a child or someone with Childishtrait.
Pleading to the Sphinx		Get cursed by a mummy and then travel to Al Simhara.
Get a Room!		Sims making out on the couch during the day.
Sims Sparring		With the required object from Shang Simla .
Making Nectar		From the nectar making machine.
Running
Pushing Statue		In a tomb at vacation.
Fighting Flab		Sim working out.
Great Tunes		Sim playing music.
Sim Making the Bed
Board Breaker		With the required object from Shang Simla .
Refreshing Swim		Sim in a pool.
Dumpster Diving		Sim digging through a dumpster

Everyday Moments

25 subjects, everyday life

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
A Sim in the area		Any sim. Can not be a friend of the photographer.
Two's Company		Two sims. Neither can be a friend of the photographer.
Child Being Carried		Can be a sim holding a teddybear.
Pizza Delivery
Lovers at Night		Any image of a couple at night. Neither can be a friend of the photographer.
Political Demonstration
A Sim Cooking
Mail Carrier
Police Officer
Firefighter		Can not be fighting or running to fight fire.
Kid Playing with Oven
Babysitter
Kid Playing with Toybox
A Sim Fishing
A Sim Gardening
Photo of Photographer		Take a photo of another sim taking a picture with a cell phone or camera.
A Chessmatch		Can be one sim playing chess.
A Sim using the Computer
Repairman on the Job
Four Sims Eating
Maid at Work
A Group of Sims		4 or more sims. None can be a friend of the photographer.
Someone Painting
Remedy for a hot day		Sim playing in a sprinkler.
Three's a Crowd		3 sims. None can be a friend of the photographer.

Home Sweet Home

13 subjects, pictures of objects around the home.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
A Party!		A couple of party objects. (Balloons and Cake)
Bathroom Stuff		Towel rack and toilet paper
Gadgets Galore		Two electronic objects.
Toys & Hobbies		Children's toys such as a car or boat.
Kitchen Kitsch		Picture of your kitchen will usually do.
A Toilet
Outdoor Stuff		Any two outdoor activity items.
A Nice Garden		Three plants
Furniture		Two pieces of furniture
Something Yummy		A serving of food
Home Decor		Any two decorative items (Picture & Curtain)
Cute Teddy Bear
Baby Stuff		Any two baby items.
Home Decor*		A sculpture made using the Pedestrian Sculpting Station.

Game Issue

A problem has been reported by some players that Home Decor category is listed twice on the list (so it become total 14 subjects) after installed The Sims 3: Ambitions. This second Home Decor category object is any sculpture made using the Pedestrian Sculpting Station.

Still Life

10 subjects, pictures of objects

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Objects		Easy, just random items not covered by another subject
Box of Tissue
Nectar and Food		Bottle of nectar (not already served) and any plate of food.
Video Game System
Television
Tombstone		Go to the Graveyard .
Flowers		Two or more flowers.
A Couch		or a bench.
Candles		The Mood-Lite candle from the buy mode, decoration/other, or the Grocery Store.
Garden Decorations		Gnome/Flamingo/Etc.

Travel

20 subjects, all around the world.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
A Relic		Any relic from any of the 3 vacation locations.
Pushable Statue
Floor Trap
Giant Boulder		Most of them are in Shang Simla .
Torch of Anubis		Decorative statue holding a torch found in Al Simhara.
Sarcophagus		Found in Al Simhara .
Pile of Ancient coins
Floor Switch
Pile of Rubble
Treasure Chest
Great Sphinx		Found in Al Simhara .
A Pyramid		Found in Al Simhara .
Lovers in China		Easiest if you just take a couple with you on vacation and make them kiss once arrived. Or find a couple that lives in China and take a picture of them.
Soulpeace Statue		Only found inside The Sphinx tomb.
Lovers in France		Easiest if you just take a couple with you on vacation and make them kiss once arrived. Or find a a couple that lives in France and take a picture of them.
Abu Simbel		Tomb in Al Simhara.
Shower in a Can		Buy at any of the general merchants. A Sim using a Shower in a Can
Snake Charmer		Sim using the snake basket, bought in Al Simhara .
Lovers in Egypt		Easiest if you just take a couple with you on vacation and make them kiss once arrived. Or find a couple that lives in Egypt and take a picture of them.
Dragon Cave		Tomb in Shang Simla .

Around Town

13 subjects, buildings and vehicles around your home town.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Bicycle
Car
Diner
Grocery Store
Gym
Picnic		Buy a picnic basket in the buy menu.
Places In Town		Any picture of two random locations in town.
Police Car
School
The Beach		Lot must be zoned commercially as a Beach.
The Bistro
The Park		Lot must be zoned commercially as a Big Park.
The Spa		Sharma Day Spa; Sunflower Spa does not work.

Game Issue

There is a problem reported by some player that some Rabbit holes are not registered as the subjects of this photo collection, for example Brunton's Boxcar Diner is the diner for Twinbrook but when you try to capture the picture, the diner subject doesn't appear. So if the player want to get a diner subject, they must move their sim to Sunset Valley or Bridgeport and capture the picture there.

Or go to "Edit Town" and choose the lot, "build on lot" and remove the Twinbrook rabbit hole and replace it with the one from Sunset Valley (hogans diner) and place it. The rabbit holes can be found in "Build Mode", community objects. You might have to move trees, flowers etc around to be able to fit the other diner, it's much bigger.

Family and Friends

10 subjects, pictures of family and friends

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
My Friend		Your sim's friend, good friend, best friend, etc.
My Main Squeeze		A photo of your Sim's boy/girlfriend (Romantic Interest works too)
Two of My Friends		Two of your sim's friends, good friends, best friends, etc
Family Member		A family member who is not the child, grandchild, or spouse.
Three of My Friends		Three of your sim's friends, good friends, best friends, etc
Housemate		Someone who lives with your Sim, but isn't a family member.
My Spouse		Your sim's husband/wife
My Grandchild		Your sim's grandchild
My Child		Your sim's kid
Ghostly Family		A family member who is a ghost.

Ambitions

10 subjects, professions

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Sculpture Garden		5 or more sim-made sculptures
A Makeover		Sim offering another sim a makeover. Snap this picture before entering the makover window
Eccentric Collection		Collection of items made at the inventing station.
Big Air		Sim jumping on trampoline
Bake Sale		Kid sim using a baker's stand
Fire in the Hole!		Sim detonating something.
Top Brass		Sim at the top in a profession: architectural designer, firefighter, ghosthunter, investigator, stylist.
Getting a Tattoo		Sim getting a tattoo, not just the tattoo chair
Tools of the Trade		Any Ambitions work bench
A Fire Engine

Nightlife

10 subjects, city night life

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
A Hotspot		A night club with Sims (Not a dead night)
A Mixologist		A mixologist working
Celebrity Sighting		A celebrity posing
Rocking Out		Sim playing a music instrument.
Bar Games		Dart board
Dancing Fools		Sim dancing on a counter
Skinnydipping		A sim skinny dipping
Vampire		A vampire posing
Food Truck		A food truck (does not have to be serving people)
Cocktails		A drink from a bar

Generations

10 subjects, Celebrating life

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Graduation		A sim in their graduation robes
Party Sims
Caught!		Kid or teen caught pulling a prank or doing something bad
Pillow Fight		Two sims pillow fighting
Party Dancers
For Science!		Making a potion
Backyard Fun		i.e. playing catch
Imaginary Friend		A ghost
Sleepover Fun
A Wedding		Two sims exchanging rings or just a wedding arch

Animal Kingdom

10 subjects, Animals and pets.

Pet in a cage
Baby animals		At least 2 baby animals.
Birdie
Horse & Rider
Deer
A dog
A cat
A Horse
A Zoo!		At least 3 animals.
My Pet

Pets in Action

10 subjects, Pets doing stuff..

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Dead Bird
Cute Cat		Cat playing.
Talking Bird		The bird must know at least 1 language.
Death Riding		When a horse dies, Death comes for the horse soul and rides the horse.
Pet Cemetary
Show Jumping		Horse jumping.
Dog Tricks
Heroic Horse		A horse (and rider?) performing the heroic pose action.
Clever Cat		Cat hunting something
Tug of War

Supernatural Photo Journal

11 subjects, Supernatural creatures

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
ZOMBIES!!!
Elixir
Fortune Teller
Magical Items
Mystic Architecture
Spellcasting Duel
Werewolf Playing Fetch
Magic Mushrooms!
Howling Werewolf
Fairy Trick
Werewolf Scratching Furniture

Seasons

14 subjects.

Subject	Difficulty	Player notes
Aliens!
Rainy Day		A unknown sim with an umbrella.
Haunted House
Serious Competitive Eating		A sim has to challenge another sim to an eating contest.
A Game of Horseshoes
Fun in the Sun		A sim on a floaty in the water
A Festival
Autumn Leaves
Snow Day!		A sim making a snow angel
Snowball Fight!
Water Balloon Fight!
Spring Dance King		A sim needs to dance at the spring festival.
Spring Dance Queen		A sim needs to dance at the spring festival.
Seasonal Party

See also

• Photography

External links

• Photography at Carl's Sims 3 Guide.