Hello, I'm currently watching your video and you've just asked for some help with understanding dreamsnaps and how people manage to get higher scores. I'm not sure how much you know about it, so forgive me if what I say is something you already know. First of all, dreamsnaps is really, really random to be honest. It's impossible to fully figure it out and frankly, sometimes I think it's more than a little broken, especially when, as you said, you have these pictures that are empty or seemingly have nothing to do with the theme and yet they score much higher than one that is on theme and breathtakingly beautiful. So yeah the first thing to know is that there really is no sure-fire way to make sure you do well. But to give yourself a fighting chance, here are a few tips. (My qualifications: I do about 4 - 6 dreamsnaps EVERY week, 2 for myself, 1 for my dad, sometimes 1 for my mom and usually 2 for my brother. More often than not, these submissions get 4k moonstones.) 1) You want to make sure you have really good lighting. A good rule to go by is to make sure your avatar's shadow is behind you. Play with the time of day as you are scouting a location to give yourself the best lighting possible. If doing a night shot, make sure to use plenty of lights that actually give off light. Some lamps light up but don't actually give off light outside. If it's still too dark, consider using a filter to help lighten it up. The last filter on the first row is usually really good. When doing an indoor build, I place my windows first, to make sure the windows are on the walls that let in the light as not all walls do. 2)Tags! Pay attention to your tags. They are very important and the more you have, the better. There are people who load up their dreamsnaps with more than 200 of each tag. What I do is, I make sure that I have space behind where I'm going to stage my shot, and I use either the vine wall, the waterfall wall or the bamboo trees cluster from the DLC as a backdrop and I just throw down as many one or two tile items as I can that match the tags before moving on to the larger items from the dreamsnap filter we were given. Also try to use as many items as you can that match, not only the main tags, but also the bonus tags. I usually shoot to have 75 - 150 tags of each main tag for decor, and for clothing I try to max out tags as well, which is usually around 10 - 14 each main tag. I never wear a dress anymore for outfit challenges because I lose too many tags that way. That's a sure fire way to get a low base score. (You can still score really well with a dress, but the composition of the photo usually has to be exquisite.) 3) Composition. Make sure you decorate to the theme and you fill your shot. An empty shot looks bad in my humble opinion. You don't have to over clutter but you want to make sure you don't leave too much empty space. Decorating a smaller area rather than doing half a biome or something is better. It's easier to fill up, you're less likely to get burned out while working on it, and you won't have as much space to photograph so you won't be tempted to stand in front of everything just to show off everything you did. Also, pay attention to your foreground and pathing. So many people overlook that. Make sure your path continues off camera and that you aren't standing at the edge of it. You want to give the illusion that there's more in front of you. You can also frame your picture with items or trees. When doing a room build, please, for the love of all that is good in the world, do NOT stand close to the door or on the elevator because you want to get the whole room in the shot. I GUARANTEE you, it's better to lose some of the decor than for your picture to have the door, the elevator or any black void in it. 4) Posing. Use a critter to give your avatar a more dynamic pose. Just standing there is pretty boring. If you are going to just stand there, let your character stay idle and take the shot as it does an animation but dynamic posing is better. Also, use characters if you have the patience. Use the B&L drink cup with the straw to trap them in if you have too. Try not to pose your character too far away from the camera, especially during outfit challenges. 5) Picture mode. I avoid selfies, especially in outfit challenges. Sometimes selfies do well in decor challenges but for outfit challenges they are very risky. A lot of people do not vote if they can't see your most of your outfit. (This goes for using certain critters that block your outfit as well, such as Pua or the turtles.) I almost always use a wide shot, especially for decor. For outfit challenges, I've been using free camera mode lately. This allows you to get in really close to your character and really show off the details of your outfit, character customizations and makeup. One shot I rarely do because I've heard some people say they don't like them is aerial shots. Those are my top tips. I know it's a long read, but I hope it helps and that you got some use out of it. Happy Dreamsnapping!
This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!!! I really only record builds I plan to keep in my valley for dreamsnaps and I have recorded the in bloom one. Really hope I did well on that one but I will for sure take all of these into account when doing my dreamsnap challenges!! 🥰
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Hello, I'm currently watching your video and you've just asked for some help with understanding dreamsnaps and how people manage to get higher scores. I'm not sure how much you know about it, so forgive me if what I say is something you already know. First of all, dreamsnaps is really, really random to be honest. It's impossible to fully figure it out and frankly, sometimes I think it's more than a little broken, especially when, as you said, you have these pictures that are empty or seemingly have nothing to do with the theme and yet they score much higher than one that is on theme and breathtakingly beautiful. So yeah the first thing to know is that there really is no sure-fire way to make sure you do well. But to give yourself a fighting chance, here are a few tips. (My qualifications: I do about 4 - 6 dreamsnaps EVERY week, 2 for myself, 1 for my dad, sometimes 1 for my mom and usually 2 for my brother. More often than not, these submissions get 4k moonstones.)
1) You want to make sure you have really good lighting. A good rule to go by is to make sure your avatar's shadow is behind you. Play with the time of day as you are scouting a location to give yourself the best lighting possible. If doing a night shot, make sure to use plenty of lights that actually give off light. Some lamps light up but don't actually give off light outside. If it's still too dark, consider using a filter to help lighten it up. The last filter on the first row is usually really good. When doing an indoor build, I place my windows first, to make sure the windows are on the walls that let in the light as not all walls do.
2)Tags! Pay attention to your tags. They are very important and the more you have, the better. There are people who load up their dreamsnaps with more than 200 of each tag. What I do is, I make sure that I have space behind where I'm going to stage my shot, and I use either the vine wall, the waterfall wall or the bamboo trees cluster from the DLC as a backdrop and I just throw down as many one or two tile items as I can that match the tags before moving on to the larger items from the dreamsnap filter we were given. Also try to use as many items as you can that match, not only the main tags, but also the bonus tags. I usually shoot to have 75 - 150 tags of each main tag for decor, and for clothing I try to max out tags as well, which is usually around 10 - 14 each main tag. I never wear a dress anymore for outfit challenges because I lose too many tags that way. That's a sure fire way to get a low base score. (You can still score really well with a dress, but the composition of the photo usually has to be exquisite.)
3) Composition. Make sure you decorate to the theme and you fill your shot. An empty shot looks bad in my humble opinion. You don't have to over clutter but you want to make sure you don't leave too much empty space. Decorating a smaller area rather than doing half a biome or something is better. It's easier to fill up, you're less likely to get burned out while working on it, and you won't have as much space to photograph so you won't be tempted to stand in front of everything just to show off everything you did. Also, pay attention to your foreground and pathing. So many people overlook that. Make sure your path continues off camera and that you aren't standing at the edge of it. You want to give the illusion that there's more in front of you. You can also frame your picture with items or trees. When doing a room build, please, for the love of all that is good in the world, do NOT stand close to the door or on the elevator because you want to get the whole room in the shot. I GUARANTEE you, it's better to lose some of the decor than for your picture to have the door, the elevator or any black void in it.
4) Posing. Use a critter to give your avatar a more dynamic pose. Just standing there is pretty boring. If you are going to just stand there, let your character stay idle and take the shot as it does an animation but dynamic posing is better. Also, use characters if you have the patience. Use the B&L drink cup with the straw to trap them in if you have too. Try not to pose your character too far away from the camera, especially during outfit challenges.
5) Picture mode. I avoid selfies, especially in outfit challenges. Sometimes selfies do well in decor challenges but for outfit challenges they are very risky. A lot of people do not vote if they can't see your most of your outfit. (This goes for using certain critters that block your outfit as well, such as Pua or the turtles.) I almost always use a wide shot, especially for decor. For outfit challenges, I've been using free camera mode lately. This allows you to get in really close to your character and really show off the details of your outfit, character customizations and makeup. One shot I rarely do because I've heard some people say they don't like them is aerial shots.
Those are my top tips. I know it's a long read, but I hope it helps and that you got some use out of it. Happy Dreamsnapping!
This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!!! I really only record builds I plan to keep in my valley for dreamsnaps and I have recorded the in bloom one. Really hope I did well on that one but I will for sure take all of these into account when doing my dreamsnap challenges!! 🥰
I’ve been havin the same issues as I’ve jus started actually participating in dreamsnaps, thank u!
@@Sangelsaur Happy to help! Also, I finished your video afterward and your build was lovely. Great job!
This is def my fav theme park build can I use this as inspo?
Ofcourse! Feel free to use any of my builds as inspiration :)