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Default Three more (Photography-related) objects that should be Community-lot enabled
Not to hog all the space in the help forum, but:

Since the conversion of Boblishman's office/school wall clock (from residential-enabled only to buyable anywhere) went so well, allow me to propose another few objects that ought to be buyable for community lots, but aren't for some reason. They all have to do with photography.

1. In my Hawkins, Indiana hood, the middle school's gym is decorated for the famous Snow Ball (from Stranger Things 2). This includes one of four seasonal photography backdrops from Honeywell , that is supposed to come with a "nifty trunk", allowing the portrait-posers to quickly change into whichever outfit they have access to. The four backdrops (plus associated props) are available anywhere as Deco/Misc.; the trunk is supposed to show up under Misc/Dressers, but only does so on residential lots. I find this weird, because really - who is going to own a photography backdrop, let alone four, that they keep at their house? (There is no camera included in the download; the user is supposed to just take a screenshot or use the in-game camera feature). So that's one: Honeywell's trunk.

2. However, Targa came out with a nice antique bellows camera that has some really cool pose and shoot options, which came with its own pair of backdrops. The backdrops apparently have some issues with EPs Seasons and beyond, but that's not a problem because I can use Honeywell's backdrops. Or, no backdrop at all... the camera is really the key part of the download, and unfortunately, it does not appear on Community lots either (should be under Hobbies/Misc). Since the photo produced (an actual object like with the photobooth) can be sold by the Sims, it would really make more sense to have it available on comm lots (and probably home businesses under OFB as well). I know that Sims regularly sell things like paintings and picked garden produce from their home lots, but the option to have it on a comm lot would be desirable. That's two: Targa's camera.

3. Finally, the camera download was sort of "paired" with a set of photo studio lamps uploaded by Numenor . This included four lamps created by someone else, plus an umbrella-shaped one by Numenor, which has additional functions besides just providing light. The four others show up on both kinds of lots, under Lighting/Misc.; Numenor's is only available in the Residential catalog. That's three: Numenor's Umbrella Reflector Lamp.

Seems reasonable, no? While my family may have had these things around the home when I was growing up... my dad was a professional photographer. The average person (and therefore Sim) would be more likely to encounter such things outside the home, i.e. on a Comm lot.

If this really should be in some other forum (some sort of creator challenge, or whatever) please, the mods should feel free to re-locate it. I hope I don't come off as whiny - these are just things that occur to me when I should probably be in bed asleep.
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