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Re: Building a photo booth
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Old 03-01-2006, 08:57 AM
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Also you could use a video and a cheap TV to display the scenes inside the booth as they happen. I have done this at events and people go nuts and crowd around the TV.


Also check this article out, you could display a broswer page that would refresh as you shoot:
http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/feat..._Mac_OS_X.html

here's a snippet, it's from 2003 so I imagine the list of compatible cameras is longer now:

On the other Mac, open Image Capture and choose Devices > "Browse shared devices." Open the flippy triangle, select the camera, click OK, and open Safari (Apple's Web browser). When the thumbnails appear, you can proceed to view and download the photos exactly as though the camera is connected to your Mac.

Now, all digital cameras can share what's currently on their memory cards via the Internet as described above. But if you have one of a few newer models, you can also control the camera remotely. You can spy on whatever's in the room where the camera is, taking snapshots on demand. (Can you say, "Babysittercam"?)

Note: Some of the webcamable cameras are the Canon A60, A70, S400, S50, and G5; HP C618 and 912; Kodak DC280, DC4800, DC5000; and Nikon D1, D1X, and D1H.

Just repeat the steps above. Then, if your camera is one of the compatible models, the Remote Monitor tab springs to life, as shown below, along with the buttons labeled Delete, Take Picture, and so on.

Clicking Take Picture captures a picture exactly as you would if you'd been next to the camera and pressed the shutter button.

If you click the Remote Monitor tab, you see, at full size, whatever the camera is seeing; the image is updated once every minute. (The pictures are blasted to you via the Internet but not captured on the memory card.) Click the light-switch icon to change the shutter interval
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:13 AM
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You might check around. At a recent wedding the bride hired a photo booth. The pictures were printed on location and the bride and groom received a CD with all the pictures. I talked to the photographer running the booth and he had just purchased the franchise. He thought there were at least two companies offering franchises. The booth folded and the set-up time was about an hour. He stayed with the booth all evening. It was a big hit, the booth looked a lot like the old time photo booths and the photos were printed and delivered as a half unit, in less then 5 minutes.
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Old 01-18-2008, 09:30 AM
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my blog at
Photobooth <?=$_GET['titile']?> Resources has lots of tips on how to make a photobooth.
If you just want to use it for personal use you can get away with the free demo version of Photoboof! Windows-based photobooth system
The demo version watermarks the photo strips but the actual photos look fine

the fisheye might look cool at first, but most guest look ugly with it and its novelty wears off quickly!

We also sell phootbooths that are portable for those that want to start a business doing it. You can go to YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. type in keywords:
photobooth assembly
and see how we made our mobile units.
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Rolland, I am constantly amazed at what you venture into, I read your Booth Blog and think it is an incredible idea for weddings. Wonder what DWF would say?

I guess my question is: why not just hire a pimple faced kid to hide behind a screen a snap the camera when people are ready? Pay $60. for an evening and it would seem cheaper in the long run.

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Re: Building a photo booth

I thought I'd dredge this thread back up to point out that the New York Times published an enjoyable article on photo booths, yesterday. There's also an entertaining video feature that accompanies it.

There's also a pretty nifty web site dedicated to the photo booth, at Photobooth.net | Photobooth Community and Photo Booth Blog. They even have a locator page for tracking down actual photo booths in the field.
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