My friend is getting married in January and asked me to create a photo booth for him. His idea is roughly as follows:
1. It should operate automatically at the push of a button, so no photographer will be required to sit out the party.
2. It should have a green screen for compositing funny backgrounds.
I've never shot tethered, but I'm wondering if I can use tethering to leave a DSLR with a remote wire plugged into a laptop, and then have an action script in Photoshop run the composite and save jpegs to a folder that will be visible on some other device.
Does anyone have any experience with something like this? Equipment-wise I think I have everything that should be required, but I'm not sure what the software is capable of.
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You don't necessarily need to shoot tendered.The set up I used involved an old Rebel with a remote output too a TV so people could see them selves. The background has too be super evenly lit no shadows wrinkles etc...... none.....
I haven't heard of a PS script that can do it automatically, we used a piece of software from
http://fxhome.com/photokey-5-pro
It has batch capabilities
FYI: You still need a attendant at the Booth for a couple of reasons
A. Equipment failure EG Remote stops working
B. The drunker people get the closer they want to get to the camera ETC
You raise a couple of good points at the end there... so my first step will be borrowing somebody else's camera.
I have experience with greenscreens so I should be able to wrangle that one. I'll research Photokey over the weekend and start making diagrams for a setup that possibly puts some plexiglass between the expensive stuff and the celebrants.
i will be doing something similar again at a bat mitzvah in January. only i will be better prepared this time.
http://www.breezesys.com/downloads.htm
I d/loaded the dslr booth and breezesys trial copies - liked the dslr booth better. They have a pro version that supports greenscreen now. I found it to be slick and real easy! (no I am not associated with them in any way).
So I am curious if anyone has tried this for real - using DSLR booth or something else and a green screen. Any tips and tricks?
Greenscreen: This looks like good bang for buck; large enough, portable and versatile.
http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Muslin-Backdrops-Ravelli-Background/dp/B002S9KDKS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pdT1_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3998HAKG1HFSG&coliid=I2JKSTJON7MLXW
Software: DSLR Booth. Or something better? Cheaper? I like the functionality on DSlR booth. If any one has reservations....please share (but do so kindly, please..;).
Backgrounds: Best source to d/load some backgrounds or a good package? don't need sports or city backgrounds...thinking simple. I might create my own...
Manpower: I'll likely have to have someone to man the booth esp if we are printing.
Pricing models and Rates: ?
Printer: any suggestions? print sizes? offer more than 4x6?
Would love some feedback from folks. Thanks