Photobooth Pictures
This is the Photobooth I have built using a Canon Powershot G5
and Canon ip3000 printer along with a HP computer running XP.
Software is RSremote. This is a sit down booth with a stool height
of 16" and camera height of 42.5". The physical size of the booth is
36" wide and 24" deep by 72" high. With out the computer and printer
in the bottom box, the weight is 27 pounds (has 4 2.5" caster
wheels) and the top box with the monitor, light boxes and wiring is
31 pounds. The only thing not yet installed is the 3/4" brushed
aluminum curtain rod that I'm building now. It will be a quick
attach curtain 36" wide by 48" deep to accommodate up to 4 or 5
people in the booth.
I built this project as a one off for my daughters wedding on
April 18, 2009. And before you say anything, yes I know I could have
rented one cheaper. But then again, before our new power hungry
Politicians in D.C. take away all my deductions and increase the
small business taxes (my web site so I get to rant), I'm just going to
write this one off as an office expense. After the wedding I going
to place it in our vacation rental office for all our guest to use
and remember their vacation at the beach. Call this my economic
stimulation plan.
Finished Photobooth cabinet showing the two light boxes 15.6"
monitor,
Camera hole and Stealth switch. In testing the lighting of the booth
I have tried
different bulbs. As you can see the top box has 3 fluorescent bulbs
and the lower
has three filament bulbs. Still working on the lighting.
Photobooth with lighting one top light box has 3 100watt
Fluorescent bulbs.
Bottom box has 3 60watt filament bulbs (typical house light bulb).
Bottom cabinet, showing typical placement of Canon ip3000 printer
(upper right hand corner).
Spare HP computer (sitting on base). Please no comments on the
dangling wires.
Upper cabinet of Photobooth. $98.00 Synaps 15.6" widescreen LCD
monitor held in place with
high dollar attachment hardware. Lower light box (top painted white)
has small strips of wood (painted blue)
held in place with two sides sticky tape to place camera in proper
location. Upper left hand side is the power
strip for interior items needing 110volt power.
This side view show the opening for the printer. It is large
because the front
door of the printer is the width of the printer and because I will
be using the bottom
paper feeder drawer. I found the I get paper jams when trying to use
the top tray.
The curtain hanging in the window to the right of the cabinet is
what I will be using as the enclosure.
Just some earlier construction photos.
Early construction photos
Bottom and Top cabinets framed out and sitting one on the other for
my enjoyment.
You can see the Canon ip3000 printer sitting in the top cabinet. I
had earlier planned
on placing it in the top. Don't ask why, but I decided to place it
in the bottom cabinet.
1st time the photobooth is in operation.
No flash used, only 4 26 watt fluorescents
Who would have ever thought 6 sane adults would dress up like this.
The drinks were flowing!
Count the number of people in the booth. The correct answer is 10
The old Canon G5 did its job. No red eye, no flash; worked great.
I'm very pleased.
If you have any questions that my limited knowledge can help with
please email me
at photobooth@jeffcain.com
 
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