Chris Lydle

Basic camera settings for the photo booth

 If you've gotten into the photo booth business without spending too much time as an old-school photographer, you might find this basic guide to exposure handy. There are 4 variables: One is the amount of continuous light. If you don't use a flash unit, this is the...

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Aspect Ratios and Why They Matter:

The camera you choose and the printer you choose almost lock you into certain design elements.Most point-and-shoot cameras like the Canon Power Shots have an aspect ratio – the relationship of photo height to width – of 4:3. That means the photographs are 1.33 times...

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PC doesn’t mean “Politically Correct”

External flash units, often called strobes, connect to the camera using a PC connector cord.This connection was designed by the Prontor-Compur shutter works in Germany - hence the name "PC". Has nothing to do with Personal Computers or Political Correctness.Most...

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Why can’t I use the camera I want to for my photo booth?

No matter what software you choose, you’ve got to be able to control your camera and get the photos it takes into a computer. That means your camera has to be capable of working in a tethered mode, where information gets passed back and forth by means of a USB cable....

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Computers for the photo booth

Computers for the photo boothWhile you may conduct your experiments with a computer you already own, eventually you’ll need computers dedicated only to booth operation. If you become a photo booth professional you’ll want to have back-up units that are identical or...

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