CREATE YOUR OWN
PHOTO BOOTH PHOTOS
Diana Day | Create Your Own Photo Booth Photos
28 | Photographic Elements Techniques
PORTABLE PHOTO BOOTHS HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY POPULAR TO RENT AS AN ACTIVITY AT WEDDING RECEPTIONS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND OTHER EVENTS. THE RESULTING PHOTOS ARE OFTEN HILARIOUS AND ENTERTAINING. SEEING ALL THE ONLINE ADS FOR PHOTO BOOTH RENTALS, MADE ME ASK MYSELF, “WHY RENT A BOOTH?” I DECIDED TO SEE JUST HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO SET UP AN AREA TO SHOOT PHOTO BOOTH TYPE PHOTOS OF MY OWN AND PUT TOGETHER A PHOTO STRIP. IF YOU’D LIKE TO TRY IT YOURSELF, HERE’S A PROJECT TO GET YOU STARTED.
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For this project, you’ll need four or five photos of one person or two people sitting close together. If you already have appropriate photos you’d like to use for a photo strip without setting up a mock photo booth shoot, skip ahead to Step 4. To get a truly humorous photo booth effect, it’s fun to take some shots specifically for your photo strip, which is what I did. When imitating photo booth photos, one of the first considerations is what type of background to use. Many photo booths have jazzy backdrops, such as zebra stripes, polka dots,