photo booth

ok, i've got my new digi cam, and im wanting to put together a photo booth, as most of the time when i am able to take pictures it is after dark. i look on steve's site (hiroboy) and he mentioned making one out of MDF and painting the inside white. i was thinking something more along the lines of a frame with a sheet stretched over it to filter the light, and using some lamps to get the right lighting. can anyone comment on this or give some direction?

I'll be building mine soon. I'll use foam board for the main structure, and then drape a sheet over it. I'll have diffused overhead lighting, as well as diffused lighting on the object. The lighting is the key element. If you have shadow's in the wrong places then it will look like crap.

Its the lighting that makes a good picture, not the photobooth. Half the time its just a sheet taped to a wall and draped onto a table.

What kind of lighting are you going to use? I plan to make one, too, after I move (modeled after someone here's collapsable one) and I am wondering what lights I should get to get the truest colors indoors, and also how to place them around the car. Someone here had a thread or a link or something to a good explanation - was it one of the ACME guys?

I think it was Scale Wiki that has a very good article on lighting. for now i just use a piece of white poster board for a back drop then i light from above with my "True Light" hobby light by Daylight. and i tape a piece of .015 styrene over the flash. just started doing this and ive been getting good results.

Here's my rig:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Modeling-Lair-III.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Photo-Rig-I.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Softbox-Face.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Photo-Rig-Side-View.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Novatron.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Bouncy-Boards.jpg

And here are a few pictures that I've shot with it:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Left-Front.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Right-Rear.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Merc-LF.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Merc-RR.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Mercamino-I.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/399335/Mercamino-II.jpg

. . . . and a couple more:

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/album926/211V_41.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/album926/211V_11.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/album926/211V_30.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/Ferrari-Rossa/Rossa_RF_Q.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/Ferrari-Rossa/Rossa_Int_I.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/Hawaiian/Left_Side_I.jpg

http://www.hobbyfan.com/albums/Hawaiian/Right_Side_II.jpg

:p :p :p

http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/d70setup.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/d70setup01.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/d70setup02.jpg

This is my indoor setup and the result.

I have set it up so I have a soft light booth close to the PC, as per the photos, that way I can control the camera from the PC using Nikon Capture Camera Control and check the pics quickly and make adjustments.
I have found these setting best so far with the Nikon D70 and the lighting setup I have.
Manual Mode
Shutter speed : 1/25 Sec
Aperture : f20
Exposure Comp : +1 2/3 EV
Metering Mode : Multi Patern

Very nice set-up, this is very similar to the Scale Wiki set-up.

More importantly, WELCOME to AF benchracer, very nice builds. please post some in the completed forums. its great to see a great new talent such as yourself around here!

For model photography I shoot with a Nikon D2H with 28-105 ED glass.

Full Manual
ISO 200
1/125
f 22

BR

Some of you guys put my office to shame... I've got a room just big enough to fit my PC desk and me and that is it, nevermind about a photo booth...

I need a better paid job..!! So as I can get a bigger mortage for a bigger house..!! :lol2:

i was thinking something exactly like steve's setup. just trying to come up with suitable material to construct the frame out of.

PVC would work great for you White97. cheap and easy to work with. go to the plumbing section at Home depot and get inspired!

i went through there today. and was thinking it was a little big and bulky. i'll go back later in the week tho. thanks

Another setup to add to the photo booth thread. It's just an empty shelf with lights taped to it.

http://images17.fotki.com/v12/photos/4/43509/381975/picbooth06-vi.jpg

More here.. http://scalespeedworks.com/2006/06/picbooth/ (http://scalespeedworks.com/2006/06/picbooth/)