If you are planning to offer video in your photo booth, then you will need a constant light source instead of flash. Be sure to set your timing to allow the flash the few seconds it needs to recycle before the next shot (be sure to run tests before your first event!) And just like the USB cable you should carry a couple of spare sync cables to go from the camera to flash.
If you go with an external flash consider one one that does not require batteries for the same reasons as the camera. For much better picture quality that will please your clients go with a separate external studio flash. You can use the on camera flash that is built in – this will deliver decent print quality. If you don’t offer video then flash is a great choice because you won’t need bright lights shining in the subjects’ eyes all of the time. New to digital SLRs? Check out this “ Ultimate Guide to how to use Your First Digital SLR.”Įvery photo needs light and there are many options to choose from depending on your needs. Finally, consider having extra USB cables on hand for your camera in case one gets damaged. With constant use an SLR can burn through batteries fast causing delays and lines while you change batteries every 30 minutes. (Instead, add to your lighting budget – see below.) For a photo booth you will also want to choose a camera that has an AC power adapter. Using a smaller file size will give you faster transfer from camera to computer and faster printing. What kind of resolution do you need? Don’t be lured into that high megapixel camera because of its promise of higher quality, most photo booth strips have an individual image size measured in the mid hundreds not thousands so an image size of 5200×3500 has to be downsized to 500×425 before printing. Many lower end models that offer video recording cannot automatically switch between video mode and still photo mode without the operator doing it manually. If you plan to offer video recording in your photo booth then do some careful research into your camera. If you have an older camera that does support live view, you may want to start with that. Live View mode enables the photo booth software to display on screen “what the camera sees.” All currently available SLR cameras support live view and so do many older cameras. First, you need a camera that supports “live view”. Most first time photo booth builders go for the least expensive digital camera they can find but that may not be the best for your photo booth. Building your own photo booth? Based on experience from building my own photo booths and helping Darkroom customers as well, here are some things to consider when looking at hardware options.
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