This is not my usual blog post with card ideas and photo's – One of the hardest things about blogging is getting a good image. I have many demonstrator's who follow my blog and I wanted to share with them some new tips I have learned making photo taking a snap!
The photo booth I am going to share with you today has saved me hours of editing to get the right brightness and whiteness. So many times you get a yellow cast to your photos.
The only editing I had to do to this photo was crop, resize and add my watermark.
I use to have the perfect place to take pictures …
- But I would have to put it up and take it down because the prefect spot for outdoor light was right where I stamp.
- I could only take pictures on a good day with great outdoor lighting.
- I had spot lights but they seem to always turn things yellow.
I wanted a spot where I could leave it up all the time – take good pictures rain or shine – daylight or midnight when I often want to snap pictures. Does this sound like you?
So just a few days before the 2015 Stampin' Up! convention I created a tri-fold white board photo booth.
What you will need to create your own… a 36"x48" tri-fold white project board. My hubby cut it in half so it is 18" tall.
On each side of the board we cut openings of 7" x 10" and I glued our Vellum Cardstock on the backside (you could also use parchment or tracing paper).
I had the two lights I sometimes used before (these can be purchased at your local hardware store mine cost $6.67 each). I have two LED lights not sure what the size they are but on the side of the bulb is says (LED11DAV3/850W 120 VAC 60 HZ 10.5W 100mA). I went with LED as they do not get hot – so there is no chance of fire – as I often forget to turn things off.
I just clamped them each on one our kids building blocks that my Mom made out of 2 x 4 that are about 6-8" long and placed one on each side.
For taking Photo's I just placed a Bigz Die upside down on my cutting mat (this is just to cling to the fun foam to hold it in place) and then I set the white fun foam on it and run it up the back of the tri fold board to create the back drop for my photo.
When I am ready to shoot…
- I turn the side lights on
- Turn off the overhead lighting
- And shoot my photo
My booth is set up in my basement so it can often times be totally dark when I am taking them.
The totally exciting part is while at Convention they showed us this awesome little set up for taking video's. I came home and showed my husband the photo I took of it and he said I suppose you want me to make you one of those tonight – and I said Yep! So off to Menards we went.
We purchased…
- 10' of 3/4" PVC pipe
- 3 Elbows
- 2 T Connectors
- 2 Caps (just for looks)
- Package of screws size: 1/4" 20 x 1/2"
It was all under $10.00
I was so excited as I knew it would fit nicely behind my tri-fold board. I already had purchased the inexpensive little clamp for my iphone.
Here are the measurements for my stand. You may need to adjust it for where ever you are using yours.
- The 2 side pieces were 12"
- The back 2 pieces are 10"
- The one going up in the back is 18"
- The one that comes out for the camera is 6" (this will depend on your camera so you might need to play around with it. I have the Iphone 6.
- You need 2 T connectors
- 3 Elbows and 2 Caps
We did not glue them just pushed them together – so very easy assembly.
To get the little phone clamp he drilled a hole in the T-connector and then screwed a screw through it and into the i-phone clamp. The screw size is a (1/4" 20 x 1/2") this size fits in all camera mounts.
I purchased this little Iphone Clamp on Amazon for under $3.00 just go to Amazon and search Iphone Clamp you could also use a tablet, mini ipad or ipad to do videos. I use to use my Ipad but my new Iphone 6 has a better camera than my older ipad.
I hope you found this helpful.
Now I have no excuses for not getting some new videos taken to share LOL Have a great day.
Stop back Thursday to watch my first Video with my new Set-up and see some awesome news about a new product in the Holiday Catalog which starts September 1 2015.
Pam says
This is just the info I have been looking for Patsy! Thank you so much for the photos, instructions and supplies needed to create this photo booth! Pam
Nancy Ferb says
Lovely blog and great info! Thank you for sharing! Nancy Ferb
Patsy Waggoner says
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Glad you can use it Pam thanks for commenting and thanks so much for following my blog! Good luck with your photos.
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Patsy Waggoner says
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Thank you Nancy appreciate your kind words and taking the time to comment!
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Karen Tenney says
Thanks so much Patsy! This looks perfect. Just wish I had a place to permanently set it. I’ll have to work on that. Really appreciate this!
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The trifold board folds up nicely and it doesnt take too much time to set up and take down. Have a permanent location does help. Glad you can use some of the ideas.
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Debbie Flattum says
Thanks for sharing your set up, Patsy. This is perfect! I will also be building the phone holder we saw at convention, but love the set up using a display board. I currently use the white boards that come with our 12×12 DSP. The display board will be much better!! Thanks again for sharing!!
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Glad you found it helpful Debbie
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Julie A. says
Patsy- I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this post! I have a handy neighbor that is going to build this for me. Under your list of supplies of what you purchased to make the PVC stand, you have package of…, but I think something is missing. What did you buy a package of? Please let me know. I’m making my shopping list:)
Patsy Waggoner says
It is a package of screws(1/4 20 x 1/2). Have a great day!
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