
Operation is simple, and every time a photo is taken it is sent to and collated within a previously set-up email service. On the back end, he used Electron to code the photo booth app, React helped him build a touchscreen UI, and Yarn kept the necessary dependencies in order. He needed a touchscreen, a Raspberry Pi, almost definitely a webcam, and a 3D printer to make a case - although any medium you choose will do - to build this ‘booth.’ That said, he’s built the app in a way that a touchscreen isn’t necessary, but carting around a mouse to connect to and operate your portable photo booth seems a bit beside the point. To make this experience a bit easier to tote about, Redditor has laboriously built, from the ground up, a mobile photo booth named Buzz. We’re all used to posing for a picture - or a selfie - but there’s something about photo booths that make getting your photo taken an exciting and urgent affair. We’ve seen a few of his hacks around here before, too.Ĭontinue reading “Build A DSLR Photo Booth The Easy Way” → Posted in Arduino Hacks, digital cameras hacks Tagged arcade button, led matrix, MAX7219, photo booth, photography We’re sure the wedding-goers had a great time, and we look forward to seeing what comes up with next. No single-board PCs needed, just a camera, an Arduino, and a monitor for the display. Images are displayed on a screen hooked up to the camera’s USB HDMI port. When pressed, the Nano waits ten seconds and triggers the camera shutter, doing so three times. It’s hooked up to a MAX7219 LED matrix which feeds instructions to the willing participants, who activate the system with a giant glowing arcade button. An Arduino Nano is then pressed into service to run the show. Wanting a quality photo output, a Canon DSLR was selected to perform photographic duties. Wanting to avoid shelling out big money for a simple photo booth for a friend’s big day, decided to build his own. It’s a well-known fact in capitalist societies that any product or service, if being used in a wedding, instantly triples in cost.
