Photo booths are a great way for guests to have some additional fun at a party.
Photo booths are a great way to add some fun to a wedding, company holiday party or retirement party. Instead of buying a manufactured photo booth, build your own photo booth using ½-inch plastic piping for the stand and a few yards of material from a drapery shop. Doing the project yourself will enable you to build a portable photo booth that can be dismantled and transported from event to event.
Instructions
1. Take one of the 8-foot spans of ½-inch PVC piping and attach a "T" connector at the both ends. Attach an "L" connector into the other top opening of the "T" connectors. The 8-foot span will be the back of the photo booth. The "L" connectors should be pointing forward.
2. Insert one 6-foot span of ½-inch PVC piping into each of the "L" connectors. The three pieces of PVC piping should form a "U" shape.
3. Insert an "L" connector at the end of the two 6-foot PVC pipes. Point the open part of the connector point toward the floor.
4. Insert two of the 7-foot spans of ½-PVC piping into the bottom opening of the "L" connectors, and the other two 7-foot spans into the bottom opening of "T" connectors. These will form the legs for the photo-booth backdrop stand.
5. Attach a "T" connector to the bottom of each of the legs. Insert one of 12-inch spans of the PVC piping into each of the bottom "T" openings. These spans will form the base for the stand.
6. Attach the fabric to the top spans with a clamp or duct tape. Black fabric is a frequent choice, but any color will work.
7. Position a stool or bench 2 feet in front of the rear portion of the backdrop. Place the digital camera on a tripod and position the tripod approximately 4 feet in front the stool. Turn the camera on, set it to "Automatic" and begin taking pictures.
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