#SPARKBOOTH COMPARISON ZIP#

#SPARKBOOTH COMPARISON ZIP#

I tied the thread to the zip ties, then stapled down the ties. I then figured out a way to make them adjustable… just add zip-ties 🙂 To pull the buttons tight, we first just stapled down the thread on the back of the board… but I figured there had to be a better way… (This is the first time I’ve ever attempted upholstering anything by the way… I’m just lucky I had help)

This involved drilling a hole, and using some really strong upholstery thread and a huge needle. Once we got all 3 pieces covered, I had to put the buttons on. It was WAY cheaper than upholstery stuffing/padding. We started the upholstering with some carpet padding. Figured the ‘dice’ pattern was better than the inverse of that (top row 1 button, next row 2 buttons, next row 1, etc etc) You can see blue masking tape marking where I thought was the best placement for buttons. The button itself will be a giant red light-up button, ordered from Sparkfun for around $10 Later down the road, I may end up putting a keyboard and/or more buttons on it for various other features (Social network uploading, etc)… but for MY wedding, I just wanted it to have one single button - easier on the grandparents that way 🙂 IMHO, it just looks way better than a flat button.Īlso, I was considering the future of the booth as well. I was absolutely positive that I wanted the button on a console, instead of just mounted on the front face of the booth. I had made a simple cardboard prototype of what I thought the button console should look like. The gray and silver below didn’t work at all, but I was more or less just testing with what paints I had in my garage at the time. Black kind of worked, but it’s a bit boring. Unfortunately, I was finding it difficult to get a good color scheme figured out. Granted, it’s made out of wood, and therefor pretty heavy… but it’s still easily managed with a dolly.Īnyways, I decided to stain the entire booth a nice mahogany color. This is what makes the entire setup portable. The floor latches from the insides to the other 2 components and the roof gets bolted down with wing nuts. The computer component side, the seat, and the roof + floor. Dont get me wrong, those are just fine, but I want this in my house at some point, so I get the final say on the design 🙂 My design isn’t the most space efficient, but I’d rather have it this way than a skinny kiosk-type booth. I wanted my booth to resemble what I’ve grown up to know as a photo booth. They had to have all that photo processing equipment in them. Why? Because that’s what the older photo booths looked like. I haven’t been following anybody else’s design or layout, but instead just going off of what I think of when I picture a classic photo booth. The front face has been routed out with beveled edges to give smooth, rounded corners for the camera, lights, and computer monitor. Here you will see the basic structure of the booth, which is plywood put around a 2×4 frame. Let’s skip ahead into the build by a couple weeks.

Below, you can see how I started, and ended up building my booth, which has now been named the Best Shot Photobooth. I was planning on putting the booth into my game room after the wedding and using it with friends during parties and what-not… Apparently photo booths are also the latest craze in weddings right now, so I decided to make it good enough to rent to others to enjoy at their events. Just like most of everybody else who builds a photo booth, I am making mine for a wedding… and just like them, it’s for my own wedding.

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