Photo Booth Love

-By Funny Face Photo Booth

February 19th 2010

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We all have one.  Somewhere in a scrapbook or under a pile in a box is a narrow strip of four pictures, probably black and white, bursting with familiar faces and funny smiles.  The joy and spontaneity of a moment frozen in time thanks to four quarters and a cramped photobooth.  They can’t help but bring a smile.  These photobooth pictures are reminiscences of the past, but they are also waves of the future.  Couples are now bringing that same whimsical fun to their wedding days by renting photobooths for their receptions, a popular trend that has finally reached Utah.

These are not your parents’ photobooths, however.  The metal walls and musty curtains have been replaced by stylish construction and elegant draperies; the chemical processing has been supplanted by digital technology; and the wait-time has been reduced to almost nothing.  The fun, though, is exactly what it’s always been – contagious! The concept is simple and familiar, but the innovations are brilliant.  Guests gather inside the booth and, using an LCD monitor mounted below the camera, center themselves and check their poses.  Some photobooth companies also supply props like hats, shades, and other accessories to help inspire guest creativity.  The booth takes a series of photos previewed on the monitor.  The photos are then printed and deposited into a slot and are also saved in a gallery that can be burned to a CD or accessed online.  Once the first few pictures start circulating, guests will be enthusiastically streaming in and out of the booth in a steady flow of smiles and laughter reflective of their joy in your special day.  These photo strips can be personalized with the couple’s names and wedding date or any kind of message making the perfect wedding favor that people will actually want to keep, as opposed to the “today-I-marry-my-friend” poem rolled into a scroll. Since the photobooth can print duplicate photos, some couples supply mini photo albums to their guests so that they can swap pictures with others. Others have guests put one copy into a guest book and sign their best wishes next to it instead of using a traditional guest book.  The possibilities are endless.

Jesse and Danielle Rich decided to include a photobooth in their wedding plans this past April.  “We both have fun-loving personalities, and we wanted our guests to have a great time,” says Danielle.  “The photobooth added to the fun spirit of the reception, and it gave our guests something enjoyable to do instead of just sitting at the tables.  Jesse and I were actually really sad that we had to stand in the receiving line instead of playing at the booth with everyone.”  What is the best part about the photobooth?  “Looking at the pictures in the gallery of all these people we know and seeing their personalities come out,” says Danielle.  “You see a whole new side of your guests.  I look at those pictures all the time.”  The Rich’s guests were enthusiastic about the photobooth as well.  “Everyone thought it was a fun idea and loved that they could take the pictures home with them.”  Danielle adds,  “It was great to see how much fun people can have at a reception.  Who doesn’t love a photobooth?”

With the FunnyFace PhotoBooth your dream of having a photobooth at your wedding can be a reality.  For the month of February, FunnyFace PhotoBooth is doing a huge giveaway!  Head on over to http://www.funnyfacephotobooth.com and enter for your chance to win a FREE 4 HOUR FUNNYFACE PHOTOBOOTH RENTAL!!

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The Skinny on Looking Skinny

-By Definition Images

February 8th 2010

“Make me look skinny”. I hear that all the time at all types of photo shoots. I hear it from brides at their weddings, from girls doing a boudoir session and even during family picture sessions from grandma. Yes, I even say it when my husband takes snapshots of me. Of course we all want to look our best. Photographs are reflections of us and are meant for others to see.

So, here are some tips and tricks to make sure you look like your best (and skinniest) self in snapshots.

1. Watch your posture. Whether you are standing or sitting you should straighten up a bit. Try it right now while reading this, sit up taller, don’t you feel more slender? Just remember to relax your shoulders; you don’t want to appear tense.

2. Turn a little bit. Don’t face the camera straight on. It isn’t very flattering. In fact, that’s why designers like such thin runway models. They are photographed straight on and need to appear thin at that angle. The rest of us have the luxury of turning a little bit. A 45-degree angle is just about perfect.

3. Find the light source. If the light is coming from a flash on the camera there isn’t much you can do. However, if you are outdoors or somewhere where a flash isn’t needed find where the main light source is coming from and turn toward it. Photographers call this “short lighting”. It’s the most flattering and will make your face appear narrower. The broad side of your face that is toward the camera (remember we turned you 45 degrees) will be in shadow and the front of your face will be lighter. It’s an optical illusion.

4. Put your weight on your back foot. If you are standing shift so your weight is on your back foot and bend the knee of your front foot slightly. It will slim your hips and make your legs appear longer. In fact, do this if you ever have to stand in front of other people. Miss America contestants do it.

5. Smile convincingly. Real smiles look differently than fake ones. If possible, have the person taking the picture count down before they shoot and smile just before they do. Smiles fade and start looking more fake the longer they are held.

6. Position yourself below the camera. It is best if the camera is just above eye level. This is the most flattering angle. You will be looking up just slightly which will improve your neckline and make your eyes more open.

7. Relax! We are the most critical of ourselves. No one is going to see the little flaws you may think you have. I remember seeing a picture of myself with a bunch of friends that I felt I looked horrible in. I mentioned this to one of my friends and she said, “I don’t remember what you looked like in it, I was concentrating on how bad I thought I looked”. And come to think of it, I couldn’t remember how she looked… See, we were both too busy over analyzing ourselves when no one else cared.

These tips should be helpful when you are left to pose yourself. Trust your professional photographer to help you look your best. I have been photographing women for years at Definition Images. With a combination of lighting and posing tricks all women should feel confidant doing boudoir photographs both for themselves and for their husbands.

To book your photo shoot with me please visit my website at www.definitionimages.com

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