摘要 |
A photography booth apparatus and a picture making method which enables a person subjects to purchase a high quality self-portrait photograph from an unattended kiosk in a retail environment. The apparatus includes a computer system for operatively connecting and controlling all elements of the apparatus; payment apparatus connected to the computer system; a digital camera operatively connected to the computer system; a mirror interposed between the subject and the digital camera through which images are captured for further processing in the computer system; a display monitor operatively connected to the computer system for presenting guidance to the subject by presenting choice selections and for displaying tentative portraits for approval by the subject; and photograph printing means operatively connected to the computer system for providing portraits of and to the subject. The resulting self-portrait has the attributes of selectable pose, selectable background, selectable print size and/or selectable border.
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