FaceBooth – Un bouton facebook photobooth

I wanted to make a photbooth for a Christmas party. I wanted it to be simple to operate and only be one click easy so that even a guest who was chemically uncoordinated could even operate it.I wanted a solution that would take a photo and post it on facebook. Guests could later tag themselves or others.

There are three parts to this solution:

1. The Photobooth software
2. The Button
3. Software for the button to talk to the software

Step 1: The Photobooth Software

For the photobooth software, I have used DSLRBooth (http://www.dslrbooth.com/) it had everything I wanted.
It can:

• Print directly to a printer
• Post to facebook (Pro version only)
• Generate a QR code for guests to scan and retrieve their photos
• Email guests a copy of their photos
• SMS (Twilio account needed)
• Has a range of templates that you can overlay images etc… These can be customised as well.)

Rather than regurgitate the setup instructions, you can view them athttp://www.dslrbooth.com/howto/photo-booth-instructions/

The trial version runs for 7 days and gives you all premium features. If you plan on using this software, download it within 7 days of your event. Or pay for it.

Step 2: The Button

This was the fun bit. I wanted to make the whole experience simple to use. I thought a glowing button would do the trick.

For more detail: FaceBooth – One button to facebook photobooth