Photo Station - Part 1

I loved the idea of having a photobooth at our wedding. I thought it would be a fun favor, and we'd get the added bonus of having pictures of all our guests. Plus, since I'm a photographer, it felt appropriate. But as we hammered out the details of our budget, and the numbers started adding up faster than I could add, it quickly became clear that it was something that did not fit too well within our budget. Photobooth rentals range from around $1300-1800, and with the number of guests we'll be having, we'd probably have to rent 2 photobooths.

So on to Plan B. I've decided to set up my on photo station for guests to take pictures at. I figure that buying a decent lighting set-up, a nice background, and possibly a sync-cable will only cost me about $5-700. And the great thing is that I can keep all of it for future uses. The hardest part for me now is figuring out what kind of set-up I want, and how to achieve the lighting I like.

I've amassed a small collection of pictures from various blogs of photo areas that others have set up.




[from Boutwell Studio]




[as seen on Faye and Greer]








[from GH Kim]


[from skippeahn]


[from Brides.com]


[from MS Weddings?]




[photos by Scott Robert]