Triggering a camera and flash with a button for a party photo booth display

[Aaron William]

Hi all, I'm helpnig my wife put together a party for our son. She wanted to do a photobooth idea and tasked me with doing it. I need help with the set up though:

I'd like to have people go into the photobooth and trigger the camera (either digital camera or USB) and flash using a wired button. The image would then be sent to a computer where it will be displayed, slideshow style, on my TV. All of the images throughout the party would be accumulated and shown randomly on the TV - which I think would be cool

What hardware/software would I need for this type of set up? I basically need my idea translated into "tech-speak" so that I can google it.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There are so many DIY photo booth options and tutorials out there. If you want a smooth product try these guys out: https://www.simplebooth.com/solutions/do-it-yourself-photo-booth. Otherwise I've just had the simple backdrop and camera stand and have people nearby take the photo. That works too!