I ended up pushing it towards one side of the room and forming an L shape with a second table. We have a chandelier hanging from the middle of the ceiling so I knew the dining room table would have to remain close to the center otherwise guests would be walking straight into it. I settled on my dining room which is adjacent to the living room and close to the front entrance. Being a New Year’s Eve Party I knew there would be tons of focus on the television especially during the ball drop so I immediately ruled out the living room. I wanted the photobooth to be in a place that was high trafficked but not in the way. So I knew I was going to use my laptop but now I needed to to plan where my photobooth would be. Fortunately I own this Belkin laptop stand that gave it an additional 5 inches of height off the ground and gave me added reassurance that any spilled drinks would not hit my computer. I placed my laptop on the table and knew immediately that it was too low to the ground to get a good camera angle using my webcam.
I play around with the Photobooth app all the time with my kids so I was familiar with its capabilities and knew it was a good fit for what I wanted to achieve. It has a slick, simple interface with basically just one red button to push to enable the countdown timer and picture taking.
#Photobooth app for apple free#
Photobooth is a free app that comes installed on all new Mac computers and it allows you to use your built-in webcam to take pictures of you and your friends photobooth style. The basis of the idea evolved around the Apple Photobooth application on my MacBook Air. In the end I was able to create a photobooth experience using just my mac laptop and a webcam and it turned out to be a fun feature of our New Year’s Eve party. (More on the advantages of paying for a photobooth company later).
I wanted a photobooth but didn’t want to shell out that type of dough.
#Photobooth app for apple professional#
But to rent one from a professional photobooth company could cost you at least $600 for a 4 hour period. Photobooths are a great way to get your guests into a partying spirit and capture the moments that they will enjoy. One of the features of the party that I wanted to have was a photobooth. Last night my wife and I hosted 25+ neighbors for a New Year’s Eve bash at our house.