National Geographic commissioned us to create a light painting photo booth. The photos were really fun and what a thrill to have our photos published on the National Geographic blog! Click on the image below to get to the blog post:
The Booth gets animated with Layar
This year we're taking The Booth to a whole new level. Ever heard of augmented reality? Download the free app "Layar" and use it to scan the image below. Get ready to be blown away.
Going Beyond The Booth
The Booth is going beyond the photo booth. We were inspired by James Turrell's recent Guggenheim show and loved how a dramatic light source left people reacting in new, interesting ways. A few Gifs:
Bringing creativity to the event world
Last week we were at the 2013 BizBash IdeaFest in New York. One of our favorite displays at the event came from Chemistry Creative, a super innovative and smart event production company. They used Legos to demonstrate a few of their capabilities, including projection mapping at the festival. Check them out below:
The Booth and Instagram
This has been a lively season for cool, new products from The Booth.
Our newest and coolest is the Insta-Wall-Booth-Gram. Still working on an official name, but what it does is this: Guests go to a party, post their Instagram shots from that party and poof! It's on a wall, screen, you name it AT THAT PARTY for everyone to see. You can even get a print to take home.
It's so cool that people are Instagramming our Instagram wall. See below...
Oh, and did you hear about our new GifBooth?
http://www.theboothphotovideo.com/blog/going-gif-crazy-in-the-booth-at-alley-nyc/
Going Gif crazy in The Booth at Alley NYC
Last week, The Booth came to The Alley NYC, a communal workspace in Midtown Manhattan, to help celebrate its 1 year anniversary party. This time we spiced things up a bit with a custom black & white gif booth! Check out a few of our favorites from the night:
Want to see more? Check out our Tumblr page with all of the gifs from the night!
Jump from the past into The Booth!
THEN:
Philippe Halsman and Marilyn Monroe, 1954.
NOW:
Laura and David's wedding, 2013.
Love taking photos with your phone? Check this out!
As smartphone cameras improve, so do the number of people replacing them with their old, bulky digital cameras. Now you don't have to sacrifice too much thanks to photo websites like Photojojo! The Photojojo store is packed with awesome gear to get the best shot out of your smartphone. Tack on a fisheye, wide/macro or telephoto lens to your smartphone for a unique shot. Set up a smartphone tripod with a cable release for a selfie like no other. Attach a spotlight lens through a headphone jack to get that model feel to your photo. The list goes on of amazing products they offer to help turn your smartphone into your go-to shooting tool. To check it out, click on the image below!
Projection mapping - this is way too cool
Projection mapping, sometimes also called 3D video mapping, may seem like a fairly new creation but it's actually been around since the early 70s. Projection mapping was first seen at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride as it was used to create realistic ghostly figures that would sing, talk and interact with guests on the ride. At this time it was actually called Spatial Augmented Reality and the name projection mapping didn't come into play until this decade. In the past 30 years since its invention, projection mapping has gone from simple talking heads on a Disneyland ride to massive, multi-million dollar displays for major companies like Chevrolet, Hugo Boss, Sports Illustrated, Gillette and Target. Check out this video from Klip Collective from 2012 as Gillette celebrated the US Olympic team with three nights of displays around Boston.
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Incredible, right?!
Or how about this building projection mapping show from Ralph Lauren in celebration of 10 years of digital innovation for its website:
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Amazing. A simple Google search will keep you occupied for hours as more and more companies turn to projection mapping as a way to celebrate milestones, festivals or simply as a means to advertise. Found a cool video you can't stop watching? Leave a comment with a link, we would love to see what you find on projection mapping!