A Valentine’s Tradition: DIY Photobooth Pics

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-6674

We’ve been making these Valentine’s Day Card since 2011. (Here’s 2012 and 2013).  They are super simple and easy to make.

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-0892

For best results, make sure your backdrop is clutter free or monochromatic.  A blank white wall is ideal.

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-0949

You don’t need that much space either.  There’s this small section of blank unobstructed wall in our bedroom between the dresser and the door that I use to take a lot of their photos.  Our bedroom is tiny. I have to sit on bed to take their photos.

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-0939

Then snap away. Lately they’ve developed a fake-smile-for-the-camera-smile. To try to capture more natural smiles and expressions I engage them in conversation while I’m snapping away (using my iPhone 4S).

Screen Shot 2014-02-14 at 2.43.55 PM

48 frames later, I choose five favorites and edit them in lightroom (using Get Totally Rad’s Replichrome Film Presets)

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-screenshot2

To create the photobooth strip, use my DIY Project No. 4 Photobooth Templates (it’s a free download!). Print and cut, then add them to a blank card (the photobooth template also includes a simple card template).

paislee-DIY4-PHOTOBOOTH-6672

……….

eta: just updated the templates this morning to include cut lines and editable text layers. Download the updated files HERE.

_paislee-diy4-prv

Blog Comments

Your girls are sooo adorable.
Ronnie xo

very cute & simple idea 🙂 <3

Erin, beingerin.com

I love this! So cute!

I love this idea! I was thinking of doing a photo booth with my kids but I think I just over thought it for style. Great tradition!

thanks for nice sharing

Add a comment

*Please complete all fields correctly

Related Posts