Hey all,
Thought I’d put together a little guide on how to get involved with my virtual photobooth project so here you go.
What is it?
You take some photos of yourself against a plain white wall and send them through to me. I’ll take a look at them, pick out a selection, edit them, put a few into photobooth style grids and send these grids back to you alongside the individual edited photos.
How do I get involved?
Take upper body photos of yourself against a plain white wall and send them to me via Dropbox or WeTransfer.
Tips for taking photos?
Pick a plain wall with no visual distractions or detailing on it.
Use the best camera you have, for most people that will be the rear camera on their phone but if you have a DSLR or “proper” camera feel free to use that. The better quality images you send me the more chance you have that I’ll use them.
Wear a plain t-shirt, vest, bra or nothing on top. The focus is your face so I don’t want clothes to distract from it.
Send me a big selection of shots so I have plenty to choose and work with.
Ideally use a wall by a window so there’s plenty of light, if you have a ring light or artificial light source that works too. Well lit shots are ideal for me but be careful not to “blow the highlights” as this is something I can’t easily fix in the edit.
How do I get them to you?
Once you have a Dropbox or WeTransfer link send it to me using the contact form on this site or via DM on my Instagram.
Will I definitely get my photos edited and used by you?
This project has proven to be much more popular than I imagined so I can’t guarantee it, at the moment I’m sharing one set of images per day and at the moment at least I’m recieving wayyy more sets than I can put out. Priority will go to image sets that are of good technical quality, combine a good variety of expressions and in general just have a vibe that I like. Feel free to drop me a DM on Insta first and I’ll probs be able to give you an indication on this if you dont want to shoot everything without knowing in advance.
Do I need to be a model / a woman to be involved?
No, you just need to have a cool face and a vibe that I like + the ability to bring that through on camera. Submissions from older people / men are encouraged. That being said this is a selective project so I am actively choosing people based on whether I think they look cool on camera for this particular project.
Example images
Here are some examples of photos I’ve been sent that tick the boxes for what I’m looking for.
