Compact automatic photostudio
Abstract
Abstract AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED PHOTOSTUDIO IN WHICH THE USER CAN TAKE A SELFPORTRAIT WITH STUDIO LIGHTING. THE APPARATUS INCLUDES A HOUSING COMPRISING A STUDIO COMPARTMENT CONTAINING A SEAT FOR THE SUBJECT, AND A SET OF STROBE LIGHTS ARRANGED IN A DESIRED PORTRAIT ARRAY. AN APPARATUS COMPARTMENT ADJACENT THE STUDIO COMPARTMENT CONTAINS A CAMERA, A SET OF MIRRORS DEFINING A FOLDED OPTICAL PATH THROUGH WHICH THE CAMERA SEES THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS OF THE USER, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING THE CAMERA TO EXPOSE A FILM UNIT, AND THEN PROCESSING THE EXPOSED FILM UNIT, WHEN PAYMENT FOR THE PORTRAIT IS DEPOSITED BY THE SUBJECT. THE FINISHED PORTRAIT IS PRESENTED AT A SLOT IN THE WALL OF THE HOUSING.
Inventors
- 👤 C Kennedy
- 👤 J Pasieka
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