Take Good Photo Booth Shots on a Mac

Ever need a good picture in photo booth? Follow these directions to take a great picture!

Steps

  1. Open Photo Booth.
  2. Use the rule of thirds in your image. Read step 9 in the article Take-Better-Photographs
  3. Make sure there is no light shining directly on the the camera. Too much direct light can cause blurriness and glimmering when taking photographs.
  4. Make sure there's enough light where you plan to take the picture. Pictures taken in for example a dark basement won't be any good. Open the blinds in front of your windows (if any), turn on any lights you have in your room. Ceiling lights are good for this.
  5. Don't move around a lot when you take the picture. This will not allow the camera to focus correctly and the picture will be blurry.
  6. Don't stand too close to the camera. This will not focus it correctly.
  7. Take a test shot before taking your real picture to make sure that the appearance you want is working.
  8. Change the effect to sepia to see if this helps if you mess up.
  9. Click. You have a perfect photo!
  10. You can import the photo to iPhoto after it's taken and use the different features to enhance the quality. To do this, open photo booth, click on the picture you want and click the "iPhoto" button on the left side of the screen. Then :
    • Click on the picture you would like to enhance
    • Click the "Edit" button
    • Click the "Enhance button"
    • You can also click the "Adjust" button and try to increase the exposure and/or the contrast



Tips

  • This article is based on Mac Snow Leopard OS X 10.6. This method may not be correct for all computers.
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