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US 10,474,006 B2Granted
Outdoor photography system
AssigneeLifetouch Inc.
InventorsHaim Ariav, Timothy Lindabury, Peter J. Origlio
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Abstract
A photography system provides a photography station which can be conveniently set up and provides consistent quality of photographs regardless of ambient conditions. The system includes a digital camera, a ring flash, and a tent providing a subject space for arranging the subject during photography. The tent is configured to surround the subject to at least partially isolate the subject from the surroundings. The system further includes a background unit arranged within the tent to allow for subsequent background replacement processing.
Claims18
A photography system comprising:
- an image capture system comprising:
- a stand including a mounting device;
- a digital camera unit mounted to the mounting device and arranged and configured to capture a digital image of a subject, the digital camera unit having a lens;
- a ring flash mounted to the mounting device and having a center hole, the ring flash being arranged with respect to the digital camera unit so that the lens extends at least partially within the center hole;
- a camera control interface configured to synchronize the capture of the digital image with illumination of the subject from the ring flash;
- a portable outdoor tent providing a subject space for arranging the subject during photography, the tent having a top cover, a rear cover, opposing side covers, and an open side arranged opposite to the rear cover, the tent configured to surround the subject to at least partially isolate the subject from surroundings, the digital camera unit and the ring flash arranged outside of the tent and facing the open side of the tent through which the digital camera unit captures the digital image of the subject;
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- a background unit arranged within the tent to provide a background when the subject is photographed by the digital camera unit.
5 more elements
A method for capturing a digital image of a subject in an outdoor environment, the method comprising:
- setting up an outdoor tent in the outdoor environment, the outdoor tent having a top cover, a rear cover, opposing side covers, and an open side arranged opposite to the rear cover;
- setting up a stand outside the tent, the stand including a mounting device;
- mounting a digital camera unit to the mounting device and arranging the digital camera unit facing the open side of the outdoor tent, the digital camera unit having a lens;
- mounting a ring flash unit having a center hole to the mounting device such that the lens extends at least partially within the center hole and facing the open side of the outdoor tent;
- arranging the subject within the outdoor tent to surround the subject;
- controlling the ring flash unit to illuminate the subject through the open side of the tent;
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- controlling the digital camera unit to capture a digital image through the open side of the tent synchronized with the illumination of the subject by the ring flash unit.
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A photography system comprising:
- a digital camera unit having a lens arranged and configured to capture a digital image of a subject;
- a ring flash having a center hole arranged with respect to the digital camera unit so that the lens extends at least partially within the center hole;
- a camera control interface configured to synchronize the capture of the digital image with illumination of the subject from the ring flash;
- a portable outdoor tent providing a subject space for arranging the subject during photography, the outdoor tent having a top cover, a rear cover, opposing side covers, and an open side arranged opposite to the rear cover, the outdoor tent configured to surround the subject to at least partially isolate the subject from surroundings, the digital camera unit and the ring flash arranged outside the outdoor tent and facing the open side of the tent through which the digital camera unit captures the digital image of the subject;
- a background unit arranged within the outdoor tent to provide a background when the subject is photographed by the digital camera unit;
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- a computing device comprising:
- a processing device;
- and
- at least one computer readable storage device storing data instructions, which when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
- detect a background scene in the digital image associated with the background unit;
- and
- distinguish the background scene from the subject in the digital image based at least in part upon the detected background scene.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.