JP5109368B2 - Photography method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography method and apparatus for photographing a user as a subject to acquire a photographed image and outputting the photographed image.

  Conventionally, photography editing that ends one game by shooting a user, editing (graffitied) the photographed image obtained by photographing, and printing the edited image or photographed image on photo sticker paper A device has been proposed. This photography / editing apparatus is installed in an entertainment facility.

  Many users of such a photography and editing device are female junior high school girls and high school girls, and tend to use them for groups of several people on their way home from school on weekdays or on holidays. And these users are enjoying it, performing various edits with respect to the picked-up image in which several users are reflected.

  In recent years, in order to obtain a favorite photographed image, a user has photographed in various poses with an emphasis on photographing. And, so that you can shoot in various poses, you can shoot up the upper body and face of the user in full images, and take whole body shots from the head to the feet of the user to take uniforms and plain clothes. Photographic editing apparatuses that can be used have been proposed (see Patent Documents 1 to 4). In addition, there has been proposed one in which a photographing space is provided with members and stairs for supporting the posture so that various poses can be taken (see Patent Documents 2 and 3). As described above, a photography editing apparatus with high playability has been proposed for the action taken by the user.

  Here, the photography and editing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 can perform photographing with a camera provided in front of the photographing housing. When performing whole-body photography with this photo-editing / editing apparatus, the user takes pictures while changing the standing position so as to fall within the angle of view of the camera with a fixed focus at a position farther from the camera than in the up-shooting. At this time, if it is not possible to take a picture in a good position, the upper body is longer and the legs are shorter than the original appearance of the user, and the photographed image is unsatisfactory.

  In a photographic editing apparatus such as that disclosed in Patent Document 2, a user shoots a whole body along an inclined surface using stairs. This photo editing / editing apparatus makes it easier to put the whole body from the head to the toes into the camera angle of view than when standing vertically, and it appears as if it is taller than when standing vertically. However, the ratio of the length of the upper body and the lower body in this image is the same as the ratio of the original length of the user. For this reason, if a photograph cannot be taken in a good position, the photographed image will look bad. In addition, this photo editing / editing device is provided with a plurality of stairs, so it is troublesome to go up and down when performing up-shooting from whole body shooting, and it is inconvenient to easily perform various pose shootings. There is a problem.

  In a photographic editing apparatus such as Patent Document 3, a posture assisting tool is fixed behind the curtain. When taking a picture using a curtain, this photo editing / editing device causes folds and wrinkles on the curtain if the user leans against the posture assistance tool or the user holds the posture assistance tool with his / her hand. Can do. For this reason, the photographed image has a poor appearance.

  As described above, the conventional photo editing / editing apparatus has a problem in that the appearance of the photographed image is deteriorated and a satisfactory photo sticker cannot be provided to the user.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-232727 JP 2002-330316 A JP 2006-227314 A JP 2003-15212 A

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a photography method and apparatus capable of acquiring a good-looking photographed image, and to improve user satisfaction with the photographed image.

The present invention includes: a photographing process for photographing one or more users in a photographing space after receiving a user's operation with a photographing means to create a photographed image; and an output process for outputting the photographed image with an output means. A photographic method or apparatus therefor, comprising: a stool portion provided at a height of 650 mm to 750 mm, on which a user sits with his / her legs extending obliquely forward and downward toward the photographic means; and the stool portion A foot position restricting portion that restricts the position of the user's foot sitting on the user from moving backward and obliquely forward, so that the surface from the seat portion to the foot position restricting portion is gently A photographing posture auxiliary body formed integrally in a continuous manner is provided in the photographing space, and a background member taller than the photographing posture auxiliary body is provided behind the photographing posture auxiliary body, the background member And said A position lower than the upper end of the seat portion between the shadow posture auxiliary member, the illumination means is provided for illuminating the rear periphery of the seat portion, the imaging means is sitting in seat portion of the photographing posture auxiliary member utilized The head of a user standing without being seated on the seating part protrudes upward from the upper end of the photographing range by the photographing means and sits on the seating part. The user's head is set to fall within the photographing range, and when the user sitting on the seat is photographed by the photographing means, the illumination means illuminates the rear periphery of the seat, and The present invention is characterized in that it is a photography method or apparatus for taking a picture by photographing means.

The shooting space refers to a space provided to a user for shooting and is a space that can be shot by the shooting means or a space that is surrounded (or substantially surrounded) by a surrounding member such as a background member or an entrance / exit member. Can be configured.
The photographing means can be composed of a digital camera or a digital video camera.

  The output means is a thermal transfer printer such as an ink jet printer, a sublimation type thermal transfer printer or a melt type thermal transfer printer, or a laser printer, or the like, a printing means for printing an image in monotone, sepia tone or color, and the like, and transmits image data. It can be configured by a communication means or a storage medium reader / writer that writes image data to a storage medium.

  According to the present invention, when the user sits on the sitting portion, the posture can be assisted so that the foot position is located obliquely forward and downward, and a captured image obtained by photographing the user in a suitable posture is obtained. Can do. Especially if the user sits on the stool with the upper body straight in the vertical direction and stretches his legs straight forward diagonally downward, photographing means for photographing diagonally downward facing this user, The upper body is shorter and the legs are longer than the original appearance of the user, and the user's satisfaction with the captured image can be greatly enhanced.

In the present invention, the photographing posture assisting body is integrally formed with the surface from the seat portion to the foot position restricting portion being gently continuous.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary shadow from being generated on the photographing posture auxiliary body, and a good photographed image can be obtained. In particular, when chroma key composition is performed by setting the surface of the photographing posture auxiliary body to one color (green, blue, white, or the like) suitable for chroma key composition, it is possible to perform satisfactory chroma key composition because no unnecessary shadow is generated.

  Further, in the present invention, the photographing range of the photographing means is such that the top of the user standing without sitting on the seating portion protrudes upward from the upper end of the photographing range, and the user sitting on the seating portion It is set so that the top of the head falls within the imaging range.

  Thereby, the user who takes a whole body image | photograph can be made to take a suitable posture naturally. In detail, a user who takes a picture of the whole body usually has a psychology of trying to shoot without cutting from the top of the head to the toes. When the user is standing straight, the top of the head does not enter the shooting range and is cut off on the shot image, and when the user tries to put the top of the head, the head naturally sits on the seat. When the user sits on the seat, the foot position restriction unit places the foot position diagonally forward and downward. In this way, the user can naturally take a suitable posture, and even a first-time user or an unfamiliar user reliably obtains a good shot image taken in a suitable posture. be able to.

Further, a background member taller than the photographing posture assisting body is provided behind the photographing posture assisting body, and the seating position is lower than the upper end of the seating portion between the background member and the photographing posture assisting body. more it comprises an illumination means for illuminating the rear peripheral parts, it is possible to prevent the shadow is generated in the rear periphery of the seat portion, can obtain the good photographic image without unwanted shadows. In particular, when chroma key composition is performed, good chroma key composition can be performed because there is no unnecessary shadow.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to acquire a photographed image having a good appearance and to improve a user's satisfaction with the photographed image.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a photo sticker creating apparatus (photographing / editing apparatus) 1 as seen from the front side, FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the phototaking case 2, and FIG. 3 shows the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 from the back side. FIG. 4 is a side view of the periphery of the photographing space Z of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is mainly composed of a photographing housing 2 installed with the front facing the photographing space Z and an editing housing 3 connected to the back side of the photographing housing 2. In FIG. 1, the ceiling 4 above the shooting space Z, the rear panel 6 on the rear surface of the shooting space Z, the side panels 5 on the left and right sides of the shooting space Z, and the doorway curtain 7 on the left and right sides of the shooting space Z are shown. It is shown transparent. Here, the back panel 6 is composed of a background member such as a curtain or a plate and serves as the background of the captured image.

  A ceiling central illumination unit 238 including a strobe illuminator 23a, a fluorescent lamp 23b, and a diffusion plate 23c is provided on the ceiling 4 above the photographing space Z. The ceiling central illumination unit 238 illuminates the user in the photographing space Z from above with the diffused light obtained by diffusing the illumination light of the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b with the diffusion plate 23c. When the user goes back and performs whole body photography, the user can be illuminated obliquely from above and the face of the user can be mainly illuminated.

  A ceiling rear illumination unit 237 composed of a fluorescent lamp 23b and a diffusion plate 23c is provided on the ceiling 4 above and behind the imaging space Z. The ceiling rear illumination unit 237 illuminates a user in the photographing space Z from above and behind with diffused light obtained by diffusing the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 23b with the diffusion plate 23c.

  An imaging auxiliary chair 9 is installed on the floor surface behind the imaging space Z. The photographing auxiliary chair 9 is formed in a horizontally long shape in the left-right direction in which the longitudinal side surface is substantially L-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the photographing auxiliary chair 9 is provided with a semicircular arc-shaped seat 9a protruding upward. An inclined portion 9b that is inclined obliquely forward and downward from the vertical is connected to the end portion (front side end portion) of the seat portion 9a on the camera 24 side. At the lower end of the inclined portion 9b, an arcuate foot position restricting portion 9c that protrudes obliquely downward and rearward is connected. A substantially horizontal base portion 9d is connected to the end portion (front end portion) on the camera 24 side of the foot position limiting portion 9c. A semicircular curved portion 9e that protrudes toward the camera 24 (front side) is connected to the end (front side end) on the camera 24 side of the base 9d.

  The surface from the seating portion 9a to the inclined portion 9b, the foot position limiting portion 9c, the base portion 9d, and the bending portion 9e is formed in a continuous manner, and one surface sheet is formed on the entire surface. 9f is stuck and stuck so that there may be no wrinkles.

  The height from the upper surface of the pedestal 9d to the upper surface of the stool 9a is such that the heel does not reach the pedestal 9d when a user of a female junior high school girl or a high school girl sits on the stool 9a. Is formed. Furthermore, this height is formed to a height of 650 mm to 750 mm so that the heel of the seated user does not reach the base portion 9d and the toe of the seated user reaches or does not reach the base portion 9d. In this embodiment, the height is more preferably 710 mm. As a result, the user's foot seated on the seat 9a reaches the base 9d and does not bend and extends straight and diagonally forward.

  The photographing auxiliary chair 9 is formed with such a strength that a plurality of users can withstand even when a plurality of users get on the base 9d and sit on the seat 9a. The seat 9a may be provided with a cushion to improve the feel when the user is seated.

  A background illumination unit 239 including a strobe lighting body 23a and a diffusion plate 23c is provided behind the photographing auxiliary chair 9. The diffusing plate 23 c of the background illumination unit 239 is provided at a height slightly lower than the seat portion 9 a of the photographing auxiliary chair 9. The diffusion plate 23 c is provided at a position higher than the lower end of the back panel 6. For this reason, the back panel 6 surrounds the entire back surface from the ceiling of the imaging space Z to the diffusion plate 23c.

  The background illumination unit 239 illuminates the background by illuminating the rear panel 6 and the back of the auxiliary photographing chair 9, particularly the rear region E1 of the seat 9a from below. Thereby, when both the back panel 6 and the photographing auxiliary chair 9 are made the same color for chroma key composition, a shadow is prevented from being generated between them, and the accuracy of chroma key composition is improved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the photographing housing 2 is mainly divided into an upper part 2A, a middle part 2B, and a lower part 2C.

  The upper portion 2A is provided with an upper left illumination unit 231A on the left, an upper middle illumination unit 231B in the center, and an upper right illumination unit 231C on the right. Each of these illumination units 231A to 231C is provided with a planar diffusion plate 23c whose surface is directed obliquely downward on the front surface, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b are provided therein. The wall surfaces other than the diffusing plate 23c surrounding the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white and configured as reflecting surfaces. Accordingly, the illumination units 231A to 231C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is reflected internally and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c, and the seat portion 9a of the photographing auxiliary chair 9 in the photographing space Z. This surface light can be used to illuminate a user who takes a picture of the whole body, sitting from the top of the head to the toes.

  A partial illumination unit 232 that is long in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the upper central illumination unit 231B. The partial illumination unit 232 includes a strobe illuminator 23a and a diffusing plate 23c, and illuminates a user's face, particularly around the nasal muscles, of the upper body (or near the face) with diffused light.

  Between the upper part 2A and the middle part 2B, a digital camera 24 for photographing a user in the photographing space Z is provided at the center in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the camera 24 is arranged so that the photographing direction is inclined downward by an angle α from the horizontal, and the tip of the photographing direction is around the seat 9 a of the photographing auxiliary chair 9. Yes. The camera 24 acquires a live view video (moving image) of a user who is posing before shooting, and acquires a high-resolution shot image (still image) at the time of shooting.

  As shown in FIG. 2, spherical illumination units 233A and 233C are arranged on the left and right sides of the camera 24 symmetrically. The spherical illumination units 233A and 233C include a hemispherical diffuser plate 23c that is inclined inward in the left-right direction, an internal strobe illuminator 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b, and a hemispherical reflecting member that protrudes to the back side. It consists of and. The strobe illuminator 23 a and the fluorescent lamp 23 b are surrounded by a hemispherical diffusion plate 23 c that protrudes toward the front side of the photographing housing 2 and a hemispherical reflecting member that protrudes toward the back side of the photographing housing 2. For this reason, the light irradiated by the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b is reflected by the reflecting member whose inner surface is painted white and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c to become substantially uniform surface light. The spherical illumination units 233A and 233C illuminate a user who takes a close-up shot of the face in the shooting space Z with soft surface light.

  The middle portion 2B is provided with a left middle middle left lighting unit 235A, a middle middle middle lighting unit 235B, and a right middle middle right lighting unit 235C. Each of these illumination units 235A to 235C is provided with a planar diffusion plate 23c (or screen plate 60) with the surface obliquely upward, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b inside. Yes. The wall surfaces other than the diffusion plate 23c (and the screen plate 60) surrounding the strobe illuminating body 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white surfaces and configured as reflecting surfaces. As a result, the illumination units 235A to 235C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is internally reflected and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c (or the screen plate 60). The user can be illuminated by this surface light.

  Further, the middle stage central illumination unit 235B is provided with a screen plate 60 instead of the diffusion plate 23c on the front. The screen plate 60 is a part of a display illumination unit (not shown), and not only functions as a diffusion plate for diffusing the illumination light of the strobe illumination body provided inside, but also includes a projector ( It also functions as a screen for projecting a projected image 25S (not shown) (see FIG. 2).

  Note that the projected video 25S portion is disposed in the vicinity of the camera 24 and directly below the camera 24. In addition, the projected video 25S portion is arranged in a vertically symmetrical position with the upper partial illumination unit 232 across the camera 24.

  A touch panel monitor 26 is provided at the front center portion of the middle right illumination unit 235C. On the touch panel monitor 26, information necessary for the user is displayed by displaying a screen (for example, a screen for selecting image and brightness) for allowing selection of information such as a standing position at the time of shooting, shooting timing, and shooting conditions for shooting. To guide you.

  The lower part 2C is provided with a lower left illumination unit 236A on the left side and a lower right illumination unit 236C on the right side. In these illumination units 236A and 236C, a planar diffusion plate 23c is provided on the front surface, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b are provided therein. The wall surfaces other than the diffusing plate 23c surrounding the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white and configured as reflecting surfaces. Accordingly, the illumination units 236A and 236C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is internally reflected and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c, and the seat 9a of the auxiliary photographing chair 9 in the photographing space Z. The surface of the user who sits on the camera and shoots the whole body can be illuminated by this surface light.

  Note that the diffusion plate 23c used in each of the lighting units 232 to 239 is made of a translucent acrylic plate member that is about several millimeters thick and milky white. Accordingly, light is diffused throughout the thickness of the diffusion plate 23c.

  In the central portion between the lower left illumination unit 236A and the lower right illumination unit 236C, a coin insertion slot 21a that allows the insertion of coins necessary for game play, and a return slot for returning the inserted coins, change change, etc. 21b and a luggage storage part 29 for luggage storage.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the editing housing 3 is provided with an editing monitor 32 on both the left and right sides, a tablet 33 disposed on the editing monitor 32, and a touch pen 34. Thus, the editing process is executed in parallel on both the right side and the left side of the editing housing 3 and further includes the shooting process in the shooting space Z to be executed in parallel so that a triple customer service can be performed. Yes.

  Also, editing illumination 38 is provided on the upper left and right sides. The editing illumination 38 illuminates the editing space.

  Further, a coin insertion slot 36a and a return slot 36b used for charging additional printing are provided beside the left and right editing monitors 32.

  A photo sticker sheet discharge port 37a is provided on the side surface of the editing housing 3 opposite to the photographing housing 2. By discharging the completed photo sticker sheet from the photo sticker sheet discharge port 37a, the user can receive the photo sticker sheet at a place different from the editing space where the editing process is performed.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.
The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is connected to the control device 12 and is provided with a storage unit 11, a communication unit 13, a drive 14, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, a photographing unit 20, an editing unit 30, and a printer 37.

  The storage unit 11 includes a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 11 stores various data such as editing tool data, lighting setting data, and play time setting data used for editing processing, and allows the control device 12 to read and save setting information.

  The communication unit 13 includes a communication device such as a LAN card that communicates with an appropriate device such as a server via a communication network such as the Internet. The communication unit 13 performs operations such as registering a photographed image or an edited image in a database of the server or transmitting the photographed image or the edited image to a user's mail address according to a control signal from the control device 12.

  The drive 14 is composed of a drive device that reads and writes data from and to a removable medium 15 such as a portable nonvolatile memory or a USB memory. The drive 14 writes a photographed image or an edited image to a removable medium 15 owned by the user in accordance with a control signal from the control device 12, a photographed image or an edited image stored in the removable medium 15, or an item for editing. Read data.

The ROM 16 stores various programs and data such as a game program executed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and a maintenance program.
The RAM 17 is used as a temporary storage area by the control device 12.

  The photographing unit 20 includes various devices arranged on the photographing space Z side, such as a coin processing unit 21, a background control unit 22, a lighting device 23, a camera 24, a projector 25, a touch panel monitor 26, and a speaker 27. Yes.

  The coin processing unit 21 controls the activation signal when the amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 21a (see FIG. 2) exceeds the amount required for one game (from coin insertion to photo sticker discharge). 12 to send.

  The illumination device 23 irradiates flash light from the strobe illumination bodies 23 a of the above-described illumination units 232 to 239 according to the illumination control signal received from the control device 12.

  The camera 24 performs shooting according to the shutter signal received from the control device 12, and transmits the acquired captured image or moving image image data to the control device 12.

  In accordance with the RGB signals received from the control device 12, the projector 25 projects a moving image captured by the camera 24 on the screen plate 60 for confirmation before shooting, displays a live view, and displays a captured image acquired by shooting. Display such as still image display.

  The touch panel monitor 26 receives RGB signals from the control device 12 and displays information necessary for shooting such as display of a shooting mode selection screen, guidance of a standing position during shooting, and countdown of shooting timing. In addition, an input signal (coordinate signal) input by the user is transmitted to the control device 12.

  The loudspeaker 27 announces by voice the countdown for notifying the shutter timing of shooting, the moving guidance for urging the user to move to one of the two editing spaces, according to the audio signal of the control device 12.

  The editing unit 30 includes a tablet built-in monitor 31, an editing monitor 32, a tablet 33, a touch pen 34, a speaker 35, and a coin processing unit 36.

The tablet built-in monitor 31 is necessary for editing a thumbnail image of a photographed image, an editing tool such as a freehand pen, a painting tool, a stamp tool, a background tool, and an editing image being edited in accordance with the RGB signal received from the control device 12. The image is displayed on the editing monitor 32.
The tablet 33 transmits the coordinates touched by the user with the touch pen 34 to the control device 12 as an input signal.

The speaker 35 announces the remaining time permitted for editing, the explanation of the editing operation, and the like by voice according to the voice signal from the control device 12.
The coin processing unit 36 transmits an activation signal to the control device 12 when the amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 36a (see FIG. 3) is greater than or equal to the amount required for additional printing of the photo sticker sheet.

  The printer 37 prints the print data received from the control device 12 on a sticker paper 42 provided in the sticker paper unit 40.

  FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the game process executed by the control device 12 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The control device 12 waits until the coin processing unit 21 confirms the insertion of coins for the game fee (step S1: NO). When coins for the game fee are inserted (step S1: YES), the shooting process is performed. Execute (Step S2).

  When the photographing process is completed, the control device 12 guides the user to move to one of the two editing spaces (one that is empty without other users) by the touch panel monitor 26 and the speaker 27 ( Step S3).

  The control device 12 allows editing in the editing unit 30 installed in the guided editing space (step S4). In this editing, an operation for editing the edited image on the editing screen 110 displayed on the editing monitor 32 with the touch pen 34 using an appropriate tool such as a pen tool or a stamp tool is allowed.

  The control device 12 executes the printing process and prints the edited image that has been completed (step S5). In this printing process, a print image in which an edited image is arranged in an appropriate pattern such as 8 divisions or 16 divisions is created, and this print image is printed on sticker paper to create a photo sticker sheet.

If the coin for additional printing is thrown in (step S6: YES), the control apparatus 12 will perform additional printing processing (step S7). In this additional print processing, the user is allowed to select an edit image to be additionally printed from a plurality of edit images displayed in a list, and further, a print layout is selected, and the selected edit image is arranged in the selected print layout to be sealed. Print on paper, discharge the printed photo sticker sheet, and proceed to step S8.
If no coin for additional printing is inserted in step S6 (step S6: NO), the control device 12 advances the process to step S8.

  The control device 12 performs a subsequent customer service process (step S8). In this post-service processing, mini-games such as a game capable of transmitting an image to a mobile terminal and a game capable of posting an image are provided, and a mini-game selected by the user from the plurality of mini-games is executed.

  The control device 12 displays a sticker discharge screen and guides the user to move to the discharge port of the photo sticker sheet (step S9), discharges the photo sticker sheet (step S10), and ends the process.

  With the above-described configuration and operation, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can take a picture with the camera 24 while assisting the photographing posture of the user with the photographing auxiliary chair 9.

  As shown by a dotted line in the side view of FIG. 7, the user M1 who descends to the rear of the shooting space Z and tries to get on the base 9d of the shooting assisting chair 9 in an attempt to capture the whole body, It can be understood that the head h1 is cut off when standing straight on the platform 9d (the head h1 is not within the imaging range E2 indicated by the two-dot chain line). For this reason, as shown by the solid line, if the head h2 is to be within the imaging range, the user M2 naturally sits on the seat 9a, and the user M2 can take an appropriate posture.

  Also, if the image is taken while standing straight, the height difference of the user is directly reflected in the height difference in the captured image. However, by making the user sit on the seat 9a, the difference in the height of the user in the captured image can be suppressed to a seat height difference that is smaller than the height difference, and the height of the user is made to some extent. Can shoot. Thereby, the dispersion | variation in height by a user's height difference etc. can be suppressed. This can also prevent unnecessary blank space (background) from being generated more than necessary above the user's top in the captured image, and the user can be photographed as much as possible by effectively using the photographing range.

  Further, the foot position restricting portion 9c from the substantially horizontal base portion 9d to the inclined portion 9b in the photographing auxiliary chair 9 has a shape that gradually rises while being curved. For this reason, the state of the user's foot seated on the seat 9a is a state in which the toe of the foot is extended downward. Thereby, the user can easily acquire a beautiful photographed image with his feet extended without being particularly conscious.

  Further, since the foot position restricting portion 9c is located in front of the seat portion 9a on the camera 24 side, the user sitting on the seat portion 9a is in a state where his / her foot is extended obliquely downward. It becomes impossible to position it behind this. Thereby, it is possible to acquire a captured image in which the foot looks longer than the original foot length in relation to the angle of view of the camera 24.

More specifically, as shown in the side view of FIG. 8, the user M1 standing upright sits on the seat 9a of the photographing auxiliary chair 9 and has his legs extended obliquely forward. However, as shown in L1, the leg is taken longer.
In addition, the upper body L3 of the user M2 sitting on the seat 9a is shorter than the upper body L2 of the user M3 taken by tilting the whole body from the top of the head to the toes along an appropriate slope.
Therefore, the user can be photographed in a figure having an upper body shorter and longer than the original figure, and the user's satisfaction with the photographed image can be improved significantly.

  Further, since the surface of the photographing auxiliary chair 9 is formed in a smooth surface shape without wrinkles or unevenness, a photographed image suitable for chroma key composition can be obtained.

  Further, since the back area E1 of the seat 9a can be illuminated by the background illumination unit 239, shadows that tend to appear between the seat 9a and the back panel 6 in the photographed image can be prevented, and a photographed image suitable for chroma key composition can be obtained. it can.

  Further, the background illumination unit 239 can illuminate the rear area E1 of the seat 9a over the entire width by the soft strobe light diffused by the diffusion plate 23c. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a shadow that tends to appear between the seat 9a and the back panel 6 regardless of the number of users and the position where the user sits.

  In addition, since the background illumination unit 239 is configured so that the illumination direction of the strobe illumination body 23a is directed downward and is diffused by the upper diffusion plate 23c, the entire width of the rear region E1 can be sufficiently illuminated by one strobe illumination body 23a. . Moreover, the cost can be reduced by using one strobe illuminator 23a of the background illumination unit 239.

Further, since the background lighting unit 239 is arranged not behind the back panel 6 but behind the photographing auxiliary chair 9 in front of the back panel 6, there is no need to provide an extra space behind the back panel 6, and a photo sticker is created. The overall size of the apparatus 1 can be reduced, and the installation space can be effectively utilized.
More specifically, the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1 as described in Patent Document 4 described in the related art has a strobe on the back of the background curtain. In order to perform whole-body photographing, the photographing space must be widened, so that the entire photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is enlarged by the amount of the strobe installed on the back of the background curtain. For this reason, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has a problem that the installation space cannot be effectively utilized. If the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is made small in consideration of the installation space, the distance from the camera to the user is shortened because the background curtain is positioned in front of the rearmost surface, and whole body photography cannot be performed. . However, as described above, by arranging the background illumination unit 239 in front of the back panel 6 and behind the photographing auxiliary chair 9, it is possible to effectively utilize the installation space and perform whole body photographing.

  Further, by adjusting the position of the camera 24 and the shooting direction (angle of view) toward the shooting assisting chair 9, the user who has taken the whole body from the top of the head to the toes can be positioned in the center of the shot image. And a well-balanced photographed image can be obtained.

  Note that the tablet built-in monitor 31 is provided as an editing means for editing a photographed image, but other devices may be provided as editing means. Specifically, the editing unit can be configured by a touch panel or a pointing device (coordinate input unit) such as a mouse that acquires coordinates touched by the user with a touch pen or a finger, and can be a liquid crystal display or CRT that displays an image. It can also have a display unit such as a display.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The photographic device of the present invention corresponds to the photo sticker creating device 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The background member corresponds to the back panel 6,
The shooting posture auxiliary body corresponds to the shooting auxiliary chair 9,
The surface corresponds to the surface sheet 9f,
The photographing means corresponds to the camera 24,
The editing means corresponds to the tablet built-in monitor 31,
The output means corresponds to the printer 37,
The illumination means corresponds to the background illumination unit 239,
The rear periphery of the seat corresponds to the rear region E1,
The head of the user standing without sitting on the stool corresponds to the head h1 of the user M1,
The top of the user sitting on the seat corresponds to the top h2 of the user M2,
The shooting process corresponds to step S2,
The output process corresponds to step S5,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Photo sticker production apparatus, 6 ... Back panel, 9 ... Shooting auxiliary chair, 9a ... Seat part, 9c ... Foot position restriction part, 9f ... Surface sheet, 24 ... Camera, 31 ... Monitor with built-in tablet, 37 ... Printer, 239 ... background illumination unit, E1 ... rear area, E2 ... shooting range, h1, h2 ... top, M1, M2 ... user, Z ... shooting space

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A shooting process of shooting one or more users in the shooting space with a shooting means after receiving a user operation;
A photography method for executing an output process for outputting the photographed image by an output means,
A seating portion provided at a height of 650 mm to 750 mm, on which a user sits in a state where his / her legs are extended obliquely forward and downward toward the photographing means;
A foot position limiting unit that limits the position of the user's foot seated on the seat portion so that it cannot move backward from the state of extending the lower diagonally forward,
A photographing posture auxiliary body integrally formed by gently continuing the surface from the seat portion to the foot position restricting portion is provided in the photographing space,
A background member taller than the photographing posture auxiliary body is provided behind the photographing posture auxiliary body,
Illumination means for illuminating the back periphery of the seat portion at a position lower than the upper end of the seat portion between the background member and the photographing posture auxiliary body,
The photographing means is installed at an angle for photographing the user sitting on the seat portion of the photographing posture auxiliary body obliquely downward,
The top of the user standing without sitting on the stool protrudes upward from the upper end of the imaging range by the imaging means; and
Set so that the top of the user sitting on the seat is within the shooting range,
A photography method for illuminating a rear periphery of the seat with the illuminating means and photographing with the photographing means when photographing a user sitting on the stool with the photographing means. Photographing means capable of performing photographing processing for photographing one or more users in the photographing space after receiving a user operation and creating a photographed image;
A photographic apparatus comprising output means capable of executing an output process for outputting the captured image,
A seating portion provided at a height of 650 mm to 750 mm, on which a user sits in a state where his / her legs are extended obliquely forward and downward toward the photographing means;
A foot position limiting unit that limits the position of the user's foot seated on the seat portion so that it cannot move backward from the state of extending the lower diagonally forward,
A photographing posture auxiliary body that is integrally formed by gently and continuously forming the surface from the seat portion to the foot position restricting portion is provided in the photographing space,
A background member taller than the photographing posture auxiliary body is provided behind the photographing posture auxiliary body,
Illuminating means for illuminating the back periphery of the seat portion at a position lower than the upper end of the seat portion between the background member and the photographing posture auxiliary body,
The photographing means is installed at an angle for photographing a user sitting on the seat portion of the photographing posture auxiliary body obliquely downward,
The photographing range by the photographing means is
The top of the user standing without sitting on the stool protrudes above the upper end of the shooting range; and
A photography apparatus that is set so that the top of the user sitting on the seat is within the photographing range.

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