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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Michael John Surma, Eagan, MN (US);
Richard Lee Swanson, Hopkins, MN (US);
Earl John Adolphi, Los Lunas, NM (US);
Brent Peterson, Excelsior, MN (US);
Michael John Surma, Eagan, MN (US);
Richard Lee Swanson, Hopkins, MN (US);
Earl John Adolphi, Los Lunas, NM (US);
Brent Peterson, Excelsior, MN (US);
Lifetouch Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A photography station operates to capture digital images of a subject with at least one digital camera. The photography station includes foreground lighting and background lighting. The foreground lighting is configured to illuminate the subject, while the background lighting is configured to illuminate a background. The photography station includes a computing device having a setup module operable to perform tests to check a configuration of the photography station, and a photography module operable to capture digital images of the subject with the digital camera. In some embodiments, the tests performed by the setup module include a plurality of initial checking operations and a plurality of background processing operations.