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Wedding photo zone: ideas and photos

What is a photo zone, how to arrange it correctly and in an original way and do it yourself, we will tell in this article. Your photos will be unforgettable!

photozone- a fairly new phenomenon in the field of wedding decor. However, those who have tried it in action will tell you that they would never go back to standard wedding photos again, when random photos of guests on the dance floor or at the tables turn out to be boring, ugly, blurry.

What you need to consider before making a photo zone for a wedding?

Dimensions. Everything is not so simple here. The minimum photo zone should not be less than 2x2 meters in order to look beautiful. However, the size of the room where the wedding will take place does not always allow you to place it comfortably. This is important to consider.

attributes. To make a wedding photo session really original, fun and betray the mood, use a variety of attributes: mustaches, glasses, hats, costumes, lanterns, objects, stickers, balloons, umbrellas, wish boards, masks, comic signs and much more. However, make sure that the fun does not turn into bad taste and the attributes do not go beyond the wedding style.

Season. Photo zones decorated according to the season will look most successful. In winter, these are dry branches, snow and snowflakes, dry plants and cones, candles and lanterns, garlands, red apples. In spring, pay attention to flower arrangements, butterflies, birds, willow branches, fresh and delicate colors, lightness. Summer is a time of bright and rich colors, and against the backdrop of the greenery of nature, landscape plays will look good, for example, a photo zone in the form of a decorated tree or a swing on a tree, hanging ribbons, flower curtains or a curtain of small light bulbs, translucent fabrics fluttering in the wind, etc. .d. In autumn, the decor will look better in brown-gold, burgundy tones and their variants, you can add a samovar, gifts of nature in the form of grapes, apples, pumpkins, autumn flowers.

Ideas for decorating a photo zone for a wedding with a photo

Presswall or banner

Universal, fast and quite economical solution. On a printed canvas, you can realize anything you like, indicate the names of all the guests, the date of the wedding, landscape, collage or fragments of a love story, and much more. In addition, the press wall is light and mobile, you do not need to install anything special and figure out where to put the scenery later. Frames for such banner stands can be rented, which will be much cheaper.

Polaroid photo frames

An original solution that does not require extra costs. They can be made to order, or you can make your own by signing the names and date of the event.

Slate

A universal attribute on which you can embody many ideas, from drawings to inscriptions. Monochromatic background, chalk inscriptions, drawings perfectly emphasize the outfits of the couple and guests, because. the board is black or dark brown.

flower wall

This is not a cheap solution if you want to decorate it with fresh flowers and moss. But no less impressive is the background of paper flowers, and the larger they are, the more fabulous the photos from the wedding will look. You can make such flowers with your own hands!

Floral curtains

These are flower heads strung on a thread or decorative rope. They very gently emphasize the image of the bride and, like the flower wall, will look most advantageously against the backdrop of wildlife, which will complement the atmosphere.

Ribbons and flags

Long ribbons to the floor, with which a frame, wall, stand or tree branches can be hung, looks very gentle and unusual, especially if it develops in the wind. Combine different textures, fringes, colors, you can add garlands, flowers, in general, do not limit your imagination.

Openwork screens

You are unlikely to be able to make them yourself. But it's easy to rent or buy ready-made ones. A wedding screen can be not only a decoration for a photo zone, but also a decoration for a banquet hall, for example, behind the newlyweds.

frames

Old and modern, large and small, frames of various shapes can be played up by hanging them, placing them on the floor or on furniture, combining them with flowers, mirrors and other decorations for a wedding.

Wall imitating the interior of the living room

Such a stand will be an excellent backdrop for the first joint photos of a new young family, their relatives and friends.

antique furniture

It can be placed on the background of a decorative wall or just in nature. Most often, this technique is used when decorating photo zones for weddings in vintage style. Equally well, old and antique furniture will look good in a wedding photo in a classic and royal style.

Paper decor

Paper of various colors and structures allows you to create light and romantic decorations. It can be paper flowers, cranes, turntables, pompoms, garlands, confetti curtains and much more.

Video: Paper flowers for a photo zone for a wedding

Tree

Natural materials look simple and sophisticated, delicate and rough at the same time, emphasize the ease of the environment and make the photos more lively and stylish. It can be just a tree in the garden or in the yard, decorated with wedding decor, it can be wooden arches (carved and from raw trunks and branches), a wall of wooden pallets, wooden boxes, round cuts of wood, fences and small fences, just boards, a wall of wooden houses, as well as empty wooden window frames and even halves of old doors!

Hedges woven with flowers

They are suitable for floral arrangements and for classic weddings, as well as eco-style weddings. They look good against the backdrop of wildlife, in greenery.

All kinds of lamps

Large and small lamps, in a simple or decorative ceiling or without it at all, stands with lamps, garlands or whole curtains of lights look very touching and romantic, give tenderness to photographs, some additional intimacy, intimacy and warmth, romance. Usually used for photos at the end of the holiday, when it is already dark. And in nature, on trees or in the form of luminous arches, they look just fabulous!

Photozone is the main element of photography. It does not matter for what event or style it is equipped. The main thing is to choose the right and original place and attributes for photography. There are many different ways to decorate the photo zone, and any time of the year will not interfere with a good photo shoot.

Marine style

Marine style is suitable for a children's birthday party or for a single themed photo shoot. Photozone decoration options:

• On a white wall, hang a fishing net with starfish and fish, a garland of flags in a semicircle. Place the model of the boat, oar and anchor at the bottom.
• Near the blue wall, put white wooden boxes, an anchor with a rope, a helm. Arrange paper boats on the floor, put a white teddy bear in a large suitcase.
• Hang the steering wheel horizontally on a tree branch, tie blue and white ribbons to it and fasten them to the ground, garlands of red flags. On the ground is a white blanket with striped pillows, a lantern and a red anchor.
• A panel of blue balloons, fix an octopus, fish, algae from balloons on them.
• On the seashore, put a round table covered with a white tablecloth and a fishing net, next to it is a steering wheel, two high-backed chairs, a large glass with a goldfish, a lantern and a tea set on the table.

Boho style

Boho is one of the young styles. It is suitable for single and wedding photo shoots. Shooting can be arranged in a photo studio or on the street. Photozone decoration options:

• Make a curtain out of paper flowers. String flowers, starting with light shades and ending with dark ones. Hang such a curtain on a tree branch or on a wooden arch.
• Place an armchair or chair with a soft back under the tree, hang dream catchers, jars filled with sugar or white sand, bottles of flowers, macrame, ribbons on the branches.
• Lay a rug between the trees, put stumps, arrange vases with flowers, candles, stretch ribbons or white threads between two trees, hang dream catchers.
• In nature, build a hut, cover it with a light flowing white or light-colored fabric, decorate with clay vases and bottles of flowers, lay a blanket, put pillows, bouquets, put a kerosene lamp.
• Braid the arch with a vine with leaves (they can be both dry yellow and green), hang empty window frames and picture frames, jars with candles on long threads, keys, bottles. Decorate the vine with bouquets of dried flowers and wheat ears. Scatter leaves on the floor. Suitable for outdoor and studio shooting.
• In nature, put a table and chairs, put a tablecloth on the table, put a kerosene lamp, glasses, a candlestick with a large candle, a vase of dried flowers, fruit plates, decorate with green grass. Hang jars with light bulbs or candles from above.

Glamor style

Glamor is the style of the “elite of the 70s”. Shooting in this style is best arranged in a photo studio, as the background needs to be chosen as neutral as possible. Suitable for wedding or single photo shoot. Photo zones options:

• On the steps of an old building.
• At the mirror in an old gilded frame with a table with twisted legs.
• Bed with white headboard and dark colored bedspread. Next to put a bedside table with a chandelier.
• Ottoman with satin coverlet.
• Table with white tablecloth and antique crockery.

military style

A military-style photo shoot can be organized in a photo studio, in nature, in a museum or near military monuments.

Photo zones for shooting:

• Drape the background with a dark cloth, put a large wooden box, put various weapons and military ammunition on it.
• On the street, build a wooden hut or put up a tent, cover with a camouflage net.
• Drape the wall with a camouflage net, hang a flask, helmet, machine gun.
• Install a sniper rifle in an abandoned building near the window opening.
• In a sand pit, make a semblance of a trench.

Provence style

Provence is French rustic romance. Such shooting can be arranged in a photo studio and outdoors. Several options for decorating the photo zone:

• Against the background of the photo wallpaper with a lavender field, put a bench with a twisted back (white) and white pillows, a small bookcase with flowers, lay a green carpet on the floor and put pots with indoor plants.
• Against the background of a white wooden fence, arrange white chairs, wooden boxes, a white bicycle. Put purple pillows on chairs, put a bouquet of flowers in a bicycle basket, hang lavender-colored paper flowers around.
• Hang colorful paper balls on a tree, put bicycles, a small table, suitcases, and lay a rug near the tree. Put a gramophone on the suitcases, lay a white tablecloth on the table and put a kettle, cups, cakes, put pillows on the rug.
• Hang white tulle in the garden. Pick it up as a curtain on the window and attach lavender bouquets. Hang a birdcage and put a chair with a high back.
• Put a white tablecloth on top of the hay bales and tie with ribbon. Put a basket of apples, a couple of logs and a bottle of wine on top. You can decorate with dried flowers or lavender.
• Place a table in a lavender field or in a field of other pink or pink-violet flowers, set it up for tea drinking.

retro style

Retro is quite popular for photo shoots. Such shooting can be arranged in a photo studio, outdoors or in a room with a stylized interior. Photo zones options:

• Arrange books on the green grass, put a wicker chair, cover it with a blanket.
• Spread a checkered blanket, scatter oranges, apples over it, put a picnic basket, a couple of books, a hat. Put a retro car in the background.
• Put a retro TV on the bedside table, next to a floor pot with a flower, put a rocking chair with a blanket, put a book on it.
• Put a gramophone on the table, a vase with flowers and flowering branches, hang a framed photograph or a picture on the wall.
• Paste the photo zone with newspapers, put suitcases on the floor, a rare receiver, a telephone, plant a teddy bear.

rock style

Such shooting is best arranged on the street or in a music studio. Examples of photozones:

• An impromptu stage is decorated with a stand with a microphone and musical instruments.
• Make a background with posters of rock stars or rock band names.
• Put a biker motorcycle against the background of an abandoned building, you can add metal chains.
• Make a background from the pages of a music book, place guitars on stands, a microphone on a stand.
• Background as a wall painted with graffiti.
• Arrange musical instruments in an abandoned building, hang chains, posters of rock bands on the walls.

Rustic style

Rustic - rustic, homely, simple, cozy, natural.

Photozone decoration options:

• Put a wooden ladder, bags, and lay straw on the floor against the wall of unhewn wooden boards.
• Randomly fold wooden boxes, next to the box on the box, cover with a burlap cloth, put a ceramic jug.
• In the garden, arrange a table and benches made of raw wood, cover with burlap, arrange ceramic plates.
• Near a large domestic fireplace made of wild stone, put a table and chairs made of unhewn wood, arrange wooden utensils, put flowers in an earthenware jug, and cover the chairs with burlap.
• Put a couple of bales of hay near the pile of firewood, cover them with burlap, put a bouquet of wild flowers on top.

Safari style

The safari style appeared in the 60s. It is a mixture of ethnic African style and colonial African style.

Photozone design options:

• Make an application of cartoon characters "Madagascar".
• Place palm trees in large barrels near the brick wall, plant a soft toy monkey next to it.
• Place soft toys of African animals on the mat, hang a parrot, green and yellow balls on top, put palm trees from balls.
• Hang African masks on a white wall, put a beautiful chair, hang binoculars on the back, put a double-barreled shotgun next to the chair.
• Put up a tent near exotic plants, spread out and arrange bamboo.
• In a desert area, put an open or closed off-road jeep.
• Set up a camp in a desert area, set up a picnic, decorate everything with style elements.

Fashion style

One of the directions of glamor, which appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. As in the glamor style, the background should be as monochromatic as possible. Photozone design options:

• Hang a framed photo on a white wall, put a white table next to it, a round chair, throw a white scarf on it, put a lamp of the 20-30s on the table.
• Attach black and white wallpaper to the wall, put a white sofa, put striped pillows, put a table lamp, a model of the Eiffel Tower, a candlestick.
• Place a black floor vase with white roses by the black marble sink.
• Arrange four floor mirrors like a screen.
• Arrange mannequins, hang different outfits in fashion style.

Birthday

A birthday can be held in a certain style, and depending on the chosen style, decorate the photo zone. Options for decorating a photo zone for a holiday:

• Pirate style. Hang paper flags with skulls, nets, the inscription: "Happy Birthday", pirate flags, a treasure map, arrange chests with coins, sabers, bottles of rum.
• Pioneer. Hang a bugle on the wall, the flag of the USSR, a poster: “Pioneer! Drank - have a bite! ”, Various pioneer posters.
• Alice in Wonderland. Attach playing cards of different sizes to the wall, round clocks of different sizes with a Roman dial (you can draw), arrange bouquets of white and red roses.
• Make a stand with white balls, highlight the age number with any other.
• In retro style. You can beat the theme of poker, dudes, bar, gangster Chicago of the 30s, gambling, film adaptation of the novels "The Great Gatsby" or "12 Chairs".
• On the banner, make holes for picture or window frames.

Children's birthday

There are many different options for designing a photo zone:

• Hang a garland of flags and letters happy birthday on the wall. Put a large birthday number, a high chair on the floor, lay out pillows, hang balloons and flowers in a vase.
• Make an arch of balloons like a rainbow on the wall. Place large balloon flowers on the floor.
• Wall mural from the cartoon The Little Mermaid, paper seaweed, treasure chest, anchor.
• On the wall, make a panel of multi-colored butterflies from colored paper, put a large paper flower for Thumbelina on the floor.
• Put cartoon characters cut out of cardboard (for example, minions), supplement the photo zone with attributes suitable for the cartoon.
• Make a model of a ship on the wall, put a black flag with a skull on it, put palm trees from balls on the sides, and old pistols on the floor.

For pregnant

Here are some options for designing a photo zone:

• Depending on the gender of the child, attach balloons (pink or blue) to the floor at different heights, use a white background or the color of the balloons.
• In summer, put an arch in nature, attach white, blue or pink ribbons, paper flags, lanterns, lay a blanket, put a small table with goodies, candles and flowers.
• In nature, put up a tent or hang a canopy made of tulle, lay a blanket, put pillows.
• Arrange soft toys, pillows on the green grass, put a basket with wild flowers.
• Lay a light blanket on the floor, sprinkle with rose petals of different colors, put flowering tree branches.
• Put a blanket, books, small knitted socks, balls and knitting needles, toys on the bed or sofa, put a kettle with tea next to it.

Mystic

Mysticism is secrets, horrors, legends, riddles. Pretty eccentric style for a photo shoot. Photozone design options:

• Hang origami birds from the ceiling against the background of the dense forest wallpaper, put dry branches from below.
• Photo wallpaper of an old cemetery with stone tombstones.
• On a gray background, put a chair with a high back, put a fake skeleton dressed in armor on it.
• As a background, use an abandoned dilapidated house with a stone well.
• Plant a stuffed crow on a burnt tree, hang skulls, black and white ribbons.
• Arrange huge candles in a burnt clearing.
• Against the backdrop of a dense forest, place mirrors in the forest, blow colored or ordinary smoke.
• In the attic among the old trash.

At school graduation

Photo zones options:

• Banner with Oscar figurines. Lay out the red carpet on the floor.
• Hollywood celebrity banner, red carpet, starry evening theme.
• Banner of children's photos of graduates, decorated with balloons and flowers.
• Large balloon frame with large student and student dolls.
• Hang the names of all graduates, the year of graduation, smiles, balloons, emoticons on the tulle fabric.
• Large class magazine page banner with graduate names and grades. Decorate with flowers, balloons, ribbons.

For a wedding

Photozone decoration options:

• Banner to design as an invitation card. Write the names of the newlyweds, the date of the wedding, put floor vases with flowers on the sides, large letters “LOVE” a little ahead.
• Arrange a photo exhibition on a banner or wall with photos of the newlyweds, starting with children's photos.
• Fix fresh flowers and moss on the banner. You can make such a photo zone from paper flowers. Set up a nice chair.
• Photo wallpaper with pink roses, a white sofa, white guipure pillows on the sofa, put a candelabra with candles next to it. Spread branches of a weaving rose on the back of the sofa.
• Fix circles of fans of different colors and sizes on the wall.
• In the garden, put a table and a couple of chairs, set the table for tea.
• Hang swings in the garden, decorate them with garlands of flowers.
• In the garden, put a bed and a bedside table, make an imitation of a bedroom.
• Take out a sofa, a table into the garden, make an imitation of a living room or boudoir.



Fantasy is unusual, interesting and magical. Photography in this style can be done both in the studio and outdoors. Options for decorating a photo zone:

• Place wall murals of a starry or stormy sky, sunset on the wall.
• Against the background of a white wall, fasten balloons from above, attach helium balloons to the threads on the floor.
• Fasten the white and blue organza in the form of theatrical backstage.
• In a sand pit, in the dunes or on the seashore, fasten paper windmills with thin ribbons to thin twigs.
• Against the background of a blue wall, attach white clouds, put a large wicker basket on the floor like for a balloon, attach the ropes from the basket to the ceiling.
• Use spotlights and projectors to achieve fantastic effects.

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This is the most fabulous style. Such shooting can be done in a photo studio or outdoors. Photozone design options:

• Place a treasure chest on a fallen tree in the forest.
• On the shore of the reservoir near a large stone, put a copper jug, scatter red apples.
• In an old wooden house in the forest or village.
• Against the backdrop of a carriage and horses.
• In a beautiful symmetrical garden or park.
• On a clean snow-covered field or in a snow-covered forest.
• Place a leather armchair, a large globe, and candles near the high shelves with books.
• Against the background of bare trees in the autumn forest, arrange sailboats cut out of paper.

Recently, photo zones have become popular - themed corners or entire rooms for shooting. This is especially true for children's holidays: after all, it is much easier to manage a one-year-old baby at home, where everything is at hand, than in the studio.

Usually they put a beautiful background in the photo zone, decorate it with garlands, balls, use funny props, for example, multi-colored frames, wooden words, many do it here. Someone buys special materials, someone makes decorations from improvised means.

The main task of the photo zone is to set a festive mood and help people feel comfortable in front of the camera. We asked experienced photographers whether it is worth trying to arrange a photo zone in an apartment at all and how best to do it.

Larisa Ershova: "NIt’s not necessary to make such a zone where the child can’t do anything”

Larisa Ershova is a reportage photographer, collaborating with the To children with love charity foundation.

What is the most important thing you would advise to those who want to make a photo zone at home?

• First, soberly assess whether the size of the apartment allows you to highlight an empty wall with decorations. In the warm season, it is generally better to shoot outdoors.
• Secondly, make sure that the decor is made in the same style.
• Thirdly, do not overdo it with props.

What is the meaning of "do not overdo it"?

Sometimes they use meaningless things or objects that are clearly not for the age of children. It is necessary that people not just play funny objects, but be with each other at this moment. And you don’t need to make a photo zone where the child can’t do anything.

What would be the props then?

You can suggest using something family and important:for example, a child is holding a grandmother's toy.

Alla Polyakova: “You always need to be inspired by some pleasant things”

Alla Polyakova - a family, children's and wedding photographer - believes that a beautiful place for taking pictures at home can be created with the help of several points:

1. The first point is the most important - it's light! It's always better to shoot in the morning, when it's still dark outside. Also, the larger the window or the closer to it to place the place for filming, the brighter and more pleasant the shots will be.
2. The second point also in some respects concerns light - this is furniture. The lighter the cabinets and the rest, the better. And in general, the less furniture, the better. Dark colors absorb light, so white furniture and wallpaper always expands the space and is very successful for photographs.
3. The third point is inspiration. I believe that you should always be inspired by some pleasant things. If you want to take beautiful shots at home, then everything in the apartment or room should really please! To do this, you can design your home or buy some interesting details for comfort. It is important that the room reflects the character of its owner.

Maria Bochkova: " The most important thing is natural light.”.

Wedding, family and children's photographer, member of the Association of Professional Children's and Family Photographers DISFO.

If you think about the photo zone even at the stage of repair, what can be done?

When creating a photo zone at home, first of all, pay attention to the walls and floors. It is better to give preference to wooden floors or a good laminate, and paint the walls with a plain paint that does not give glare - this way you will get the simplest photo zone. Prepare some portable decks in treated and painted wood, such as dark brown and white. Such flooring can be left on the floor, or you can fix it against the wall.

What props are better to choose for shooting children, so that the children would be interested and easy to find?

Cuts of fabrics of different colors and densities, along with paper backgrounds, will help diversify the photo zone and will not be burdensome for the budget. To make the photo zone brighter and more festive and surely interest the child, you can add garlands of triangular paper flags, circles, hearts or silk ribbons. For the New Year holidays, you can buy a luminous garland.

• Add and change props, then the photo zone will look different. Buy a nice wooden chair, cozy throw or faux fur to shoot on the floor. Not a single child will refuse to ride a wooden horse, and in the meantime you can get beautiful shots of a joyful baby.
• Some props can be looked after even at a flea market. For example, old suitcases of different sizes can become an alternative to a chair, or they can add an element of play if you hide a toy in a suitcase.
• As temporary props, balloons can be an excellent option: a bunch of one-color or multi-colored balloons with a load, or large balloons with a diameter of 60 centimeters or more and beautiful tails made of silk ribbons or paper (tassel) garlands.

The most important thing when shooting children is to create an atmosphere of trust and add an element of play, and then each kid will open up and get great shots.

How big does the room have to be to set up a photo zone? And in principle, does anything depend on the size of the room, or is the lighting the main thing?

The most important thing when creating a good photo zone at home is natural light or light from a window. Natural light helps to bring out the color of the eyes, hide small imperfections of the skin and add radiance to it.

Turn off the lights in the entire apartment and see which of the rooms remains the brightest, which gets more sunlight. Even if the brightest room is not the most convenient in terms of layout or not the largest in area, then it is better to stop the choice on it in order to get beautiful portraits.

A large amount of direct sunlight is also best avoided, as they cast harsh shadows on the child's face. You can buy loose, light-colored Roman or roller blinds to soften the sunlight and diffuse it a little.

What should you never do if you plan to make a photo zone in an apartment?

In the home photo zone, it is better to abandon the bright color of the walls. Bright colors, especially red, blue and green, will give ugly reflexes to the baby's skin - it will look sickly. When choosing the color of the walls in a room with a photo zone, it is better to stay on white or light beige. Do not forget about comfort, photography is a lot of physical work for both the photographer and the model. The room should be well ventilated and preferably air-conditioned.

So, if the size of the apartment allows, then it’s definitely worth trying to arrange a photo zone, just be sure to think again if this will create unnecessary inconvenience during the holiday, and carefully select the props: it’s quite possible that you will finally find a use for the sewing machine lying on the mezzanine , an old doll and a grandmother's vase.

Photos: hometocome.typepad.com, wedding.kralya.com, bantiki.by, happymodern.ru, dager.ru

A wedding is beauty, vivid memories and, of course, love that you want to capture for a lifetime. One of the components of preparing for a wedding is a photo zone for a wedding, ideas for it can be found on the Internet. Preparing for such a wonderful event can cost a lot of time and money. It is especially unusual if a photo zone for a wedding is made with your own hands. This is an opportunity to give guests and yourself the opportunity to take beautiful photos.

Where to start when creating a photo zone

The modern design of a photo zone for a wedding requires a lot of original ideas and approaches. Every bride dreams of making her wedding special and amazing, and what is better for this than an unusual photo zone. Many newlyweds order a photo zone in special studios or from photographers, but you can make decorations with your own hands, and get the idea from this material.

Rules for designing a wedding photo zone

1. It is necessary to start creating a photo zone in a few days, but the preparation and design of materials can take several months. Therefore, it is necessary take care of all decorations in advance.
2. Very important choose the right place for the photo zone. The site for the photo zone should be compact, but at the same time have comfortable conditions for photographing. It is best to place the photo zone on the street, but if the venue is a restaurant, then you need to choose a place with good lighting. It should be located away from the aisles and the dance floor so that people do not interfere with each other.
3. It is necessary to agree in advance with the photographer who will be engaged in the photo zone. If resources permit, then hire a separate photographer to work with the photo zone.
4. If possible, the photo zone can be arranged in a separate room. In this case, you can build a real photo studio. This is quite costly and requires lengthy preparation, but such the idea will be supplemented by beautiful photographs.

DIY photo zone ideas

Now there are many ideas for decorating a wedding photo zone. Usually the decor is a simple banner with information about the wedding, but even this can be made unusual.

Shabby chic. This is one of the most popular styles for weddings today. Recent fashion trends have taken shabby chic to a high level. A modern wedding and photo zone in the style of shabby chic is decorated in pastel and pinkish shades. Shabby chic combines several styles at once: Victorian, rococo and retro.

When making a photo zone, you can use small tables, ottomans, light chiffon capes. Small decor can be done using small cells, accessories from the "antique shop". Any old records, players, plates and glasses can be a great addition to such a photo zone. When decorating a photo zone in a shabby chic style, it is recommended to use a large number of natural or artificial flowers.

rainbow photozone . This photo zone is suitable for a bright and original wedding. Iridescent colors make for vibrant photos even with little decor. You can decorate such a photo zone using multi-colored fabrics, balls, artificial flowers and other paper products. For a rainbow photo zone, it is not necessary to use the colors of the rainbow. Jewelry can be made of pink, light green and even beige. The main thing is that they harmoniously combine with each other.

Slate. A popular theme at school proms using a slate board has now “migrated” to wedding photo zones. A slate board is a large banner where each of the guests can leave a wish for the newlyweds or a small drawing. If possible, you can independently draw some funny images and inscriptions on the board. Each guest will be pleased to see in the photographs what his own hand was attached to.

Photo booth. This is a kind of hello from the 80s, which can be an excellent basis for a wedding photo zone. A photo booth can be made in the image of a snapshot camera. This does not require long preparation, but only the necessary equipment. A few seconds - and each guest will be able to take their picture with the bride and groom home.

Banner with frames. For a photo zone, it is not necessary to make a lot of decorations and props. An unusual banner will suffice. An interesting banner for a wedding photo zone can be made by hand. To do this, you will need a large sheet of chipboard (about 2 by 2 meters), some beautiful and unusual picture frames (at least A3 format). The frames are placed on the wall in different positions (they can be vertical, horizontal, slightly turned to the side). They can be decorated with different colors, gilded or decorated with flowers, ribbons, etc. A hole must be cut in the interior of the attached frame. Banner with frames is perfect for creating stylized family photos.

Do-it-yourself decorations for the photo zone

Without decorations, the photo zone will look boring. It is not necessary to spend money on them, any decoration can be made with your own hands.

The photo zone was born along with photography: it is a specially prepared and decorated background against which photographs of participants in solemn events are taken. Instant painters managed and do without it - the background can be finished later at the request of the customer. Artistic photography is considered a form of art much simpler than painting, but there is a very difficult nuance in it: you can no longer slap a missed moment on a light receiver (film, digital camera matrix). Make a collage in Photoshop or other photo editor? To make it natural, you need to coordinate lighting, perspective and many other subtleties such that it is easier to draw a scene with your hands, looking at the picture that turned out, as if it were a sketch.

Light, decor and mood

The photo zone for the holiday can be decorated in a variety of ways in any style, both at home and in the open air - there are no generally accepted, let alone established canons, as long as the pictures are interesting and memorable. But there are more than just technical circumstances that need to be taken into account when organizing a photo zone. The first is light. It can be difficult for an experienced photographer who takes a couple of trunks with equipment on a challenge to set the light at the shooting location at least so that the sharp shadows from the noses do not spoil the picture. There is no need to talk about guests simply “clicking” (sorry, “taking pictures” - there are no mechanical shutters in a wide range of photography for a long time) on devices / gadgets. A properly arranged photo zone should soften anyone, incl. changing during the festival, the light so that a more or less decent picture is obtained offhand from any “digital soapbox”. But there is not enough light for this, the photo zone should create a mood in itself: so that, against its background, a puffed up capricious child looked like a cute prankster, and a big uncle who took on his chest “to the color of a pig's snout” - a shirt-guy tipsy. Here's how to make such a photo zone with your own hands, and this material will be. On the condition that, even in urban conditions, its manufacture takes less time and money than searching for and renting a suitable finished one.

Ways to organize

Let's carefully examine the venue of the future festival and decide how best to arrange the photo zone:

• Naturally without a backdrop, lighting fixtures (see below) and additional decor - ideal if local conditions and seasons allow; see fig. right, etc. fragment on the lower right in Fig. higher. Which, alas, does not always work out.

• With a soft frameless back - if the environment allows you to soften the task lighting when taking pictures, incl. from the flash "in the forehead." Opportunities for this can be presented both at home and outdoors.
• With a reflective (scattering) backdrop on the frame - if, when examining the place of the photo zone, future difficulties in setting the light are immediately noticeable. The design of a photo zone with a framed backdrop is somewhat more complicated and more expensive than a frameless one, but it allows you to satisfactorily set the light to a complete amateur "by eye" in almost any conditions.

Tantamaresques and arches

As an addition to any photo zone, a small frame backdrop in the form of a so-called. tantamaresque - backdrop for photographing with slits for faces and/or torsos or (rarely) full-length figures, see fig.:

The tantamaresque is also a purely photographic invention; older people who visited popular resorts remember the photophones of that time with plots sometimes truly amazing in their improbability and art of embodiment. To shoot a mustachioed thug in the form of a mermaid with a bust number 8 in the arms of a muscular pirate with a ferocious mug is still trivial.

But the very idea of ​​the tantamareski is by no means trivial: the frame highlights the object (for example, a face) against the background, without cutting it off completely. A variation of the tantamareski - the usual baguette frame for a picture, which (s) are hung in a suitable place or simply allowed to be photographed - somewhat exaggerates the background. This is justified if it is pleasant and good in light, but somewhat monotonous, for example. foliage in the orchard, see fig.:

“Mobile photo zone” from baguette frames

The tantamareska-frame is all the more appropriate if the guests used a certain amount of fun before photographing. They have already exaggerated themselves, and the frames will fit them into a naturally serene (and sober) background.

Note: real baguette frames are quite expensive, heavy, and their back side stains hands and clothes. For a "mobile photo zone" it is better to buy cheap foam frames and paint them with bronze oil paint a day or three before the ceremony.

The ceremonial arch is an adornment not only for a wedding, but for any celebration. The arch at the festival itself can serve as a photo zone. Joker kits (see also below) for assembling holiday arches are rented, but not cheap, and there may simply not be “jokers” in the outback. At the same time, it is easy to make a ceremonial arch with your own hands from available materials - after all, it is not an entrance or a walkway in a house or a garden one.

If you are more accustomed to working on wood, the arch for the photo zone can be made like a covered garden pergola. Its front and rear (conditionally) parts are the same; they are made according to the drawing in pos. 1 fig. There are only 3 standard sizes of parts in the kit: A and B are cut from scraps of boards (16-40) x150, and the crossbars C connecting them are made of D40 round timber (a holder for a shovel or mop. You can use a 40x40 rail; then the crossbars are placed at the joints of parts A ( at the ends of A, half-nests 40x20 are cut out), and everything is connected together with steel corners. With an arch depth of more than 500 mm, thrust bearings or holes are not required to install it on the ground or floor in the room.

making a ceremonial arch

The frame of a simple (not voluminous) ceremonial arch of any shape can be bent very quickly and simply without a pipe bender from a metal-plastic water pipe. Such arches (pos. 2) are rented at a minimum price. If the arch is self-made and intended for installation in the open air, its legs can simply be dug or stuck into the ground. For indoor installation, the legs are inserted into plank or plywood crosses (inset at pos. 2 and see below).

The decorative possibilities of an arch on a simple frame are limited, therefore volumetric arched frames, pos. 3. The basis of this can also be bent from 3-6 branches of the same metal-plastic pipes. Their ends for installation indoors (of course, on the ground too) are inserted into holes drilled in wooden blocks, and after leveling the base of the frame, they are fixed with liquid nails or other nitro-glue on wood.

The next operation is tying the branches of the frame for rigidity with a knitting wire D (1.5 - 2) mm. The strapping tiers are knitted with a turn of the pipes with a knitting wire at each intersection; the contour, rounded in a section, is formed by bending the wire outward (insert at pos. 3). For greater rigidity of the frame, it will be useful to knit with oblique transitions between tiers. In conclusion, the binding is painted with white paint, and the wooden heels of the outer arch are covered with turf, carpet, etc. Simple, but skillfully decorated, such a home-made arch in appearance will not yield to the coolest “joker”, pos. 4.

Backless

Photozones without a specially made backdrop are arranged in cases where the environment itself softens the light, or natural light is soft enough. The first is a room with a whitewashed ceiling and light, preferably also whitewashed walls. The second is shooting in clear, transparent open air in spring or early autumn. Natural light then is still harsh, but flash illumination (see below) in this case brightens the shadows well, because. flash light characteristics are similar to natural light.

The easiest way to organize a photo zone in a bright, generally white room is new curtains for the holiday, pos. 1 in the figure:

To obtain soft working lighting, taking into account shooting without fail with a flash, the window behind the curtains should face east, south or southeast, and the curtains themselves should be:

1. translucent;
2. general tone close to white, slightly yellowish;
3. curtain pattern - large, rare, warm desaturated tones.

If the room is decorated in a light and warm tone, but not white, then at a distance of 0.7-1.5 m from the wall it must be partitioned off with drapes made of white translucent fabric, pos. 2. Flash illumination should then be given without reflection from the ceiling, see below.

For an outdoor photo zone under a canopy of trees in ordinary flat places of middle latitudes, the best soft backdrop is made of white ribbons 10-15 cm wide, pos. 3. The glare from the light breaking through the foliage does not need to be completely suppressed, they work for the overall effect. But too bright and sharp highlights can unacceptably dazzle the picture, and this is where the tape photo zone will work: the fabric will act as a diffuser and diffuse reflector, and edge diffraction on ribbons swaying in the wind will blur the sharp boundaries of lights and shadows.

A similar solution is used when shooting in a room with a fragmented color tone, for example. decorated to look like brick or wild stone. In this case, tapes are taken that are contrasting in color, but not in brightness, and approx. equal color saturation with the decoration of the room: if it is warm, then coldish (pos. 4), and vice versa. This solution avoids very unpleasant visually "dirty" tinted shadows. For more on the features of organizing a photo zone against a brick wall, see the plot:

Video: photo zone - imitation of a brick wall

Note: dark phantom hearts on pos. 4 - the result of light absorption during multiple reflections. This effect is also especially strong when shooting with a flash. The measure of its correction is the simplest - to stick mugs of white or colored paper on the cores.

The case opposite in color is an outdoor photo zone in the mountains or an ecologically clean seaside. Natural light is sharp, the maximum of its brightness is shifted to the blue side. Shadows need to be illuminated, but the flash light is, to put it mildly, neither soft nor lukewarm. In this case, the backdrop is also made in ribbon, but in warm tones and more saturated (approx. 65%), pos. 5.

Another special case is an indoor photo zone with white painted walls and a glossy floor. Even if you shoot without a flash, with special illuminators, the polarized component will be strong in the reflected light, giving a lot of unpleasant effects. "Polarik" (polarization light filter" will not help much here, without bright background sunlight, it will make the picture dull and flat. The way out is to hang rare garlands of artificial flowers of an even more saturated warm tone, item 6. Diffuse re-reflection and edge reflection enhanced compared to tapes diffraction will soften and warm task lighting.

The role of additional decor

The additional decor of the photo zone plays a significant role in its lighting technology. Dark gaps in forfeits in pos. 4 fig. the example above is negative, but a much greater positive effect is possible from the decorations of the photo zone.

To decorate the photo zone, decorative fans (fants), artificial flowers, garlands, swags, backstage, lambrequins and other elements of decorative curtains are most often used. For the same purpose, homemade Christmas tree decorations, for example, can be used quite successfully. paper balls. It is convenient to decorate with phantoms a ready-made background that is already suitable as a backdrop, on the left in the figure:

Paper flowers can completely cover the most inappropriate background, and also use them when enhanced scattering of direct and / or reflected light is required, see above. Garlands of neutral tones are suitable as a background for a photo zone in cases where colored decorations are out of place, for example, in a church, on the right in fig. Designers of religious buildings are well versed in lighting technology, and if photography is allowed there, then most often you can shoot with a flash “right in the forehead”, without fear of hopelessly ruining the picture. For more information about the general principles of decorating a photo zone, see the video:

Video: photo zone decor

About colors for the photo zone

Making artificial flowers is a series of separate big topics. For the photo zone, it is desirable to choose those whose core, when directly illuminated by hard, rather coherent and polarized flash light, does not give a dark dip in the image. Visually, it may be imperceptible, but after all, there is no lens that sees like an eye, and is not foreseen.

Of paper flowers, peonies and roses are best suited for decorating a photo zone, see fig.:

The first - especially since they are simply obtained from phantoms. Let's put it this way: first we decorate the photo zone only with phantoms. We take a test shot, examine, analyze, and according to the results of the analysis, we remake some of the forfeits into peonies. For making artificial flowers with your own hands, see a selection of videos:

Video: homemade flowers for the photo zone

and about mounting large flowers on the background of the photo zone:

Video: installation of a photo zone from paper flowers

Background separately

All remarks regarding lighting technology and decorative design of the photo zone are valid for it with a movable hard back. But the possibilities of a photo zone with a separate backdrop are much wider, if only because it can be optimally positioned relative to the available lighting. Not to mention the fact that such a backdrop can be hung with a rather heavy voluminous decor and something else, see below. Therefore, even if you have every opportunity to organize a photo zone with improvised means, the option of at least a small additional one with a separate backdrop should be considered, if only there is enough time in the pre-holiday chores.

A hard solid backdrop made of wood or plywood is good because guests who have been spree will not just knock it over or break it, and you can decorate it with anything, even with buckets of water. But as for the light, tricks with ribbons and garlands do not work here. This is partly compensated by the possibility of optimally setting the background itself, but shooting in backlighting (behind) lighting is excluded. For outdoor installation, the jibs of a rigid back are dug into the ground or fixed with L-shaped bent fittings (item 1 in the figure); for installation indoors or on a paved area, you need to make a paw-heel, pos. 2.

The most widespread in all respects are advantageous frame backs for the photo zone; for them, “Joker” sets are produced and sold, pos. 3. The background canvas on Jokers is fastened with a cord through the grommets. To home-made structures on steel tubular (pos. 4) or wooden paws (pos. 5), the panel is pinned at the back with a furniture stapler or pushpins. In that other case, the protrusion of the legs forward is at least 1/8 of the height of the frame; back twice as much. Structural material - timber from 50x75; assembly on steel angles or carpentry joints. The permissible width of one section without intermediate supports is 1.5 m when assembled on corners from pine timber and up to 3 m from oak in a carpentry way.

Paws for the frame

The most time-consuming parts of the photozone backdrop frame design are the paws. If the frame (or the frame of a wooden rectangular arch) is placed on the ground, instead of them, you can use "pyataks" ranging in size from 450x450 from plywood with a thickness of 12 mm or more, pos. And in fig .. In this case, a beam from 100x100 is needed for the frame. The thrust bearings are attached to the ends of the legs with 5 self-tapping screws (4.2-6) x (120-150) with an envelope. The thrust bearings themselves are pinned to the ground with L-shaped reinforcements, one per corner, and covered with turf or decor.

In other cases, universal support crosses (pos. B) can be made from boards with a thickness of 40 mm or more. They will then come in handy for the Christmas tree, building scaffolds, etc. The legs of the frame are not fastened in the cross with steel: it is assembled on pairs of self-tapping screws through the faces into the ends of the boards. The legs of the frame are inserted into the sockets and wedged with wooden wedges - it will be quite reliable.

A special case

It also happens that, according to the general desire, the whole feast in the open air becomes a photo zone. In this case, the backdrop for her needs a large, especially durable and stable. He will also fence off the feasting from prying eyes.

Drawings of the frame of a solid screen welded from pipes - the back of the photo zone are given in the figure:

Screen frame drawing - a large, durable backdrop for a photo zone

Fastening of the background panel - with a cord through the holes in the frame. An option for not particularly violent fun - the edges of the panel are tucked up and tucked in with thread No. 10 or harsh. At the table in front of such a screen (building sections in length is possible) there will be 20 people. And the photographer (or operator with a video camera) knows to take pictures - he has also seen something else at work.

Screen and light

A photo zone in the form of a folding screen (see Fig.) is suitable not only and not so much to cover up indecent revelry. Its decisive advantage is the ability to deliver good light in almost any shooting conditions. due to the different lapel of the wings. As a result, the photo zone - a folding screen is picky about the decor. In terms of color and brightness, it can be virtually anything, because. it almost does not affect the lighting technology of the resulting filming cabin.

Examples of the most common cases of staging light using a photo zone - a folding screen are shown on the next page. rice.:

On the left - shooting with a high-standing bright Sun in an "industrial" slightly dusty sky. The grid - the cover of the filming cabin not only softens the light, but due to edge diffraction on the threads, it “knocks down” its polarization, which is quite significant under such conditions. In the center - shooting on a partial backlight at a low standing of the Sun. On the right - a photo zone at home and shooting "puff in the forehead" indoors on a phone or tablet. In all cases, the cabin height is 2.2-2.4 m; the width of the central section is 1.5-2 m, the side sections are 1.2-1.5 m.

Photozone sheathing

There are several options for sheathing the back of the photo zone with your own hands:

• A pure white (not shiny!) translucent canvas is ideal in terms of lighting technology, weight and size and ease of use. Cons - if an awkward guest knocks over the backdrop (the holiday is the same), the cloth can tear or get dirty so that you can’t do without washing, and you can’t attach heavy decor. Another minus is that the slots for the frames are laborious, although if the frames are foam plastic, they are quite doable.
• Plywood, fiberboard or chipboard, painted white (see below) is a durable, but rather expensive and labor-intensive material. Withstands any decor, openings for tantamareski can be frameless. The backcloth can be larger than the frame and have a complex shape. Lighting qualities are limited: backlight shooting is impossible, the back and wings can only work for reflection, but not for transmission.
• Packaging corrugated cardboard, painted in the same way - cheap or completely waste material, is very easy to process. The disadvantages are the same as those of sheet materials from before. n. In addition, it is fragile, the openings of the tantamaresque must be framed with light frames, and the traces of bends should be covered with decor.
• Roll paper and wallpaper on the reverse side are only suitable for a small children's photo zone at home, and then if there are unnecessary ones.
• Expanded polystyrene (preferably not granular foam, but extruded XPS) - produced in sheets with a thickness of 4 mm or more. It is very light, lighting performance is almost equivalent to a woven fabric, but quite expensive and fragile, easily dusty. Suitable in 2 cases: for a light and non-irritating tantamaresque, additional to the main photo zone (pos. A) in fig. lower, or if you need to quickly install a backdrop of a complex shape and / or a larger size than it, pos. B. Expanded polystyrene, as you know, is easily cut with just a knife and glued with PVA.

How to paint the back?

The hard backdrop of the photo zone must be painted with water-dispersed (water-based) paint for ceilings and walls. Any other, incl. Acrylic bath enamel does not scatter reflected light enough and in most cases increases its coherence and polarization. The one and the other, and the third gives glare, dips in brightness and dirty, undeveloped shadows in the picture.

Implementation examples

So, we will assume that the boring, but necessary technical details of the photo zone device are over and you can do things that are more pleasant and not so laborious - decorating the photo zone for various occasions. The most common of them are birthdays and weddings. Birthdays are generally more diverse than weddings in nature, so we'll leave them for last.

Photo zone for the wedding

A wedding is an extraordinary and irregular event, they do not skimp on the costs, so a wedding photo zone is most often made to order. However, a do-it-yourself photozone for a wedding is also not uncommon, especially in places where it is difficult for a good decorator to get to or the owners of his services cannot afford.

All the design features of the photo zone described above are also valid for a wedding. But in terms of lighting technology, a photo zone for a wedding is somewhat simpler than others: the wedding color is white, and the optimal color scheme in terms of lighting technology is also as much white as possible. In principle, a wedding photo zone can be realized in the dream of any photographer - with shadowless or almost shadowless lighting, see for example. video:

Video: wedding photo zone

Note: just in case - a bearded anecdote; perhaps not very appropriate. “Mom, why is the bride always dressed in white for a wedding?” - "Because, daughter, that the white color is the color of joy" - "Ah, well, now I understand why the groom is always in black!"

But there are pitfalls in the design of the wedding photo zone. One of them, common to all photozones in general, we will consider at the end. Second - still do not whiten the area too much. Too much joy is already boring, and a wedding is still not a thing in a box for photographing objects. For an unforgivable mistake when preparing a photo zone for a wedding, see also the video:

Video: mistakes in making a wedding photo zone

For birthdays

A birthday photo zone is more complicated than a wedding photo zone. First of all, in terms of lighting technology: the brighter, more colorful and diverse its decor, the more fun the holiday will be; after all, the bride and groom are unlikely to be very interested in the decorations of the festival. But the more difficult it is for the decorator and the photographer/cameraman: it is harder to put on the light and/or shoot while there is one.

Numbers for the anniversary

One of the ways to fix things is the so-called. blockhead; volume non-directional or weakly directional diffuse reflector or light absorber. In studios, material decor is used for this: vases, large bouquets, cabinets, columns, etc. But there is a kind of light blockhead, which itself asks for the birthday of anyone - these are voluminous figures showing the new age of the hero / hero of the occasion.

Examples of volume figures for the age for the birthday are shown in the figure:

In practice, when setting up the light, they are used as follows: they take a test shot of an already designed scene with extras, but without numbers. They look at where to highlight with reflected white or slightly colored, where to muffle a too bright spot, and based on the results they decide what size, color tone and brightness the numerals should be and where to put them. Technically, birthday figures are usually made of polystyrene foam decorated with paper flowers (which is also true for lighting), see video:

Video: volumetric figures for a photo zone made of foam plastic and napkins

From year old to boy

A photo zone for the anniversary of a big uncle or aunt is a matter of their taste. They either know what they want and how to do it themselves, or they will find funds to pay for decorators who will equip the area so that everyone likes it and the photographer / cameraman does not have to work hard. But the children's photo zone is a completely different matter. Here, one cannot do without the active participation of parents: the child’s psyche from the beginning of understanding the world and himself in it (1-3 years) up to the age of full maturity (16-25 years) has not yet developed, the tastes have not yet settled down. Here you need to carefully approach the choice of the general design style of the photo zone, not forgetting about its technical features, see above.

wigwam

The universal photo zone for the birthday of a child of younger ages is his playhouse. If he doesn’t have one yet, but it takes a long time or is impossible to build (for example, in a small apartment), he will be completely replaced by a play tent (hut).

The wigwam is especially convenient in this regard. You can make it with your own hands at home in just 1-2 hours, the kids always like it. It is enough to add some festive decor (see the picture) and, possibly, replace the skin with a new one (if you already have a wigwam) - the photo zone is ready. Give only the opportunity to the hero of the occasion to play pranks to their heart's content (but within reason), and he, very likely, will laugh at these pictures already being a grandfather himself.

The smallest

A photo zone for a year old is usually advised for a child to arrange in the form of a kind of nest. However, the baby (ka), although perhaps still a baby, is already beginning to learn about the world and look at things consciously. A one-year-old child is not yet capable of understanding what is done in what style, but the features of his visual perception must be taken into account.

A one-year-old child is still bad at distinguishing small details. Cold colors seem dull or completely gray to him, and sharp color and / or brightness contrasts cut the eyes and frighten. Therefore, you need to design a photo zone for photographing a one-year-old child like the one on the left in the figure: in warm soft colors. In the very sight, you need to place a rounded large decor (helium balloons and a high chair in this case), and a smaller one “for the picture”, move yourself and guests to the upper corner: what is there, the baby will not consider. If a small decor is necessary for technical reasons (see above; in this case it is a number), then it must be done very small so that it merges into a solid pleasant background for the child.

The photo zone in the center in Fig. - the decision is dubious in color: a child in it can get bored and even capricious, throwing the whole holiday down the drain. Well, in the photo zone, which is on the right in the figure, most likely they will just get scared. For more information on self-designing a photo zone for a year old child, see the video:

Video: photo zone for a year child

Little lady...

That any little girl is a princess, even when she sits on the potty and pushes, is a commonplace. There are countless examples of designing a girl's photo zone in an aristocratic heraldic style. A good universal solution, but in the mass consciousness it has already become boring, like everything else, which is too much.

Another universal solution for decorating a photo zone for a girl’s birthday is a candy bar, see fig.:

Literally, candy bar is a cafe-confectionery, where you can immediately devour the acquired sweets and drink something tasty too. Therefore, the basis of the photo zone - the candy bar - is a sweet table, which guarantees a good mood for the birthday girl and expressive pictures. The rest of the design rules are common for children's photo zones: soft warm colors, fairly large rounded decor. If you need to cover an unsightly background (for example, a wall) with small decor, its details must be arranged in some order so that the child has the impression of a larger pattern (to the right of the center in the figure).

Photo zones for the birthday of older girls should be organized taking into account their interests of a creative nature (favorite book, artist, for example) and, if possible, using educational and developmental moments. If, for example, the birthday girl is completely indifferent to literature, then once in the photo zone on the left in the figure, she may be interested: what wonderland am I in? Well, Alice was there, and your name is similar. Where is this wonderland? Well, here, if you want, read.

The photo zone on the right in Fig. designed for a more developed girl. Which is able to think for itself: how is the poodle Artemon from the book about Pinocchio linked to the Eiffel Tower? And gradually discover the depths of which I had not previously suspected. Of course, if they are accessible and understandable to parents.

Note: also about the design of the photo zone for the girl's birthday, see the video:

Video: photo zone in the girl's room for her birthday

…and gentlemen

As for the boyish photozones, no less carriages and crowns in the girls' ones have become boring pirate "bells and whistles" and the like. Especially if the child is thoughtful, contemplative, and cutting with a saber from the shoulder does not give him pleasure.

A universal solution for a photo zone for a boy's birthday approx. from 3-5 years also exists, and it is much more effective for its development than the robber-military. This is a photo zone in the style of The Great Gatsby Party, see fig. Her coloring is black and gold. Contours - clear, sharp or, for the youngest, rounded. Drawn fragments in pinup style (pin up). A sweet table is by no means forbidden. Instead of the name of the literary hero Scott Fitzgerald, of course, the name of the hero of the occasion in his native language - in Cyrillic, in Arabic, even in hieroglyphs.

Photozone The Great Gatsby has a strong suggestive (subconscious) effect on boys of any temperament, up to the most abstract dreamers. It encourages you to set yourself a life goal (not necessarily material and / or financial) and achieve it. And then the photographs against its background will remind you of what has already been done and what remains to be done. For the design of the "Reception at the Great Gatsby" photo zone, see the video:

Video: birthday photo zone for a boy

Note: if a society of his friends and girlfriends gathers for a child’s birthday, it’s better to decorate his photo zone, as for a children’s holiday, see next. video:

Video: photo zone for a children's holiday

In conclusion about the error

Now let's remember what was promised: what is the main mistake of organizing any photo zone?