JP2022156987A - Photographing device and photographing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable the stereoscopic effect of a subject that shows up in an image to be appropriately expressed.SOLUTION: A photographing device in one aspect of the present technology comprises: a first light source unit that has a first light source in the inside and irradiates a user taking a picture in a photographing space; a second light source unit that has a second light source and a chromatic permeable material and irradiates a user with light having passed through the permeable material from a different direction than the first light source unit; and a photographing part for photographing the user as a subject. The present technology can be applied to a photograph creation gaming machine that provides a series of games for printing photographed images to sticker paper.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present technology relates to a photographing device and a photographing method, and more particularly to a photographing device and a photographing method capable of appropriately representing a stereoscopic effect of a subject captured in an image.

2. Description of the Related Art The saturation of a captured image captured by a camera or the like is adjusted by image processing such as tone curve adjustment, gamma correction, and screen synthesis. By adjusting the saturation, for example, it is possible to express the three-dimensional effect of a photographed image in which a person is captured as a subject.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 discloses a technique of recognizing the skin color portion of a person in an image and performing color analysis. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the extent to which the skin color is bluish is specified by color analysis, and processing for emphasizing blue is performed.

JP 2014-211580 A

If an attempt is made to express a color tone that does not exist in the original image by image processing, the gradation of the entire image may become unnatural due to inversion of the gradation or the like.

The present technology has been developed in view of such circumstances, and is capable of appropriately expressing the three-dimensional effect of a subject captured in an image.

An image capturing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology includes: a first light source unit that includes a first light source and irradiates a user who is capturing an image in an image capturing space; a second light source; and a colored transmissive material. inside, a second light source unit that irradiates the user from a direction different from that of the first light source unit with the light transmitted through the transmissive material, and a photographing unit that photographs the user as a subject Prepare.

In one aspect of the present technology, a user who is photographing in a photographing space is illuminated by light from a first light source unit having a first light source therein, and the second light source and the colored transmissive material are illuminated. The user is illuminated from a direction different from that of the first light source unit by the light transmitted through the transmissive material of the second light source unit provided inside, and the user is photographed by the photographing unit as the subject. .

According to the present technology, it is possible to appropriately express the stereoscopic effect of a subject captured in an image.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a photo sticker creating device according to an embodiment of the present technology; FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the front of an imaging|photography part. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example configuration of the appearance of an upper strobe unit; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration example of the upper strobe unit with the cover removed; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a lower box strobe unit; FIG. 4 is a side view showing an example of the internal configuration of the lower box strobe unit; It is a perspective view which expands and shows a strobe light emission part. It is a figure which shows the mode of irradiation of strobe light. It is a figure which shows the example of the picked-up image which two users show. It is a figure which shows the example of how to attach a colored film. It is a figure which shows the other example of how to attach a colored film. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another example of how to attach a colored film; It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a photo sticker production apparatus. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a photo sticker creating device; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the photography space side of a background part.

Embodiments for implementing the present technology will be described below. The explanation is given in the following order.
1. 2. Configuration of photo sticker creating device; Configuration of imaging unit 3. 4. Example of using a colored film as a strobe light source. 4. Example of using colored film as a constant light source. 6. Internal configuration of the photo sticker creating device; Modification

<Configuration of photo sticker creating device>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a photo sticker creating device according to an embodiment of the present technology.

The photo sticker creation device 1 is a game machine that provides a photo creation game. The photo sticker creating device 1 is installed in a store such as an arcade.

Users of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are mainly high school girls and young women. In the photo sticker creating device 1, a plurality of users, mainly two or three, can enjoy the game per group. Of course, one user can also enjoy the game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 .

In the photo-creating game of the photo-sticker creating apparatus 1, the user takes a picture as a subject. A user edits a photographed image obtained by photographing so as to synthesize an image for synthesis such as a handwritten character or a stamp image, and edits the photographed image into a colorful image. The user receives the sticker sheet on which the edited photographed image is printed, and ends the series of games.

A pre-operation unit 11 is provided on a side surface of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 having a box-shaped housing. The pre-operation unit 11 is a device used for pre-shooting operations such as selecting the number of users to play with and selecting a shooting course. The pre-operation unit 11 is provided with a touch panel monitor 11A. Below the touch panel monitor 11A, a coin slot 11B for paying the play fee is provided.

Screens used for various selections are displayed on the touch panel monitor 11A. After making various selections according to the display on the touch panel monitor 11A, the user enters the shooting space through the doorway G and takes pictures. A photographing unit 21 is provided in front of the photographing space. A space between the photographing section 21 and the background section 22 becomes a photographing space. The imaging unit 21 is provided with a box-shaped camera unit 31 containing a camera.

An editing section 51 is provided on the left side of the pre-operation section 11 . The editing unit 51 is a device used for editing a photographed image obtained by photographing with a camera. A user who has taken a photograph in the photographing space moves to the editing space in front of the editing section 51 and edits the photographed image. A tablet built-in monitor 61, which is a monitor for editing captured images, is provided on a slope formed above the editing unit 51. As shown in FIG. A screen used for editing the captured image is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 61 .

<Structure of shooting unit>
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the front of the photographing unit 21. As shown in FIG. The imaging unit 21 is configured to be surrounded by a side panel 21A, a side panel 21B, and a front panel 21C.

A camera unit 31 is provided at a position slightly above the center of the front of the photographing section 21 . The camera unit 31 is provided with a camera 41 and a touch panel monitor 42 .

The camera 41 is, for example, a single-lens reflex camera, and is attached inside the camera unit 31 so that the lens is exposed. The camera 41 has an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and photographs a user in the photography space. The camera 41 functions as a photographing unit that photographs a user as a subject.

A moving image captured by the camera 41 (hereinafter also referred to as a live view image) is displayed on the touch panel monitor 42 in real time. A still image captured by the camera 41 at a predetermined timing such as when an instruction to photograph is issued is saved as a photographed image.

A touch panel monitor 42 is provided below the camera 41 . The touch panel monitor 42 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 42 has a function as a live view monitor that displays moving images captured by the camera 41, and a function that displays various GUIs and receives user selection operations.

Above the camera unit 31, an upper strobe unit 32 is provided with a curved light-emitting surface facing the user. The upper strobe unit 32 irradiates light mainly toward the user's face and upper body from above the front of the user.

Below the camera unit 31, a lower box strobe unit 33 is provided for irradiating the user with light from below.

As will be described in detail later, an upper strobe unit 32 provided at a position higher than the camera unit 31 and a lower box strobe unit 33 provided at a position lower than the camera unit 31 are each provided with a strobe light source and a constant light source. .

The optical strobe light source emits light in synchronization with the timing of capturing a still image, and irradiates the user, who is the subject, with strobe light.

The stationary light source always emits light and irradiates the user with stationary light. When moving images are shot in the shooting space, the stationary light emitted by the upper strobe unit 32 and the lower strobe unit 33 always irradiates the user during the shooting of the moving images. The stationary light emitted by the upper strobe unit 32 and the lower box strobe unit 33 is also used as light for illuminating the photographing space.

A box-shaped portion 34L is provided between the lower box strobe unit 33 and the side panel 21A. A box-shaped portion 34R is provided between the lower box strobe unit 33 and the side panel 21B. The upper surfaces of the box-shaped portions 34L and 34R are substantially horizontal surfaces, and are used as luggage storage areas for the user who performs the photographing work to place luggage and the like.

<Example of using a colored film as a strobe light source>
Configuration of Upper Strobe Unit FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the appearance of the upper strobe unit 32. As shown in FIG.

The upper strobe unit 32 is configured by attaching a cover 101 having a flat convex curved surface to a flat conical main body 102 . A cover 101 that serves as a light-emitting surface is made of a material such as a translucent milky-white acrylic plate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration example of the upper strobe unit 32 with the cover 101 removed.

A strobe light emitting section 111 is provided substantially in the center of the upper strobe unit 32 . A stationary light emitting unit 112-1 is provided to the left of the strobe light emitting unit 111, and a stationary light emitting unit 112-2 is provided to the right. The strobe light emitting section 111 serves as a strobe light source, and the stationary light emitting sections 112-1 and 112-2 serve as stationary light sources.

A thin tube-shaped light emitting tube 121 is provided in the strobe light emitting section 111 . A reflecting plate 122 having a V shape when viewed from the side is provided on the back side of the arc tube.

The regular light emitting units 112-1 and 112-2 are composed of LED bulbs, for example. Steady light emitting units 112-1 and 112-2 using other light sources such as light sources using fluorescent tubes may be provided.

The light from the strobe light emitting section 111 and the constant light emitting sections 112-1 and 112-2 is diffused by the cover 101 and illuminates the imaging space.

Configuration of Lower Box Strobe Unit FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the lower box strobe unit 33 .

In FIG. 5 , the internal configuration of the lower box strobe unit 33 is shown through the cover 151 . The cover 151 that constitutes the exterior of the lower box strobe unit 33 includes a member 151A that constitutes a gentle slope on the upper surface of the lower box strobe unit 33, and a member 151B that constitutes the front vertical surface of the lower box strobe unit 33 (both 6).

A strobe light emitting section 131 is provided substantially in the center inside the lower box strobe unit 33 . A regular light emitting unit 132-1 is provided on the upper left in the vicinity of the strobe light emitting unit 131, and a regular light emitting unit 132-2 is provided on the upper right. The strobe light emitting section 131 and the regular light emitting sections 132-1 and 132-2 are attached to the front panel 21C, for example.

A regular light emitting portion 132-3 and a regular light emitting portion 132-4 are provided on the bottom surface member of the lower box strobe unit 33 with a predetermined gap therebetween. The strobe light emitting section 131 serves as a strobe light source, and the regular light emitting sections 132-1 to 132-4 serve as regular light sources.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an internal configuration example of the lower box strobe unit 33. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the strobe light emitting section 131 is attached to the front panel 21C in a state of being directed slightly obliquely upward. The strobe light from the strobe light emitting unit 131 is diffused by the cover 151 and illuminates the imaging space as indicated by the white arrow. The cover 151 (members 151A and 151B) is made of a material such as a translucent milky white acrylic plate.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the strobe light emitting unit 131. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, a colored film 143 is provided on the front surface of an arc tube 141 attached to a rectangular parallelepiped main body 142 . The colored film 143 is attached to the main body 142 so as to cover the arc tube 141 while being curved into a semi-cylindrical shape. In FIG. 7, the coloring of the colored film 143 indicates that the colored film 143 is a film of a predetermined color.

For example, colored film 143 has a cool color. As the cool color, for example, a bluish color that is complementary to the skin color is used.

Assuming that the user is Japanese, the skin color of Japanese people is represented by values such as RGB value=(240, 208, 182). In this case, the RGB values of complementary colors are represented by the following equations.
Complementary color R: 255-240=15
Complementary color G: 255-208=47
Complementary color B: 255-182=73

A color represented by RGB values=(15, 47, 73) is blue, that is, a cool color.

As the cold colors of the colored film 143, for example, colors having pixel values within a predetermined range with blue (RGB values=(15, 47, 73)) as a reference are used. As the colored film 143 , a film that transmits light having a predetermined pixel value and having a cold color such as blue, blue-green, or blue-violet is used. When the light-emitting tube 141 emits light, the strobe light that passes through the colored film 143 and the cover 151 and irradiates the user becomes light of a cool color.

Example of Representation of Complementary Colors FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how strobe light is emitted.

As indicated by an arrow A1 in FIG. 8, the strobe light from the upper strobe unit 32 having the strobe light emitting section 111 inside irradiates a range centering on the user's face from an oblique upper front direction. A shadow is generated on the user's lower chin or the like.

On the other hand, as indicated by an arrow A2, the strobe light from the lower box strobe unit 33, which has therein the strobe light emitting section 131 provided with the colored film 143, is emitted obliquely downward from the front and covers the range including the upper body of the user. Irradiate. The strobe light of the lower box strobe unit 33 irradiates from a direction different from the irradiation direction of the upper strobe unit 32 , such as a portion under the chin that is shaded by the strobe light of the upper strobe unit 32 .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a photographed image showing two users.

As indicated by the dashed ellipse, the strobe light from the upper strobe unit 32 casts a shadow under the user's chin.

Here, the strobe light from the lower box strobe unit 33 is cold color light as described above. The color of the shadow that appears on the skin-colored portion such as the lower part of the chin is a color obtained by adding a cool color to the color that darkens the user's skin color.

In this way, by irradiating the strobe light transmitted through the colored film 143 from an obliquely downward direction, a complementary color expression is obtained by adding a cold color that is complementary to the color of the shadow caused by the strobe light from the upper strobe unit 32 . Realized. As a result, it is possible to express a cool expression by using a color that includes cool colors for the shadow while expressing a three-dimensional effect by reflecting the shadow.

For example, if you adjust the lightness or saturation and add a cool color to the shadow part by image processing, the color of other dark color parts such as hair will be unnatural. Become. By irradiating strobe light that has passed through the colored film 143 and adding cool colors, it is possible to appropriately express a three-dimensional effect while making the overall color of the subject appearing in the image look natural. .

The strobe light source (strobe light emitting portion 111) of the upper strobe unit 32 is not made of colored film, and the strobe light source (strobe light emitting portion 131) of the lower box strobe unit 33 is made of colored film. Colored film may be used for the 32 strobe light sources.

In this case, the strobe light source of the upper strobe unit 32 is provided with a colored film, and the strobe light source of the lower box strobe unit 33 is not provided with a colored film. The strobe light from the upper strobe unit 32 passes through the colored film and the cover 101 to irradiate the user, and the strobe light from the lower box strobe unit 33 passes through the cover 151 to irradiate the user.

As a result, it is possible to add a cool color by the strobe light from the upper strobe unit 32 to the color of the shadow produced by the strobe light from the lower box strobe unit 33 .

As described above, various strobe units provided in the photographing space can be used as the strobe unit that irradiates the strobe light transmitted through the colored film from a direction different from the irradiation direction of the strobe light of a certain strobe unit. That is, it is possible to provide a colored film in at least one of the plurality of strobe units provided in the photographing space.

The amount of light from the strobe light source that does not use the colored film and the amount of light from the strobe light source that uses the colored film may be the same or different. By adjusting the light amount of the strobe light source using the colored film on the basis of the light amount of the strobe light source that does not use the colored film, it is possible to adjust the degree of the cool color.

For example, if a strobe light source that uses colored film is used as the auxiliary light source and a strobe light source that does not use colored film is used as the main light source, the amount of light of the main light is adjusted to be greater than the amount of light of the auxiliary light. be. That is, there is a relationship of light amount of main light>light amount of auxiliary light.

A strobe light source using a colored film may be used as the light source for the main light, and a strobe light source using no colored film may be used as the light source for the auxiliary light.

The light intensity of each strobe light source may be controlled, and the degree of cool colors may be adjusted according to user selections.

<Example of using a colored film as a constant light source>
Although a colored film is used for the strobe light source, a colored film may be used for the stationary light source.

For example, a moving image is taken of a user who is irradiated with stationary light of a cool color that has passed through a colored film as a subject. This makes it possible to express, for example, a shadow portion in a moving image with a complementary color.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of how to attach the colored film.

As shown in color in FIG. 10, cold colored films are attached to the members 151A and 151B forming the cover 151 of the lower box strobe unit 33 . The stationary light emitting portions 132-1 to 132-4 are covered with the colored film together with the strobe light emitting portion 131 which serves as the strobe light source. As a result, it is possible to represent the color of the shadow of the object in a complementary color even when the image is captured under ambient light.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 10, the upper strobe unit 32 is provided with a strobe light source and a constant light source to which the colored film is not attached, and the lower box strobe unit 33 is provided with a strobe light source and a constant light source to which the colored film is attached. configuration.

Instead of attaching the colored film to the cover 151 , the colored film may be attached so as to cover the stationary light source provided inside the lower box strobe unit 33 .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of how to attach the colored film.

As described above, the lower housing strobe unit 33 is provided with four constant light sources, constant light emitting units 132-1 to 132-4. As shown in color in FIG. 11, it is possible to attach a colored film to each light-emitting portion of the constant light-emitting portions 132-1 to 132-4. In this case, the colored film is not attached to the strobe light emitting section 131 .

A colored film may be attached only to the steady light emitting portion 132-1 and the steady light emitting portion 132-2 in the upper stage. In this way, it is possible to attach a colored film to at least one of the stationary light emitting portions 132-1 to 132-4.

This makes it possible to add a cool color only to the stationary light emitted by the lower box strobe unit 33 .

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing still another example of how to attach the colored film.

As shown in color in FIG. 12, a colored film may be attached to the cover 101 of the upper strobe unit 32 . The steady light emitting portions 112-1 and 112-2 are covered with the colored film together with the strobe light emitting portion 111 serving as the strobe light source. In this case, no colored film is attached to the lower box strobe unit 33 .

As a result, the stationary light emitted from the upper strobe unit 32 can express the complementary color of the subject.

A colored film may be attached to each of the light emitting portions of the constant light emitting section 112-1 and the constant light emitting section 112-2, which are constant light sources provided inside the upper strobe unit 32. FIG. In this case, the colored film is not attached to the strobe light emitting section 111 .

Thus, the light source for attaching the colored film can be selected arbitrarily. A colored film may be attached to the light source in the lower box strobe unit 33 , or a colored film may be attached to the light source in the upper strobe unit 32 .

Also, a colored film may be attached to the strobe light source, or a colored film may be attached to the stationary light source. A colored film may be attached to either one of the strobe light source and the stationary light source, or both may be attached with a colored film.

<Internal configuration of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those described above. Duplicate explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 13 , in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 , a pre-operation unit 11 , a photographing unit 21 , an editing unit 51 , and a printing unit 303 are connected to a PC (Personal Computer) unit 301 via an external input/output interface 302 . It is configured by connecting The PC unit 301 is housed inside the housing of the editing unit 51, for example.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 311 , a ROM (Read Only Memory) 312 , and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 313 constituting the PC section 301 are interconnected by a bus 314 .

A CPU 311 executes a predetermined program and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . The ROM 312 stores programs and data executed by the CPU 311 . A RAM 312 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the CPU 311 .

An input/output interface 315 is further connected to the bus 314 . A storage unit 316 , a communication unit 317 and a drive 318 are connected to the input/output interface 315 .

The storage unit 316 is a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or flash memory. The storage unit 316 stores various setting information and the like supplied from the CPU 311 . Information stored in the storage unit 316 is appropriately read by the CPU 311 .

A communication unit 317 is an interface of a network such as the Internet. A communication unit 317 communicates with an external device under the control of the CPU 311 . The communication unit 317 transmits the image selected by the user to a server managed by the manufacturer of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, for example. The image transmitted from the communication unit 317 is stored in a predetermined storage area, displayed on the mobile terminal accessing the server, or downloaded to the mobile terminal.

A removable medium 319 such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory is mounted in the drive 318 as appropriate. Programs and data read from the removable medium 319 by the drive 318 are supplied to the CPU 311 and stored in the storage unit 316 or installed.

The external input/output interface 302 is connected to the input/output interface 315 . Each unit is controlled by the PC unit 301 via the external input/output interface 302 .

The pre-operation unit 11 performs pre-selection processing for the user before photographing. The pre-operation unit 11 includes a touch panel monitor 11A, a speaker 321, and a coin processing unit 322. FIG.

The touch panel monitor 11A displays various selection screens under the control of the PC section 301, and accepts user operations on the selection screens. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and various settings are performed.

The coin processing unit 322 detects insertion of coins into the coin insertion slot 11B. When the coin processing unit 322 detects that a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, the coin processing unit 322 outputs an activation signal instructing the start of the game to the PC unit 301 .

The photographing unit 21 performs photographing processing for users in the photographing space. The photographing unit 21 is composed of an illumination device 331 , a camera 41 , a touch panel monitor 42 and a speaker 332 .

The lighting device 331 is each strobe unit in the shooting space and emits light according to the lighting control signal supplied from the PC section 301 . The illumination device 331 includes strobe units provided in the photographing space, such as the upper strobe unit 32, the lower box strobe unit 33, and a strobe unit on the side of the background portion 22, which will be described later.

The camera 41 performs photographing according to shutter control by the PC section 301 and outputs image data obtained by photographing to the PC section 301 .

The editing unit 51 performs editing processing for users after photographing. The editing unit 51 is composed of a tablet built-in monitor 61 , touch pens 341 A and 341 B, and a speaker 342 . A set of the tablet built-in monitor 61 and the touch pens 341A and 341B is provided on two surfaces of the housing of the editing unit 51 .

The tablet built-in monitor 61 displays an edit screen under the control of the PC unit 301, and accepts a user's operation on the edit screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

The printing unit 303 is configured to include a printer 351 . A sticker paper unit 352 is attached to the printer 351 .

The printer 351 drives a built-in head, and prints an image on the sticker paper contained in the sticker paper unit 352 based on the print data supplied from the PC section 301 . The printer 351 discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper outlet.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, a control unit 371 is realized by executing a predetermined program by the CPU 311 in FIG. The control unit 371 is composed of a game control unit 381 , a shooting control unit 382 and a lighting control unit 383 .

The game control unit 381 controls a series of game processing such as pre-selection processing, shooting processing, editing processing, and printing processing.

The pre-selection process is a process in which the user makes various selections such as selection of an imaging course before the imaging process.

The photographing process is a process of photographing the user as a subject.

The editing process is a process of editing a photographed image obtained by the photographing process.

The printing process is a process of arranging the edited images obtained by the editing process in a predetermined layout and printing them on sticker paper. A seal paper on which an edited image is printed is provided to the user from a seal paper outlet provided at a predetermined position of the housing.

The shooting control unit 382 controls the camera 41 to shoot still images or moving images.

The lighting control unit 383 controls the lighting device 331 to cause the strobe unit that constitutes the lighting device 331 to emit light in time for photographing. For example, the illumination control unit 383 emits strobe light in synchronization with shooting of a still image. In addition, the lighting control unit 383 emits constant light during the entire game time including the time during shooting of moving images.

<Modification>
Example of Attaching a Colored Film to a Strobe Unit on the Background Side Instead of attaching a colored film to a strobe unit provided in the photographing section 21, a colored film may be attached to a strobe unit provided in the background section 22.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space side.

Above the center of the rear panel 22A, a rear upper strobe 401 having a horizontally long box-shaped housing is provided. The upper rear strobe 401 irradiates the user with light from above the rear surface.

A rear left strobe 402L and a rear right strobe 402R having a vertically long box-shaped housing are provided on the left and right sides of the rear panel 22A. The back left strobe 402L and the back right strobe 402R irradiate the user from the left and right sides of the back.

The rear top strobe 401, the rear left strobe 402L, and the rear right strobe 402R are also provided with strobe light sources and constant light sources, respectively.

For example, a colored film is attached to strobe light sources provided inside the back left strobe 402L and the back right strobe 402R that illuminate the user from a low position. In this case, a colored film is not attached to the back upper strobe 401 . A colored film may be attached to a constant light source rather than a strobe light source.

This makes it possible to add a complementary color representation to the flesh-colored portion that is shaded by the light emitted by the back upper strobe 401 .

A colored film may be attached to the rear upper strobe 401, and the colored film may not be attached to the rear left strobe 402L and the rear right strobe 402R.

Thus, it is possible to attach the colored film to the strobe unit provided on the back side instead of the strobe unit provided on the front side of the user standing facing the camera 41 in the photographing space.

・Examples of other transmissive materials Colored film was used as a colored transmissive material attached in front of the light source to add complementary color expression, but other transmissive materials such as glass and acrylic can also be used. good.

Examples of Light Source A dimmable light source may be used for at least one of the strobe light source and the constant light source. For example, by adjusting the cool color according to the color of the user's skin region, it is possible to express appropriate complementary colors.

・Other examples When adding complementary color expression using strobe light, a strobe light source with a colored film attached and a strobe light source without a colored film attached are provided in one strobe unit. You may do so.

For example, whether the strobe light source to which the colored film is attached or the strobe light source to which the colored film is not attached is to emit light can be switched according to the photographing course selected by the user. This allows the user to select whether or not to add complementary color representation.

The color of areas of the user's skin, such as the face, neck, etc., may be analyzed. For example, the illumination control unit 383 analyzes the pixel values of the color of the user's skin area based on the image captured by the camera 41 . Of the strobe light source to which the colored film is attached and the strobe light source to which the colored film is not attached, the strobe light source that emits light in accordance with photographing is controlled by the illumination control section 383 based on the skin color analysis result.

A strobe light source with a colored film attached or a strobe light source without a colored film attached may be switched depending on the type of image to be provided to the user. For example, a strobe light source attached with a colored film is emitted when an image provided by printing on sticker paper is taken, and a strobe light source without a colored film attached is emitted when an image provided as data via a server is taken. Thus, the emission of the strobe light source is controlled.

When shooting with multiple angles of view in one game, whether to emit a strobe light source with colored film attached or to emit a strobe light source without colored film attached depends on the angle of view. You may enable it to be switched according to. Images with different angles of view include, for example, a close-up image in which the user's face and upper body are enlarged, and a full-body image in which the user's whole body is photographed. The angle of view of the full body image is wider than the angle of view of the close-up image.

In this case, for example, the light emission of the strobe light source is controlled so that the strobe light source attached with the colored film emits light when capturing a close-up image, and the strobe light source without the colored film attached emits light when capturing a full-body image. . As a result, it is possible to express shadows in complementary colors that are more conspicuous in a close-up image.

A plurality of arc tubes to which colored films are attached may be provided in one strobe unit. Each arc tube is attached with, for example, a colored film of a different color. It is possible to switch the arc tube that emits light according to the angle of view, such as switching between the arc tube that emits light when capturing a close-up image and the arc tube that emits light when capturing a full-body image. It is also possible to provide a mechanism for rotating the arc tube within the strobe unit.

The switching between the light source with the colored film attached and the light source without the colored film attached can also be applied to the constant light source.

The effects described herein are only examples and are not limiting, and other effects may also occur.

Embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present technology.

1 photo sticker creation device, 21 photographing unit, 31 camera unit, 32 upper strobe unit, 33 lower box strobe unit, 41 camera, 111 strobe light emitting unit, 112-1, 112-2 constant light emitting unit, 121 arc tube, 131 strobe Light emitting unit 132-1, 132-2 constant light emitting unit 141 arc tube 143 colored film 371 control unit 381 game control unit 382 shooting control unit 383 illumination control unit

Claims (9)

a first light source unit having a first light source inside and illuminating a user who is photographing in the photographing space;
a second light source unit having a second light source and a colored transmissive material therein, and irradiating the user with light transmitted through the transmissive material from a direction different from that of the first light source unit; A photographing device comprising: a photographing unit for photographing a person as a subject; The first light source unit is provided at a position higher than the imaging unit,
The photographing device according to claim 1, wherein the second light source unit is provided at a position lower than the photographing section. The first light source unit is provided at a position that illuminates from a diagonally upper front direction,
The photographing device according to claim 2, wherein the second light source unit is provided at a position that illuminates from a diagonally lower front direction. 4. The photographing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transparent material has a cool color. 5. The photographing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmissive material is composed of a film covering the second light source. 6. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first light source and said second light source are strobe light sources that emit light in synchronization with photographing of a still image. 7. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first light source and said second light source are stationary light sources that constantly emit light during shooting of moving images. The first light source unit is provided with the first light source as a strobe light source and the first light source as a constant light source,
8. The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second light source unit is provided with the second light source as a strobe light source and the second light source as a constant light source, respectively. irradiating a user who is photographing in the photographing space with light from a first light source unit having a first light source therein;
illuminating the user from a direction different from that of the first light source unit with light transmitted through the transparent material of a second light source unit having a second light source and a colored transparent material inside;
A photographing method of photographing the user as a subject by a photographing unit.

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