Systems and methods for producing portraits
A system of producing digital portraits and associated methods are provided. One method includes capturing a plurality of images with a digital recording device and displaying the images in the predetermined groups, such as in groups of two or three images. The customer selects desired images, which can be digitally modified in a variety of ways, and the selected images are electronically transmitted to a digital printer. The digital printer is maintained by an unrelated and distinct third-party host.
1. A computer program product for producing digital portraits, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable code portion for associating digital images together as a set;
a second executable code portion for grouping the images into subsets associated with the set;
a third executable code portion for displaying the images of the set;
a fourth executable code portion for displaying the images of at least one of the subsets;
a fifth executable code portion for selecting at least one of the images from at least one of the subsets; and
a sixth executable code portion for electronically transmitting the at least one selected image to a digital printer,
wherein said second executable code portion for grouping the images into subsets includes an executable code portion for grouping the images into subsets based on at least one of similar poses and similar backgrounds, and
wherein said fourth executable code portion for displaying the images of at least one of the subsets includes an executable portion for displaying the images in groups of at least three having similar backgrounds and poses, and
wherein said first executable code portion includes an executable code portion for associating at least 36 digital images using at least four backgrounds and 12 poses together as a set and said second executable code portion includes an executable code portion for grouping images of similar poses and backgrounds into subsets.
2. A computer program product according to claim 1 , further comprising a seventh executable code portion for receiving the digital images, the digital images having been captured with a digital recording device.
3. A computer program product according to claim 1 , wherein said second executable code portion includes an executable code portion for receiving user input.
4. A computer program product according to claim 1 , further comprising a seventh executable code portion for digitally modifying at least one of the images.
5. A computer program product according to claim 4 , further comprising an eighth executable code portion for selecting the at least one digitally modified image.
6. A computer program product according to claim 1 , further comprising a seventh executable code portion for visually highlighting the selected at least one image and an eighth executable code portion for adding the selected at least one digital image to an electronic shopping cart.
7. A computer program product according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a seventh executable code portion for displaying at least one special effects setting after displaying at least one of the images of the set or the images of at least one of the subsets;
an eighth executable code portion for selecting at least one of the digital images for the at least one special effects setting so that the at least one special effects setting is applied to the at least one digital image; and
a ninth executable code portion for saving the at least one digital image with the at least one special effects setting applied thereto.
8. A computer program product according to claim 7 , further comprising a tenth executable code portion for manipulating at least one of the digital images prior to execution of said ninth executable code portion for saving the at least one digital image.
9. A computer program product according to claim 1 , further comprising a seventh executable code portion for selecting images to group as a set in response to the displaying the images of the set, and wherein said second executable code portion for grouping the images into subsets associated with the set includes an executable code portion for grouping the images into subsets based on said selecting at least one of the images from at least one of the subsets.
10. An apparatus for producing digital portraits, comprising a processing device configured to:
associate digital images together as a set; group the images into subsets associated with the set; cause the images of the set to be displayed; cause the images of at least one of the subsets to be displayed; select at least one of the images from at least one of the subsets; and cause the at least one selected image to be transmitted to a digital printer,
wherein the processing device is configured to group the images into subsets by grouping the images into subsets based on at least one of similar poses and similar backgrounds by grouping images of similar poses and backgrounds into subsets, and
wherein the processing device is configured to cause the images of at least one of the subsets to be displayed by causing the images to be displayed in groups of at least three having similar backgrounds and poses, and
wherein the processing device is configured to associate digital images together as a set by associating at least 36 digital images using at least four backgrounds and 12 poses together as a set.
11. An apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a receiver for receiving digital images from a digital recording device, said receiver being at least temporarily in communication with the digital recording device and being in communication with said processing device.
12. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said processing device includes a storage device for storing the digital images and said receiver is configured to transfer the digital images to said storage device.
13. An apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein said processing device is further configured to apply special effect settings to at least one of the digital images.
14. An apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a reception device for receiving a portable data storage device, the portable data storage device containing the digital images.
15. An apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein said processing device is further configured to selectively digitally modify at least one of the images.
16. An apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a user input device in communication with said processing device and configured to receive selection of at least one of the images from at least one of the subsets, wherein said processing device is configured to group the images into subsets based on input received from said user input device.
17. An apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a communications device in communication with said processing device, wherein said communications device includes a network connection for connecting to at least one of a local area network or a wide area network.