For my wedding I set up a "photobox" with AutoHotKey. I took a simple software to control my fiancees Nikon via USB and IrfanView on my Laptop.
I configured Irfanview to monitor a folder and always show the newest picture.
Wit AutoHotKey I made a simple GUI with 3 Buttons. Preview, Autofocus and "SNAP". Preview brought up the camera software in liveview mode. Autofocus triggered the Autofocus. "SNAP" brought up a large countdown, at 0 it triggered a photo. The it minimized the camera software and brought up IrfanView. After a few seconds it "reset" itself, so IrfanView got minimized and my button GUI got brought up again. My guests loved it and I saved hundreds of Euros for renting a photo box and I got great images out of it.
I didn‘t build a box itself. It was just the Nikon on a stand with a flash directed to the ceiling for better lighting.
My laptop on a small table infront of it to control it and work as a display.
I configured Irfanview to monitor a folder and always show the newest picture.
Wit AutoHotKey I made a simple GUI with 3 Buttons. Preview, Autofocus and "SNAP". Preview brought up the camera software in liveview mode. Autofocus triggered the Autofocus. "SNAP" brought up a large countdown, at 0 it triggered a photo. The it minimized the camera software and brought up IrfanView. After a few seconds it "reset" itself, so IrfanView got minimized and my button GUI got brought up again. My guests loved it and I saved hundreds of Euros for renting a photo box and I got great images out of it.