The Omote 3D Photo Booth is Like a Real-Life Shrink Ray Gun

If you've ever dreamed about having a real life shrink-ray gun, your dream is now one step closer to reality - as the <a title="Omote 3D Photo Booth" href="http://www.omote3d.com/index.html">world’s first 3D photo booth</a> is set to open in Japan. For a few hundred dollars, the <a title="Omote 3D Photo Printer" href="http://www.omote3d.com/">Omote 3D photo booth</a> will snap your image and <a title="Building Bytes: Brian Peters' 3D Printed Ceramic Bricks Can be Used in Large-Scale Construction Read more: Building Bytes: Brian Peters' 3D Printed Ceramic Bricks Can be Used in Large-Scale Construction | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="http://inhabitat.com/building-bytes-brian-peters-3d-printed-ceramic-bricks-could-be-used-in-large-scale-construction/">print out a 3D likeness</a> in 4, 6 or 8-inch heights.

The photo booth doesn’t work like a traditional photo booth, however.

Each "image" takes 15-minutes to capture, which means that elaborate or complicated poses are probably not on the menu.

After the image is taken, it can then be adjusted to refine the detail. 

Limitations in the technology means that stiletto heels, shiny jewelry, fuzzy scarves or other finely detailed elements can’t be rendered, but if you want an army of mini figures, you can purchase multiple reproductions.

The pop-up booth is opening in the <a title="Eye of Gyre" href="http://gyre-omotesando.com/">Eye of Gyre</a> exhibition space in the Harujuku district of <a title="The Starbucks Espresso Journey Pops Up in a Shipping Container in Tokyo Read more: The Starbucks Espresso Journey Pops Up in a Shipping Container in Tokyo | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="http://inhabitat.com/the-starbucks-espresso-journey-literally-pops-up-in-a-tokyo-shipping-container/">Tokyo</a>.

Prints cost anywhere from $265 to $530, depending on the size.

The Omote 3D photo booth will open as a <a title="Pop-up 'Centipede Cinema' is Made With Locally-Sourced Cork From Portugal Read more: Pop-up 'Centipede Cinema' is Made With Locally-Sourced Cork From Portugal | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="http://inhabitat.com/pop-up-centipede-cinema-is-made-with-locally-sourced-cork-from-portugal/">pop-up store</a> from late November to mid-January, so if you want your very own mini-me figure, make your reservations quickly.