A system for automated condition assessment of a turbine component , comprising: a partially enclosed photobox , comprising: a configurable rotational table adapted to carry the turbine component ; at least one wall , the at least one wall essentially perpendicular to and abutting a horizontal platform upon which the rotational table is carried; a plurality of optical cameras configured to be automatically positioned at locations surrounding the turbine component and capture a plurality of images of the turbine component ; a controller communicating with each of the plurality of cameras to respectively control the positioning of each camera in order to capture an image of a desired view of the turbine component ; a two dimensional calibration target which corresponds to the shape of the component and is disposed on the at least one wall, wherein the calibration target comprises a photographable target, wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras is an infrared camera configured to perform flash thermography and capture a thermographic image of a portion of the turbine component , wherein the thermographic image is used by the controller to assess the condition of the turbine component , wherein a visible light camera of the plurality of cameras captures images of the calibration target prior to capturing an image of the turbine component in order to create a three dimensional model of the turbine component . a partially enclosed photobox , comprising: a configurable rotational table adapted to carry the turbine component ; at least one wall , the at least one wall essentially perpendicular to and abutting a horizontal platform upon which the rotational table is carried; a plurality of optical cameras configured to be automatically positioned at locations surrounding the turbine component and capture a plurality of images of the turbine component ; a configurable rotational table adapted to carry the turbine component ; at least one wall , the at least one wall essentially perpendicular to and abutting a horizontal platform upon which the rotational table is carried; a plurality of optical cameras configured to be automatically positioned at locations surrounding the turbine component and capture a plurality of images of the turbine component ; a controller communicating with each of the plurality of cameras to respectively control the positioning of each camera in order to capture an image of a desired view of the turbine component ; a two dimensional calibration target which corresponds to the shape of the component and is disposed on the at least one wall, wherein the calibration target comprises a photographable target, wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras is an infrared camera configured to perform flash thermography and capture a thermographic image of a portion of the turbine component , wherein the thermographic image is used by the controller to assess the condition of the turbine component , wherein a visible light camera of the plurality of cameras captures images of the calibration target prior to capturing an image of the turbine component in order to create a three dimensional model of the turbine component . <EOS>