Unique Holiday Photo Booth or Selfie Station

Now I’m a person that would prefer to never be in front of a camera, my friends are a different sort.  They LOVE photo booths and fun pics, especially if it’s a really good scene.  And yes, they are dragging me into these pics, but I always stay to the outside for an easy crop or hide behind someone if I’m lucky.

Photo booths (or Photo Scenes as I like to call them) are a perfect interactive form of entertainment at events. They provide a fun factor for guests that love to have their photo taken - why not do it with your logo in the background.

Below provides a bunch of options with what you need to make it happen.

TOBOGGAN DOWN A HILL

• Create a fake snow hill with an incline. It could be a simple ramp with white carpeting covered with fake snow

• Install a toboggan – make sure it’s stable and won’t move around

• Have a big fan blowing air to give it a natural look of people riding down the hill

• Guests will sit in the toboggan for pics

• Props: santa hats, bright scarves, etc.

WINTER WONDERLAND WITH CARRIAGE

• Snowy backdrop

• Add in extra trees to create dimension

• Add a carriage with ropes for the reindeer

• Give guests either reindeer ears or a santa hat if they are santa

• Add a red nose for rudolph

NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS SET (SETTING UP THE LIGHTS)

• Backdrop of the outside of a snow covered house

• Ball of lights

• Ladder (be very careful – have a spotter)

• Massive amount of string lighting down the house façade (do not light them it will make the pics useless)

• Add a prop squirrel looking down on them from the “roof”

• Add other gaudy looking Christmas props for the front of house

BELOW ARE THE BASICS

• Workspace for this station should be 10 feet wide, 10 feet deep and at least 8 feet to the ceiling (and larger if you plan to have a lot of people in the photo)

• If you are getting a backdrop, 8 feet wide by 8 feet tall for up to 4 people in photo. If you have tall people get 10 feet high or want more people get 10 feet wide. NOTE:  Order matte backdrop, as a shiny one can add a glare to the photos.

• Rent proper lighting if not already present in the venue. In a pinch you can get a ring-light on Amazon or big box chain store.