Photo Booth Technology
It’s pretty hard to believe there could be innovations in photo booths, but tech develops rapidly, so your event memories can be treasured in fascinating ways.
A picture says a thousand words, or so the old adage goes. These days, everyone can agree that in our visual world, they can often say so much more than a thousand, and can become the catalyst for global conversations. And that’s why when you’re planning an event with a photo booth you should consider all your options — especially the cool ones. Here’s a rundown of the crazy awesome tech innovations in this realm.
1. Go the GIF Route
This is a fun one, especially for the younger generation who blogs and reblogs everything…and I do mean everything. I’m one of those suckers and I would definitely reblog a GIF that was taken at a photo booth. These nifty little ‘video’ clips loop a few of the images from the booth to create a sort of flip book that’s just a few seconds long — and oh so adorable. It’s also great for spreading your social media footprint far and wide.
2. Personalise and Customise
If you’re opting for a photo booth, you may as well go the whole hog and personalise it with a custom wrap. This can be your company logo, an engagement picture, a monogram or even a pattern that fits with your décor. Once that’s done, all that’s left is setting up the booth with a special hashtag so you can programme the images to upload to Instagram and Facebook for everyone to enjoy.
3. Take Themes to a New Level
The Exhibitor recently shared a fascinating story of how Czarnowski Display Services Inc. gave attendees of the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association an alternate view through its Unlearn & Reframe Theme. After sharing their passions outside of work, each participant was invited to peruse a catalogue of stock art through a monitor and choose an image representative of those passions. Using a special camera setting, these eye-catching images of forest scenes, underwater landscapes and cityscapes were superimposed on the attendee’s silhouette, creating a striking, unforgettable experience.
4. Opt for 3D
Yes, that’s a real thing. In late 2012 Fast Co Design announced the world’s first 3D photobooth that creates a tiny version of you. Fast-forward four years and companies offering these services have popped up everywhere. From 3DMe Photobooth to Shapify to MiniMe3D, this crazy tech is ready to turn everyone into action figures. Some of the scanners you can literally walk into, while The Hyperpod, for instance, is purposely engineered to capture 1.5 million-pixel, full-body scans in less than one minute. “I can definitely imagine the Hyperpod replacing local photo booths in the near future,” Tyler Koslow said in 3D Printing Industry in November last year, “and as our 3D scanning and printing capabilities become more accessible to the public and also more advanced in general, we may soon have a Hyperpod 3D Photo Booth at our nearest shopping mall.”
Yes please!
This article first appeared in The Event Issue 2, 2016.
