Studio light, not a ring light
The strobe fires through an umbrella above the camera rather than straight at your face. That is why skin looks like skin instead of a phone flash, and why the back of the frame is not a black hole.
Open-air, real camera, real studio light. Built for one job: making a photograph good enough that somebody puts it on a refrigerator.
Check your datefrom$5453 hour base
The equipment
A Canon DSLR behind a studio strobe fired through a shoot-through umbrella, an iPad the guest touches, and a DNP dye-sublimation printer under the table. Open-air means the backdrop is the wall behind you rather than a curtain around you — so eight people fit in a frame instead of two, and the line keeps moving.
Twelve seconds, and sealed
Dye-sublimation lays down colour and then a clear protective layer over it. The print leaves the slot dry, waterproof and fingerprint-proof. It survives a dance floor, a coat pocket and the ride home.
Your template, not ours
We design the print layout around your invitation, your colours or your logo and send it for approval before the event. Included in the package, not sold back to you as an upgrade.
Specification
- Camera
- Canon DSLR — 24.1 MP APS-C
- Lighting
- Studio strobe + shoot-through umbrella
- Printer
- DNP DS620A dye-sublimation
- Print time
- ≈ 12 seconds per print
- Print format
- 2×6 strip or 4×6 — 300 dpi
- Finish
- Lustre, thermally sealed — waterproof
- Footprint
- 8 ft × 8 ft with backdrop
- Power
- One standard 110 V outlet
- Additional hour$125
- Idle hour$60
- Early setup$75
- Custom backdrop$75
- Props box$50
Before you ask
012×6 strips or 4×6 prints?
Either — you choose at booking. Strips are the traditional photo-booth format and two fit on one sheet, so everyone in the photo can take one. A 4×6 gives you one larger photograph instead. We can also print duplicates so both sides of a couple leave with a copy.
02How many prints do we get?
Unlimited for the length of the rental. We carry more media than a three-hour event can burn through, and there is no per-print charge on any package.
03How many people fit in one photo?
Because it is open-air rather than an enclosed pod, eight to ten fit comfortably and a whole table will squeeze in. That is the main practical advantage over the booths you step inside.
04Do guests get digital copies as well?
Yes. They can send themselves the photo on the night, and the full colour-corrected gallery goes to you within 48 hours.
Availability
Tell us the date and the venue and we will come back within a day with a straight yes or no, and a written quote.