experience.
In Metro Detroit, there are
many photo booth options. Some
local professional photographers,
like Brian Masserman, offer their
own photo booths. With profes-
sional photographers, you can
usually be certain the photos will
be of a high quality as they are
experts when it comes to light-
ing. There are also companies
that specialize in photo booths
and green screens like Fotofoto,
an inflatable photo booth
launched by local teen Ryan
Findling, Star Trax, ShutterBooth
and FotoBomb.
Some photo booths are
enclosed structures, while oth-
ers are open air. It’s important
to know the difference as you’ll
likely get a choice, and enclosed
ones usually cost a little more
money. Many companies offer
green screens so you can add
different backgrounds after the
photo is taken. Other options
include animated GIFs and graf-
fiti walls.
Teens love sharing their photo
booth silliness instantly to social
media, so it’s important that
the option to post to Instagram,
Facebook and Snapchat is avail-
able. Because teens love taking
selfies, ask your bar or bat mitz-
vah teen if they and their friends
would prefer having a Selfie
Booth (Star Trax offers this)
where the guests can pose and
then instantly print or share any
photos from the event.
Other questions you might
want to ask before contract-
ing your photo booth company
include how many hours of ser-
vice they offer (prepare for some
down time during the candle-
lighting ceremony and speeches).
Will they print an unlimited
number of photos? Will guests
have the option of different back-
grounds? Will photos be 4x6 inch
or photo strips?
It’s also wise to ensure the
company has a backup plan if
there is an electrical outage or
technical difficulties (printers
break down). It’s also nice for the
hosts to get a digital folder of all
the photos taken in the photo
booth, but don’t assume it’s auto-
matically part of the package.
No matter which photo booth
vendor you choose, be certain they
will have at least two attendants
on site to manage the photo booth
so guests can enjoy it and quickly
get back to the party. *

Guests can dress up in
props, record a video
greeting, choose a
background and
print unlimited
photos, instantly.

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