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Photobooth Backdrop Ideas

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Posted by , in Marketing, Photo Booth, Regions, Tips

Whilst our photobooths come with a black curtain to contain all the fun, sometimes it’s nice to open it all up and get creative. Creating your own backdrop is a snap and so long as you have a wall to attach it to you can make something that fits your theme and your personality!

We can help with printed backdrops if you have something specific in mind, but here’s some great background ideas that can be used with our photo booths, whether it’s a wedding, birthday, or corporate Christmas party.

1. Use bright paper fans to create a wall of pinwheels.

Use bright paper fans to create a wall of pinwheels.

Get the tutorial here.

2. Create a gorgeous backdrop with just chicken wire and napkins.

Create a gorgeous backdrop with just chicken wire and napkins.

Check it out.

3. What’s a spring party without flowers?

What's a spring party without flowers?

Learn how to create the hipster look here.

Click to read more…


Yes we have Gift Registry!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Events

We know you’d love a Photo Booth for your party but sometimes the costs start to add up and it’s hard to squeeze it into the budget along with the bar tab, the DJ and the all important party outfit.  Photobooth Fun provides a super-easy gift registry service that allows you to invite your family and friends to help you pay for the booth… after all they’ll be enjoying it too!

Not just for weddings, but for any occasion where our photo booth is a must have – great for 21st birthdays when you don’t have a lot to spend, 40th birthdays, when you’ve already got it all or even for sports teams and schools where resources can be a little tight.

Make your enquiry with our admin superstar Suze and she’ll talk you through the no fuss process.

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Al Fresco Photo Booth

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Posted by , in Events, Photo Booth, Tips, Weddings

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There she is! A Photo Booth standing majestically in the great outdoors – not necessarily what you would think is its natural habitat. But it can be.

Especially during the summer, having a Photo Booth outdoors can be a great option. Not only does it mean that you can have it at your garden wedding but it also means that you can have your photos against a wonderful natural backdrop and not just inside the black curtains. Pull the curtains back (or get them removed entirely) and you can use nature as your backdrop and even have large groups pose a little further away so you can get 20 or more people in your strip!

But, like every other part of an outdoor wedding, there are some things to consider:

  • Can we get power to the location you’ve chosen for the booth? We come with 10 metres of extension cord but your venue may be able to supply more.
  • Is the terrain suitable? The booth needs a bit of good, flat ground.
  • How breezy is it likely to be? If you’ve chosen a bit of a wind tunnel to put the booth in remember fluttering curtains can be a bit annoying. Like many things at a wedding a bit of tape can fix that but it pays to think about.
  • Where’s the sun going to be? When your booth is up and taking photos you want the natural light to be good. The dappled shadows from a tree may make for nice ambience but terrible photos!
  • Like everything else in an outdoor event – do you have an emergency indoor site if things go bad weather wise?

Having a photo booth outside is a great way to have even more fun in the sun. Think about it for your next event and get our booths into the great outdoors!


Ready set pose!

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Posted by , in Marketing, Photo Booth, School Balls, Taranaki

Probably the most discussed topic in the photo booth would have to be the pose of choice! Some boothers have it down to an art! They have a plan from start to finish before they even take one step into the booth…others prefer the ‘live in the moment’ technique. Either way getting that perfect pose is all part of the fun! 2013-11-30 20-06-27 IMG_0139IMG_0290

We have noticed a few trends when it comes to photo booth poses…there is the tried and true tongue out, or total look of surprise! (Sometime in the same photo when someone’s tongue accidentally connects with some else’s cheek)! And we can’t forget the pouty face, peace sign, Charlie’s Angels pose (this seems to require a surprising amount of coordination), duck face, hugs, smiles, pointing at one another and awwww the kiss! There are a few more that come to mind but I’m not sure they are blog appropriate so I will let you use your imagination for that!

IMG_0337No matter what pose you choose – it will be sure to have you in fits of laughter and that is what it is all about! Remember you are only limited by your imagination so I challenge you to come up with a new classic pose… One that we will remember for many gigs to come!

 


Oooh! I like that one..!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, Corporate

Being the Regional Manager for Hawkes Bay, co-ordinating and working at awesome events and celebrations in Napier, Hastings, Havelock North and the greater Hawkes Bay area (even in Taupo, Palmerston North, Gisborne and beyond) is so much fun! But I have to say, one of my favourite jobs I do for the Photo Booth Fun team is designing the custom overlays;overlay-Ball-1taking the designs and ideas that you’ve worked on for your wedding or party or corporate eventoverlay-Comm-1and designing a strip look to match or compliment those ideas so your event is even more awesome. overlay-wed-2So I thought I’d take some of my favourite designs from last yearoverlay-Corp-1and put them together in a gallery to give you some ideas of what we can do and maybe inspire youoverlay-Corp-2for your event this year to enhance your Photo Booth Fun booking with a custom strip design.overlay-Party-1Take a closer look on our Facebook Gallery here  overlay-wed-1  Now let me know what I can do for you..

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager and Graphic Designer


If at first you don’t succeed

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Posted by , in Tips, Wellington

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Lots of folk love the Photobooth! It attracts the exhibitionists and, eventually, it attracts the introverts. There’s just something about the fun of pulling the curtain and posing for the camera that people can’t resist.

The Phoobooth also attracts the perfectionists from time to time. Standing next to the Booth you get to watch the vast majority of folks duck inside and wing it in front of the camera. It’s the spontaneity that leads to all the shrieks of laughter coming from inside the curtain.

But occasionally there are those who like to plan. Sometimes you hear them planning a series of poses with a friend in the line to use the booth. Sometimes you hear them plotting inside the booth and every once in a while you see them doing practise shots before they go inside. A quick couple of selfies on a smartphone can really help those perfectionists work out the best poses to maximise their fun, good looks or the message they’re trying to send with the picture. You see a pair snapping away, come along to the Booth and duck inside. There’s still the same happy laughter but the shots are juuuuuust right.

It takes all kinds of people.

And all kinds of people love the Photobooth.

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Only how many weeks till Christmas..?!

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Posted by , in Awards, Corporate, Events, Hawkes Bay

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OK so normally I hate to see people posting this early about Christmas but sometimes there’s a good reason…

see here in Hawkes Bay, and I’m sure around the rest of the New Zealand, we have super-organised people who like to get their staff or organization Christmas Party sorted nice and early so they don’t get disappointed when we say we’re already booked that night.

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And the bookings are certainly starting to fill up already so don’t wait too long before you get yours sorted or you won’t be getting the miss/mr popularity award this year!

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So let us add some real fun to your staff or organization Christmas function this year, order your Photo Booth Fun now! Don’t just sit there… there’s a link down the bottom there… go on click and let’s have some fun :)

Of course you can email or phone too. Speak to you soon.

Tony – Hawkes Bay Manager


Blues..what blues?

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Posted by , in Christchurch, Photo Booth, Tips

Christchurch has been feeling the cold a bit, sure we’ve been getting some sunshine but that frost still bites! With the onset of the colder months, there’s been a bit in the media about the winter blues. I’m sure it’s something most of us can relate to to some degree, with many looking wistfully to the coming of spring and finding good excuses to hole up and hide out until it arrives – But this does nothing to help lift us out of that winter funk! Social interaction and merrymaking are great medicines and as tempting as it is to put on those fleecy trackies and old woolly socks and bunker down in front of the telly, maybe it’s time to try a new tack: Embrace and celebrate winter with a little mid-winter bash!

If you’re not one who’s fortunate enough to have their birthday fall mid-year (yes, I believe it’s a positive; a good break in the long wait til the next end of year festivities and a great excuse to have a party!), don’t fret – You can always hold a shindig with whatever theme you wish – be it a way-to-say-thanks-for-all-the-hard-work staff party, a Mid winter Christmas party or an I-have-no-reason-except-that-I-want-to-party party,  it’s time to throw off those trackies (come on, they do us few favours really), swap the socks for dancing shoes and get planning! And yes, the photo booth is a perfect way to increase the laughter (and all the healthful benefits that go with it) ten fold.

Of course, some people are brave enough to plan their wedding in winter – It’s not for everyone but what a perfect way to beat those blues before they even have a chance to settle! We had some great shots in the booth at a Christchurch wedding earlier this month, sure the day was a bit crisp but the sun shone and the venue was toasty warm. And best of all, the wedding party and the guests were laughing and smiling all day long.

 

Stay smiling everyone!

Michaela

Manager – Christchurch


School Ball Photo Booth Fun in Hawkes Bay

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Posted by , in Awards, Corporate, Events, Hawkes Bay

Well we’re well and truly into School Ball Season here in the Sunny (even if it’s getting a little colder) Hawkes Bay! Here’s a few images from the Taradale High School Viva Las Vegas themed ball held at the Rodney Green Events Centre in Napier on Saturday, I especially love it when the staff really get in on the act… THS-2

All in all some gorgeous gowns, smart suits, and lots of Photo Booth Fun had by all! Check out the rest of the photos from the Gallery tab above.

Don’t forget if you’re going to a School Ball in Napier, Hastings or anywhere in the greater Hawkes Bay area for that matter and the ball committee haven’t got a Photobooth booked yet make sure they contact us now so you don’t miss out! We’ll bring the fun with us, you can guarantee that.

And just for a bit of extra silliness for the day…What happens

Of course, School Balls aren’t all we do, whether it’s a conference, corporate event, awards ceremony or wedding; whether you’re just wanting to add some fun to the event or some marketing mileage, or even fund raising for a charity; Life’s too short for boring events so get a Photo Booth in there and let the fun begin… because people do the funniest things when they think no-one’s watching!


Picture Perfect Timing in Wellington

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Posted by , in Packages, Photo Booth, Tips, Weddings

Wedding season is in full swing in the Wellington region and as everyone planning a wedding knows,timing can mean everything. Capturing that perfect moment, the big day running smoothly, happy guests and a relaxed sweet ArohaDarren and Joybride and groom.

At Photo Booth Fun Wellington we love a well timed photo. The booth is great for getting shots of your guests at their
relaxed and silly best, and a well timed strip of photos can be priceless. We have been seeing some very creative shots
lately. It is great to see what your friends and family come up with. Guests can put together an album of photos for you to
enjoy later, or go with an private online gallery to share the hilarity with everyone.

Having a photobooth running at the right time in your wedding can  be just the thing to make yours a wedding to remember. You can bring it in after the ceremony – while you are getting your photos done, your guests can be entertained creating their own masterpieces. Introduce the booth after dinner and the formalities are out of the way, help your guests switch into party mode with a round or two in the photo booth; or have the photobooth for a whole evening of creative entertainment.

Whatever you choose, capture those picture perfect moments With Photo Booth Fun!

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

Anna – Wellington Regional Manager