What do the booths look like?

We have two different styles – Curtained and Classic. Check out our Hall of Fame for pics of our booths in action. Our Curtained Booth has no hard walls - making it totally portable and perfectly squeezable into any venue. Think four curtained walls of fun. Next to the booth a small table holds our printer and laptop, and your custom album (if you decide on one). Our Classic Booth is a hard-walled beauty. Simple, sleek and sharp, for the uber photobooth experience.

How many people can fit in a booth?

Generally four people can fit comfortably in our Curtained Booth, while our Classic Booth can accommodate three happy campers.

How does it work?

You just press a button and you’re on your way. Even your grandmother will be able to work it. The Classic Booth also has voice instructions. Fancy!

Day, night?

Our photobooths include professional lighting, enabling their use any time day or night. In fact, they can be seen from the moon. (Okay, maybe not the moon, but they do have their own special glow!).

Can I have colour and black and white photo strips?

With the Classic Booth your guests get to choose how they want their pictures printed – colour or black and white. With the Curtained Booth you will need to choose either colour or black and white for the duration of your event. However, quick as a flash after your shindig we will send you a disc of every image taken, and you can then print copies in colour, or black and white, or any hue you desire.

How many photographs are taken per hour?

Our photobooths take four photos per session. If used non-stop the Classic Booth could potentially shoot 100 sessions per hour, and the Curtained Booth 55 sessions per hour. After each session the four photos are printed out in an old-style strip. So, the booths can take a total of around 400 photos per hour (Classic) and 220 photos per hour (Curtained). On average our booths complete between 40 and 60 sessions (160 to 240 photos) per hour.

Are the photos printed at our event?

Yessir, and that’s the point. Your guests will be leaving with a handful of gorgeous keepsakes to remind them of your event.

How long do they take to print?

Our Classic Booth prints strips in a very snappy 16 seconds, and our Curtained Booth takes 45 seconds. Both booths use dye-sublimation printers, so your pictures print dry with a waterproof coating, which means they can take a bit of rough play and still be a-okay.

How many strips are printed per session?

If you choose the classic double strip option, two 5cm x 15cm strips are printed per session – this works really well if you choose a custom photo album as your guests keep one strip and one goes in the album. The grid designs (Curtained Booth only) print one per session.

What time will you arrive?

We will need access to your venue at least one hour prior to the hire start time. We like to get there nice and early to make sure that everything runs smoothly. That way if anything unexpected happens, like rainy weather, we are in a position to find an alternate location and carry on as usual.

Can we schedule breaks during the hire period?

With our Curtained Booth, yes. We generally charge $50 per hour for idle time. This is handy if you need us to run during cocktail hour, break for dinner and then resume after the speeches, or something similar. We may however, find it very hard to keep your guests out of the booth!

Are you insured?

Yes, we are fully insured, but we promise to take great care of you!

What happens if there is a mechanical problem with the booth?

As our photobooths are digital there simply is no such thing as a mechanical problem. Old chemical booths used motors and chains to develop photo strips, but our modern digital booths use computers, cameras and printers to produce higher quality results. Our booths are contractually guaranteed to run 80% of the time. They occasionally need paper and supplies replenished, otherwise they work non-stop.

How many hours should I rent the photobooth for?

This is totally up to you. As people generally enter the booth in pairs or more, you could potentially get 100 to 200 guests through the booth per hour. However as soon as they see the results most guests want another go, as they without fail come up with new ideas and wacky poses. Then they want another sitting with other guests and again with you the host. It can get quite busy! Even the smaller functions can keep a booth busy for hours. At one wedding 40 guests kept a booth busy for over four hours.

Where should we put the booth?

We find the best place is against a wall where your guests will see it when they first arrive, for example, in the foyer, on the verandah, or next to your reception area. If you are having pre-dinner drinks, put us right there with your guests as the ultimate ice-breaker. If you want the booth inside your reception room, just keep in mind that your guests may get distracted by the booth during your speeches, so the best spot would be at the back of the room. We've also found that having it by the bar for some reason keeps it busy all night long. Let us help you pick a spot if you aren't sure.

Our reception venue is on the side of a mountain. To get there you need to go up 100 steps and across a swinging bridge. Will that be a problem?

Have Curtained Booth will travel! Access to some venues with our Classic Booth may be difficult, but our Curtained Booth is an all-terrain number.

It rains quite often on this mountain side and we want the booth outside, will that be an issue?

Your guests will probably not want to get wet to use the booth, except for your camera hog cousin. Trust us on this one. Generally speaking, it is best to have the booth under cover.

Can we have a company logo on the photos?

Yes, if you can email us a digital file, we can arrange for it to be on the strips. There are a variety of options available.

We are getting married. Can we have a personal message on the photo strips?

Yes, if you have a digital file you want us to embed on the strips, we will arrange it, or we can design a message for you. One of our more popular requests is a reminder of the occasion eg. 'Jason & Kylie's Wedding - 14 February 2008'

Do we get an attendant with the photobooth?

With the Curtained Booth, absolutely. A very friendly expert from The Photobooth People will be present for the duration of the hire, helping out wherever they are needed. Standard rental of our Classic Booth generally does not include an attendant.

Can our guests use props?

For sure. You can hire a deluxe prop kit from us, or go it alone. Our tickle chest is home to some 60 different wacky, zany, kooky bits and pieces, and we love gettin’ it out. The more silly hats the merrier. If you want to supply your own props just put them all in a box we can easily get access to — hey, we might want to try them ourselves!

We would like to give our guests photo frames for their photobooth pictures. What size do we need?

That is a great idea! Our classic photo strips are 5cm x 15cm, and our grid designs fit a standard 10cm x 15cm frame.

We would like our company logo displayed prominently on the booth. Can this be done?

Absolutely. With enough fore-warning we can do just about anything! Customised curtains, advertising banners, a-frames — the sky is the limit. Drop us an email, or give us a call and let’s start planning.

We would like the photobooth to be our wedding theme. Can we arrange a sitting to take some photos for our engagement, wedding invitations or thank you cards?

Yes, yes and yes. We’ll help you create the look you want and then give you the images on disc for you to go away and get creative. So... relax, put your face on and let’s get boothing! If you have thank you cards in mind we will ensure you and your beloved get some time alone in the booth on your wedding day to take the perfect shots.

Okay, we would like to hire a booth. What next?

First of all, pat yourself on the back. This is one decision you will never regret! Then, give us a shout and we'll send you our booking form. Return the completed form with your deposit and all systems are go! At your event remember to make room for the booth and provide access to a power point.