r/photobooth

I’m 22 Running a Red Carpet photobooth business with custom templates and unlimited prints. How much do you charge per hour on average? Currently NOT using dslr cameria. Just the iPad. I feel like I could be charging more but it depends alot on the market. Just curious on your current area.

Also any advice from owners would be appreciated. Thank you

We're planning to start a photobooth business, which is better po, canon selphy printer cp1500 or ung standard printers na brother epsom etc.

Planning po namin na bumili ng cp1500, nag overthink lng po ako kasi madami po akong na attendan na event ang gamit po nila na printer, ung mga standard printer, bakit po kaya... thank you!

Hey everyone,
I’ve got a spare iPad Air 5th gen and I’m thinking about starting a digital-only photo booth business in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Plan is to start small with drop-off booths, post daily on Facebook Marketplace, then slowly scale with more units and eventually connect with venues/event planners.

From what I’ve seen:
Software is around $20/month
Booth shells are about $1k–$2k
I’m comfortable investing around $2.5k total

Would love to hear from people who started this way:

How much did you make in your first few months?
What marketing worked best early on?
Biggest lessons or mistakes?
Is Facebook Marketplace actually effective?

Appreciate anyone willing to share their experience in advance.

I swear buying portrait photography backdrops online feels like online dating. The photos look incredible, then the package arrives and suddenly your “luxury Paris café background” looks like somebody printed it at a cyber café in 2009

I’ve been trying to find brands that actually have good themed backdrops without making my portraits look like low-budget music videos. So far I keep seeing names like Kate Backdrop, Savage Universal, Neewer, and Allenjoy. Kate especially seems to have EVERYTHING — castles, Christmas scenes, fake kitchens, flowers, libraries, clouds… probably even a backdrop of your landlord asking for rent.

I also noticed a lot of sellers seem to source similar designs from manufacturers on alibaba. Not promoting it or anything, I just fell into a 2 a.m. scrolling rabbit hole and suddenly I was looking at “Royal Palace Fantasy Backdrop 10x20 HD Wrinkle Free” like I’m directing a Netflix series from my bedroom.

My biggest problem is wrinkles and fake-looking prints. Nothing humbles you faster than spending one hour setting up lights just for the backdrop to look like a giant shower curtain in the final photo

So photographers here, which brands are actually worth the money? And which ones betrayed you the moment you opened the package?

wait for the business that leave the booth running alone what are yall using to make sure no one steals the printer? the city i live in isnt super safe and id hate for my $600 printer to get stolen

Is there a app the charges the customer to print their strips? Does lumabooth have that option for ipad? if so how do you set it up or what app pops up a paywall for customers to scan to pay

I just recently bought one of those photo booth stands that take an IPad (see them a lot on amazon) for my upcoming wedding. Any recommendations on the best app to use?

Edit*** I am not worried about prints, just digital delivery :)

Thanks in advance!

I own a photobooth business and it's going good. I feel like there's a limit to build income since certain month won't have way less events than normal. On a normal rate, I get around 4-6 events a month. I'm planning to expand it to other cities by providing franchisees as I want to build my own brand.

Is there anyone who does photobooth business in a franchise model,

1. Which software do you use? I want to have a single dashboard to monitor all the franchisees and how much do they make.
2. How to avoid people from doing events without my knowledge.
3. How does the revenue split work, what are the usual terms and conditions.
4. Any other way to increase the revenue? (I have a guestbook addon along with my usual packages)

Please help a fellow photobooth business to Grow.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a free app we built called EasyPadBooth.

It basically turns your iPad into a photo booth — no expensive hardware, no rental fees, just download and go.

Here's what it does:
- Launch a photo booth session in seconds
- Customizable layouts and photo templates
- Clean, simple interface — no learning curve
- 100% free to download and use

We built this to make photo booths accessible to everyone, whether you're hosting a birthday, a wedding, a corporate event, or just a casual get-together.

Would love to hear your feedback if you try it out! Happy to answer any questions in the comments.

easypadbooth - just click here to be directed to our facebook page! 😄

Which stores actually give decent bulk discounts on festive and party supplies like photo booth props? I keep trying to figure out if there are “real” wholesale options or if everything just gets marked up once it’s called party supplies. I’ve seen some suppliers online where photo booth props are sold in sets or by MOQ like 10–100 packs and the price drops a lot per piece when you go bigger. But I’m nt sure if those are actually the best deals or just standard listings pretending to be wholesale. Places like alibaba come up a lot when I search, especially for bulk props and themed sets, but I’ve never ordered from there so I’m nt sure how consistent the quality is or if it’s only worth it for large quantities. Outside of that, are there actual stores or wholesalers local or online that people use for events, weddings, or party rental setups? Like somewhere you can reliably get balloons, banners, and photo booth props in bulk without paying retail prices? Would be good to hear from anyone who’s actually done event setups or reselling where do you usually source your stuff and what’s been worth it vs not worth it?

any recommendations on best photobooth app preferably for photo strip pictures (that could also add logo on the strip) and also recommendations for best mini printer that can print the strips, thanks!

Does anyone know where to buy a real analog photo booth? Not digital with filters, true film/chemical process booths. I’m looking to open a vintage inspired photo booth concept and have been struggling to find companies that still manufacture or restore authentic analog booths. Would love recommendations, leads, collectors, refurbishers, or anyone in the industry that might point me in the right direction. Thank you :)