We set up our Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth for the Persimmon Country Club Open House on October 18. This year, there was no ice storm…yeah! We had a great time meeting brides and grooms for our 2009 season.
We often find it difficult to explain to potential customers over the phone exactly what kind of event photographers we are. So, that’s why we like to do trade shows or open houses. Everyone can see what our photo booth experience is first hand and see why we rock! We are very different from a traditional old fashioned photo booth.
There is a new entertainment & event photography trend starting for renting a photobooth and we are on the forefront of it. It’s called paparazzi-style photo booth photography. Perfect, since our name IS Paparazzi Tonight!
Here are excerpts from philly.com about paparazzi-style photo booths:
“Photo Booth Options That Go Beyond The Box” by Anna Sachse
One of the biggest new trends in weddings today is actually a touch old-fashioned: renting a photo booth that pops out instant pictures of your guests at their silly, celebratory best. …It’s campy and creative all in one.
Some couples,…, might want to consider a different kind of specialty photo op…increasing in popularity is the paparazzi-style photo “booth,” which involves an actual photographer shooting your guests in front of a designated backdrop….
The benefit of the studio-style booth is that it allows for more variation when it comes to the type of camera, backdrop, lighting, angles, number of people in the picture, props and more. For example, if you don’t want basic white, you can adjust the color of your backdrop to match your wedding colors, make it a romantic landscape or even use a funny blown-up picture of yourselves that everyone can pose with. Props can be fun as well, provided they make sense in context of your particular event – try to avoid just using random objects, as this might confuse your guests, says Harley.
The cost of a studio-style booth can range from $800 to $2,000, depending on the type you want, the time involved and the amount of product produced. As for location, most photographers will need an approximately 15-by-15 foot space for the backdrop, lighting and camera. You also want to make sure you set it up in a place that people can see so that they will be sure to take advantage of it, or have your wedding planner announce it.
As a result of including the booth, you are more likely to get at least one picture of every guest at your wedding, and chances are that these pictures will be some of the best ones of the night. “Sometimes people feel awkward when having their normal conversation or dancing filmed, or when they have to pose in the same boring ways,” says Harley. But when they’re in the booth, guests tend to be more comfortable hamming it up, or even being more loving, with lots of big hugs and kisses.
While you certainly want to prioritize having a photographer to document all the wedding’s events, a paparazzi-style booth makes for a nice addition during the reception.
