6 Great Backdrop Ideas for 2024

6 Great Backdrop Ideas for 2024

Get Into These Great Ideas for a Photo Booth Backdrop! 

We’re self-confessed photo addicts – selfies, booths, shoots – you name it, we love it! For groups though, photo booths are our undisputed favourite and we’re always looking for ways to make those pics pop even more. So, if you’re a fan of that booth life and you’re ready to crank your photo game up to the next level, look no further than these photo booth backdrop ideas!

1. Record Wall

The record wall is cool, because…well, when is vinyl not cool? If you’re hosting an event with a lot of guys, this is a great backdrop if you don’t want to alienate male guests with powdery pink petals and fairy dust.

2. Flower Wall

These were big in 2021, but we’re not done with them yet! We expect this photo booth backdrop trend will stay hot in 2022, with the designs shifting from pastels in symmetrical designs, to more freestyle use of wild flowers.

3. Balloon Wall

We are loving the vibrant balloon walls we’re designing for guests! The only problem we’ve had was balloons being popped…they were tipsy, balloons can be funny (I guess?) so it’s all in good fun.

4. Graffiti Wall

A graffiti wall as a photo booth backdrop is a great, colourful way of adding some edge to your event.

5. Doors

What is it about doors in the middle of nowhere that always grabs our attention? Maybe it’s the feeling of mystery a closed door in an unusual place creates. Or, probably just that it’s really weird for a door to be standing in a field, right? What we do know, is that door photo booth backdrops are vintage and super popular!

6. DIY Photo Booth Backdrop

Feeling really brave? Why not team up with your guests and create a DIY photo booth backdrop? This can be done with big, easy to break paintballs, hanging paint filled balloons from the canvas backdrop, or simply giving everyone a brush and paint. Great for kids parties, but adults love it too! We suggest you do this outside…

If you’re interested in bringing any of these photo booth backdrop ideas to life for you event, we can help! You can get a quote and let us know what you’re looking for. You are also welcome to make your own suggestions for a photo booth backdrop, and we’ll do our best to bring it to life. You can view a limited portfolio of our work on Facebook or Instagram and let us know what you think!

A Guide to Better Photo Booth Hire

A Guide to Better Photo Booth Hire

What to Ask When You Rent a Photo Booth

“Rent a photo booth” is often one of the simplest items on a person’s event to-do lists. There aren’t pages of long briefs required and the service is an enjoyably straightforward one. A normal booking process usually starts with the client getting a few quotes from different suppliers. These are then compared and if all the suppliers seem to be offering the same thing, most clients naturally opt for the cheapest one. So, while we love that it’s so quick and easy to rent a photo booth, we also want to make sure you’re not surprised by any hidden costs or additional charges which you assumed were included in your booking.

We love great deals too! With that in mind, we’ve put together some questions you can ask when booking a photo booth, to ensure you’re getting the best value for your money.

1. Pics please?

Ask your service provider for photos of the actual booth structure, as well as the photo taking device. We are especially proud of our Selfie Cube – locally designed and built. It incorporates beautiful retro wooden finishes and sleek Perspex inserts. We still get excited whenever someone compliments the design. Make sure you know exactly which type of booth your operator will be setting up on your event day, because many companies have a variety of designs.

2. Webcams = Web can’ts

You want your photo booth service provider to guarantee the use of a DSLR camera.  Anything less is just not good enough nowadays. There are excellent low-cost photo booths which provide DSLR equipment, so there is no reason to have to settle for a webcam.

3. Hard evidence

The printing of photos is one of the most important factors when your aim is to create a high-quality experience for clients (or guests). Remember, the hard copies of the photos are the mementos that can stay with attendees for many years and will be looked at long after the event. Even though in-booth social media sharing is increasing in popularity, hard copies are still one of people’s favourite things when they rent a photo booth. If your service provider is using a low-quality printer, your prints could be grainy or dull.

4. On the topic of printers…

When asking about printers, you want to hear that your supplier uses an industrial machine. An indirect way of establishing this is to ask how many seconds a single print would take. You’re looking for anything between 8 and 30 seconds. A minute per print likely means that the printer is not heavy duty and maybe a bit dinky. This isn’t just bad for the take-home prints, but could also cause a long queue at your event. The wait time between prints means your guests get to take less photos in the booked time period.

5. Rent a Photo Booth Bonus: Lighting!

If it were an Olympic sport to rent a photo booth and you wanted to be as prepared as Simone Biles in Rio, we’d have one more pro tip for you. This one is pretty technical, but we believe it’s worth the effort.

We cannot stress enough how important great lighting is in a photo booth. You could have great DSLR cameras, industrial grade printers and beautiful people, but if that lighting lets you down, you’re wasting your brightest smile! You want your photo booth company to confirm they are using studio lights.

Now, anyone can say they use studio lighting, but a great way of establishing whether it’s sufficient is asking them about their lighting’s adjustability. Using Kelvin as a measurement unit will help you understand what you’re asking for. Sunlight would measure around 5,000 K (Kelvin). Candle light about 2,000 K. Evening sun (also known as the golden hour) is somewhere around 3,500 K.

For most events, we adjust the lighting according to the time of day and the crowd preference. Establishing that the company you rent a photo booth from can provide quality, adjustable lighting within a minimum of 2,000 K to 5,000 K range goes a long way in ensuring your dazzling radiance on the day!

Our Facebook and Instagram pages have some great images of well-lit daytime and nighttime events we’ve done, if you’d like to have a look!