Photo Booth Studio
Why an iPad booth fits corporate events
A staffed rental booth for a corporate event routinely quotes $800–$1,500 with branding fees on top. An iPad running Photo Booth Studio delivers the parts that matter to an event team — branded prints, digital delivery, and a self-running kiosk — on hardware the company already owns, reusable for every event on the calendar. The app permits commercial use, so agencies and internal event teams can run it at client-facing functions.
Put your brand on every strip
The template designer works with your existing brand assets:
- Logo: add your logo as an image on the template — position, scale, and layer it like any design element.
- Colors: set the template background and text to exact brand colors with the color picker.
- Typography: choose from more than 200 font families, from corporate-clean to display styles.
- Event identity: each event in the app carries its own colors, background images, and template selection — so the sales kickoff and the holiday party never share a look.
Delivery that works at scale
- QR codes: link a company Google Drive or Dropbox account and each session uploads — automatically, if you enable it. Guests scan an on-screen QR code to download their photos, videos, and boomerang GIFs. No email addresses typed at the booth, no lines.
- Everything lands in your cloud: the uploads live in your Drive or Dropbox, organized by event — the full set is ready for the internal newsletter or event recap without collecting anything from guests.
- Prints for presence: an AirPrint printer gives attendees a physical strip with your logo on it — a branded object that survives longer than a lanyard. See the printing guide.
A branded backdrop without shipping a wall
With the Pro subscription, set a branded image — product art, a pattern of your logo, a stage design — as the event's photo background. The app places guests in front of it automatically using on-device person segmentation: no green screen, no step-and-repeat wall to transport. For physical setups, a company-color sequin curtain or a printed banner works with everything else in this guide.
Image quality worth the brand
Modern iPad cameras handle a well-lit booth. For venues with stage lighting or for events where the photos will be reused in marketing, connect a Sony or Canon camera over USB — the app uses it as the capture camera with live view on the iPad, and guests notice the difference in the prints.
Control and privacy
- Event Mode locks the booth behind a passcode: attendees can shoot, print, and share, but cannot end the session or reach your configuration. Pair it with iOS Guided Access to pin the iPad to the app entirely — the two-layer setup is covered in the kiosk guide.
- No guest accounts: attendees never sign in to anything. Photos stay on the device unless you connect your own cloud storage.
- Per-event separation: each event keeps its own gallery, so one client's photos never appear at another's booth.
Event-day checklist
- Template approved by whoever owns the brand — test-print it a week out
- iPad on a stand at chest height, plugged in, Auto-Lock off, Do Not Disturb on
- Event Mode passcode set; Guided Access enabled
- Drive or Dropbox connected and automatic upload turned on; test one QR scan
- Printer loaded — estimate 1.5 prints per attendee
- A sample strip taped to the stand so the booth explains itself
FAQ
Can we use it at client events?
Yes — the app's terms permit commercial use, including running booths as a paid service. See also starting a photo booth business.
What does it cost compared to a rental?
The Pro subscription plus a stand and printer costs a small fraction of a single $800–$1,500 corporate rental — and the setup is reusable for every event afterward. Full numbers in the cost comparison.
Does it need the venue's Wi-Fi?
Capture, templates, and Event Mode work offline. AirPrint needs a shared local network (a hotspot works), and QR/cloud delivery needs an internet connection.
Brand your next event's photo booth
Download Photo Booth Studio, build a template with your logo and colors, and run a test session — free to try before the event.
