Creative Green Screen Photo Booth Ideas

The best part of being in the photo booth biz is channeling our creativity to design amazing experiences for our clients. With our green screen photo booth backgrounds, the creative options are endless! You can basically make any vision come to life when you have a green screen. 

Plus, green screen backdrops work with the portrait booth and the selfie station, so they fit with any event! Looking for inspiration for your upcoming event? Keep reading for our best creative green screen photo booth ideas. 

Floating Heads

This idea is perfect for a murder mystery or Halloween party. We made this green screen setup by using loose green screen cloths that guests put on to create a floating heads illusion. We love the spooky bookcase background, but with a green screen photo booth backdrop, you can use this idea with any backdrop you want! 

You could also use this idea to create a haunted cemetery green screen photo booth. The options are endless!

Party On the Moon

It seems like everyone is going to space these days, so why not join them? Use our green screen photo booth to create the perfect moon landing for your party. We love this idea for a kid's birthday party. You could make it alien-themed with some fun props and costumes!

Here are some alien prop ideas:

• Glasses shaped like alien eyes

• Alien masks

• Alien antenna headbands

• Laser pointers

Travel to a Distant Land…Without Going Anywhere

Are you dreaming of a post-Covid European vacation? With a green screen photo booth, you can go wherever you want! This idea is great for location-themed events, like a Paris-inspired prom night. 

You could also use this idea for a going-away party! If you have a friend moving far away, set up a green screen photo booth of their new home so that all of their friends can take pictures there.

Mugshot Backdrop

This was a fun green screen backdrop we got to create for the Rough Night movie premiere! When you choose a green screen backdrop, your photo booth can perfectly match your event. Plus, incorporating a green screen is more cost-effective than creating a custom fabric backdrop.

Throw a Red Carpet Party

Do you want to party like the stars? Make your own virtual red carpet with the green screen photo booth! You can go glitzy and make it old-school Hollywood-themed, or make it modern and throw in some paparazzi. 

This idea is fun for an employee or volunteer appreciation event. Make your team members feel like stars by giving them the complete red carpet treatment. Don’t forget to ask them who they’re wearing!

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

We know the holidays just passed, so this is an idea to tuck in your back pocket for when they roll around again. If you’re planning to host a Christmas event that includes photos with Santa Claus, consider using a green screen photo booth instead of constructing a whole set! With a green screen backdrop, you can set up a Winter Wonderland without hauling in tons of fake Christmas trees. 

Not only will you save time and money, but you’ll also give your guests a great photo booth experience. Instead of taking photos on their phones, they’ll have high-quality printed and digital photos as a keepsake from your party.

You could even have a rotation of green screen images that your guests (aka the kids) can choose from. For example, you could have Santa’s toy shop and Santa’s Sleigh. Some clever positioning can make it look like your kids are flying the sleigh with Santa and Rudolph!

Jump Into Your Favorite Cartoon or Superhero Story

Have you ever wanted to swing through New York with Spider-Man or be in an episode of The Simpsons? With a green screen photo booth, you can! With the right backdrop image and a couple of pieces of furniture, you can create some super fun setups. For example, you could have coffee with Marge or watch TV with Homer. 

We love this idea for a themed-up birthday or watch party of your favorite show. Plus, it’s another great option for a child’s birthday party. What kid wouldn’t love to take their picture with Elsa at her ice castle?

Customize the Green Screen Photo Booth for Your Company

Having a corporate party? You can use the green screen photo booth to project your company’s logo. The customization options are endless, and we’re happy to use your designs for the green screen backdrop!

Put On Your Invisibility Cloak

Harry Potter parties are always fun, and you can make it even with a green screen backdrop! Simply choose a Hogwarts-themed image for the green screen backgrounds, and let your guests play with our green screen cloths to make themselves invisible. They can wrap it around themselves to hide everything but their heads and creep through Hogwarts. Throw in some wands and you’ve got the easiest on-theme photo booth ever! 

Let Your Guests Take Their Pick

The best thing about using a green screen photo booth for your event is that your options are virtually endless. You can load up a ton of images that your guests can choose from for their photos.

Not only will the green screen booth provide a fun activity at your event, but it’ll make a big impact on your guests! They’ll always remember how fun it was, and the fact that they got to choose their own backdrops will make you a super cool host in their minds. 

Book Our Green Screen Photo Booth Today

We could go on and on with green screen photo booth ideas because the options really are endless. No matter what your vision is, we can create it with a green screen. Photo booths make every party more fun, and adding the green screen element will make it even more memorable for your guests.

Ready to talk about green screens? Contact us today to plan the perfect photo booth experience for your next event!

2019 Year Recap from Kati

Hi! Kati here! As 2019 is coming to a close, Kelsey and I have been discussing how awesome this year has been for Oh Happy Day Booth’s growth. While reflecting, I thought it would be fun and enlightening to do a little recap on what I’ve learned this past year in a blog post! I’m not talking about the technical things like sending proposals and calculating quotes, but more personal things and how I’ve become an asset to the Oh Happy Day Booth team. Specifically what I’ve learned about myself since taking on this position. My goal is for this blog to be relatable but also a measuring stick for me to look back on towards the end of 2020 to see what else I’ve learned!

A little backstory on me: I have six years of experience in direct marketing sales and managing teams of five to 30. When I made the decision to shift careers in late 2018, Kelsey and I met serendipitously through Bumble Bizz and became fast friends, sharing the mutual love of Schitts Creek, women in leadership and all puppies (literally ALL the puppies). When Kelsey decided to hire me, there was definitely risk involved. Kelsey risking to invest a lot of time (and money) in hiring someone that had literally no experience in her field and for me, used to being surrounded by a team everyday and confident in coaching to independent remote work in a totally different industry.

But at the end of the day, we both had the same goal: growing Oh Happy Day Booth.

I’m happy to report, as of now, we have not only grown Oh Happy Day Booth by staff, more events, new technology, and new systems but we’ve opened up a sister company, Pop & Drop. I think it’s safe to say Kelsey and I both exceeded the expectations we had originally set out to achieve, which gets me really excited about 2020! Without further adieu, here are seven things I’ve learned about myself and my environment that I feel can be translated to any industry:

Remote work is not for the faint of heart: Honestly, this was one of the things I was most concerned about! I have only worked in teams my entire life (even dating back to my first job in high school!) and as an extrovert, I absolutely thrive in team settings. I was nervous about working by myself and not having anyone to hold me accountable, or worse.. getting bored! I’m a true #Ennegram3. Turns out, working remotely is not about playing with my dogs all day and sleeping in everyday. It’s hard work and you’ll be just as busy as if you went into an office. Boredom doesn’t exist if you’ve got a stacked schedule like we do! What I really enjoy is that I don’t have to call in sick or when I have an appointment, I don’t have to ask for time off, I just shift my working times in the day, not limited to a 9-5. Although there aren’t physically eyes on me daily, I’m just as self managed as I was when I was a business owner with a team and I’m thankful for my past experience in a leadership role to help me stayed focus when my office settings fluctuate.

Communication is EVERYTHING: Cliché? Maybe. Accurate? You betcha. Not seeing your coworkers or boss everyday (see point above) can lead to easy miscommunication. Kelsey and I are so similar (literally down to matching outfits unexpectedly), but we can’t read each other’s minds. Who knew?! We pride ourselves in over communicating, to a point that I’m sure our spouses have eavesdropped enough conversations about our scheduling logistics for upcoming events, that they could give us the answers. Haha! In all seriousness, keeping your boss and coworkers in the loop on a daily basis is super important, whether that’s where you’re at physically or mentally.

You don’t have to be the first one to do it, you just have to be the best one to do it: In our industry, there is quite a bit of competition. Coming from my background, I thrive in a competitive environment so I’m consistently excited for the opportunity to show clients what we can do. Although there are many other companies that do what we do, I’m very fortunate to be part of our business model that deems a lot of its success on customer satisfaction, high standards, and follow through. We pride ourselves in not just offering a one of a kind photo booth and installation service but a one of a kind customer service, which keeps this business growing. We believe every step is just as important as the next for our clients. Just check out our reviews!

Patience with myself: It truly wasn’t until month ten of working with Kelsey that I felt 100% confident with decisions making entirely on my own that wouldn’t hurt the company. I know what you’re thinking.. TEN MONTHS? Yup. The reason for that is because everything what we do is so customizable. There’s not one answer that fixes all questions or problems. I would get frustrated with myself when I didn’t know the answer to something that I feel like I should’ve. Kelsey reassured me (on the 15th call everyday) that this was new for me and I’ll get to a point where I don’t ask her every question that runs through my head. After awhile, I learned to rely more on my resources (and lots of notes!) to make executive decisions and it still feels good when Kelsey celebrates my little wins, because for the majority of this year, I questioned myself a lot.

Focus on the positives: Every entrepreneurs mantra, right? But it’s true! You can’t control every event, but you can control your response to it. This industry can be cut throat and things can change literally a moment before execution, so it’s important not to get held up on all the small details but instead focus on the really great things that are happening! It can take time and be difficult to find a positive in almost impossible situations, but I promise it’s possible. We are surrounded by positivity daily, we just have to shift our mindset to find it.

Listening to your clients needs: Honestly, this is one of my favorite parts about what I do! I absolutely love catering our services to each client. Whether that be for a wedding, a huge corporate event, a bat mitzvah, a sorority formal, you name it! Typically, when people think “sales”, they easily assume that it’s someone on the other side trying to make money and pushing them towards a decision. But because this business is so customizable, it’s my responsibility to find the right service to them, which may mean no service at all. Granted, I would love for every lead I connect with to turn into a full paying client, but that is just not feasible in this business. There have been several times this year where I’ve had to tell someone that what we offer just would not suit their event and although that’s not easy nor fun on my part, I think it is refreshing for the other person to not to be pushed into a service just to make a sale.

Know when to call it – Like I mentioned in the first point, there is no 9-5. I can’t tell you how many emails I’ve sent while watching a movie on a date at 10pm on a Friday night, or reply to an email when I wake up at 3am randomly and see an email I’ve missed because I was asleep. Work/life balance is just as important when you set your own schedule. Although it’s important to respond in a timely manner, not every email or phone call is an emergency and can be dealt with in several hours (or in my case the next morning!). This also applies to working with a potential client and knowing our services won’t be a great fit after all, or over committing ourselves to projects. It’s important to know when you’re at capacity and when to turn on your vacation responder!

Overall, my brain has exploded with knowledge this past year! It’s been incredible to see us surpass our goals and what the business has gained in 2019. I cannot wait to see where we are this time next year and all the new things I will learn! We’re excited to continue being your go to vendor in this industry and looking forward to making your event one of a kind!

XO,

Kati

six reasons why roaming photography is the new go-to Event photography service

Photo booths will always have a special place in our heart. They’re the bread and butter of our business, but if you’ve been reading our blogs for awhile you’ve seen a huge recent trend in roaming photography for our clients. We’re huge fans of this service! If you’re stuck between renting one of our photo booths or booking roaming photography, check out these reasons why roaming could work for your event:

1. Mobility – Roaming photography allows our photographer to move around your event space and capture it all versus being stationary like with a typical photo booth! This is an ideal concept if you have a large guest list so we can maximize and take photos of the whole party like we did at this fundraising event. This is also ideal if you have several stations or rooms your guests will be visiting during the event! You’ll get photos of guests enjoying all elements of your event versus waiting for them to hop in front of the photo booth.

2. Time efficient - With a traditional photo booth, it’s easy for a line to form, taking your guests away from your event! Roaming photography is the perfect way to alleviate this challenge because it only takes our team 20-30 seconds to take a photo versus 45-60 seconds with a photo booth. This way your guests can get the same photos they would with a photo booth then back to having fun at your event! We did this for an event here, and they absolutely loved our efficiency!

3. Minimal space – Because only a photographer is needed, roaming photography takes up no space! If anything, our photographer is just another person at your event like at this Bumble event we did this summer! If you decide to add printing to your service but still don’t have much space, no worries! With the table and printer added, we only take up 2x4’ of space!

4. Increased interaction – The beauty of our roaming photography is having a positive and professional photographer with a DSLR camera take candid and posed shots of your guests at your event! Our photographer will even let you know when to smile if you need the heads up as well, so you truly are picture perfect with every shot!

5. Facial recognition – Yep, you read that right (Cue Mission Impossible theme song). Our software uses facial recognition so your guest only has to put in their information once and every time they are spotted in a photo, it automatically gets sent to them! Which gives the guests the power of printing their own photo in seconds! Gone are the days where a guest needs to type their phone number or email in each time they want a photo, wait until their friend uploads the photo, or it’s finally sent to them days later.

6. Budget friendly – Roaming photography can work with any budget. It’s perfect for any type of event you wouldn’t normally pay for a full time photographer but still want great memories! Some popular events we’ve done with roaming photography are: rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, corporate and social parties, grand openings, pet friendly events, boat cruises, and sorority events! Roaming photography can be used to supplement what your photographer may otherwise miss or you have a smaller budget.

As far as upgrades with roaming photography, we can easily add any of our luxury backdrops or installations, extra time for detail shots of your event and anything that you would normally get with a photo booth! Still not convinced or have questions? Check out the video below and shoot an email to our team today to learn about how roaming photography can be used at your next event! kati@ohhappydaybooth.com

Sunday Bloody Sunday

We spent Sunday Funday on Rainey Street working with PERIOD’s Sunday Bloody Sunday! The non profit was originally developed because of the lack of menstrual supplies in the homeless community. As stated on their website, the nonprofit’s goals are to give women access to the period products they need to feel confident and clean every menstruation cycle, no matter their income.

As a 100% female funded and operated business, it was an absolute no-brainer to get involved with their Sunday Bloody Sunday bar crawl. The event was hosted by the Austin PERIOD chapter to raise awareness in our community and contribute funds and supplies to Austin’s homeless shelters. There were eight bars involved including: Augustine, The Alibi, Javelina Bar, Lucille Patio Lounge, The Parlor Room, Container Bar, Clive and Lustre Pearl. Each bar served a signature period themed drink of their choice and a portion or all the proceeds were donated to Periods ATX.

To maximize the space and crowd we had two selfie stations set up, as well as roaming photography! We partnered with Austin Flower Walls for the selfie station at Lustre Pearl and paired the selfie station at Container Bar with Pop & Drop’s streamer install! This wasn’t the first time we’ve had multiple services at one event, and it certainly won’t be our last! You can check out other events where we had multiple services here and here!

Contact our sales team today to see how you can incorporate a selfie station and roaming photography at your next event! kati@ohhappydaybooth

Alamo Drafthouse Appreciation Event

We had so much fun at providing two photo booths for Alamo Drafthouse’s ALAMOCON ‘19! The event is organized to appreciate and recognize Alamo Drafthouse’s employees and feature new industry services. The guests included executives and upper management from all over the country including head chefs, general managers, territory managers and owners.

There were vendors of all backgrounds, including food and beverage. Salt Lick Barbecue was served first (because, Texas) and the desserts were catered by Wyeth Patisserie.

As unique as Alamo Drafthouse as a company is, we wanted to have a unique photo booth set up. We coordinated a portrait photo booth with print outs and a selfie station near the DJ. Having two photo booths is perfect for large parties so guests can be entertained with two different setups and a line doesn’t form, distracting guests from the party itself!

This was the best opportunity for us to showcase our new balloon installation. Yes, you read that right.. balloon installation!! We loved incorporating our balloons as a backdrop for both the portrait booth and the selfie station. It stood out in the large venue, encouraging the guests to engage in photo taking. It really made the booths POP (see what we did there). We matched the colors of overlay and start screen with the balloons and it couldn’t have tied into the theme any better.

 Be on the lookout for more of these balloon installations for our events and contact our team for an installation quote for your next event!

The power of a sponsored photo booth

Let us paint a picture you may be familiar with: You’ve got some killer ideas for your event and you know a photo booth would be the perfect addition, but you’ve got a tight budget for entertainment. You had photo booth company do your event for free last year, but you really felt like your event was put on the back burner, and they aren’t available to do it again for free. You’re back at square one and don’t want to have to ask more people to work for free.

You need a sponsor. The great news is, you know of a third party company that would be the perfect sponsor to promote their brand at your event. All of your guests fit perfectly into this company’s target demographics. But where do you start to begin securing that company as a sponsor? That is where we come in.

Follow these five simple steps to lock in a sponsor and create a mutually beneficial relationship that won’t have your event taking a hit.

• First thing we recommend is creating and booking your ideal photo booth package with Oh Happy Day Booth. You can see all of our services and add ons, starting with our portrait booth, here. We suggest adding a custom vinyl wrap, a custom start screen, email capturing and digital sharing analytics to track the audience to ensure maximum return on investment and brand visibility. By adding these options, you’ve now curated a marketing tool for your future sponsor. They’ll thank you later, trust us.

• Once you’ve created your ideal package, double your cost of renting the booth. By doing this, you’ve now created a profit margin that will help with your organization’s funding. Not only are you able to cover the cost of the photo booth rental, you’ll profit off our services, which makes this a win-win-win for everyone. We suggest adding in additional sponsorship incentives such as logo placement on signage, hyperlinks on your website, complimentary tickets to your event, announcing their services at your event, and social media mentions. While these incentives have little associated cost, they hold a lot of value for a sponsor.

• After you’ve created an incentive deal that a photo booth sponsor will benefit from, identify the demographics of the guests attending the event. You’ll want to know the statistical data relating to the population of your event, especially for your future event partners. This is important because when you know your demographics, you can then determine what type of company would benefit most from marketing to your guests.

• Since you now know your demographics and which company would benefit from the audience, start contacting companies and find the decision maker on staff regarding marketing or sponsorship opportunities. Explain your photo booth sponsorship package, and all it’s associated benefits. It is a huge marketing tool to amp up their business, and let them know that they would be the exclusive photo booth sponsor. Fancy! We suggest reaching out to more than one company that could potentially sponsor your event. If you already have a lead from another sponsorship in the past, or know of a company that has been interested in working with your organization, start there!

• Once you have a strong lead, that responded and said they are interested in learning more, let them know we can create a mockup so they can visualize the experience. We can create a branded photo overlay for the print outs, show them digital analytics from past events, and design their vinyl wrap with their logo so they’ll know exactly what they’re benefitting from supporting your event. This will seal the deal for the sponsorship package.

A few examples photo booth experiences that have involved sponsors are below! Art Bra Austin is annually hosted by the Breast Cancer Research Center, and in 2018 they had two sponsors: Snyder Plastic Surgeons sponsored the roaming photography and selfie station and Texas Oncology sponsored the Portrait Booth. Together, these sponsors and the host benefited from the event and it was a hit for all the attendees as well!

To see another idea of what your logo would look like on a photo overlay at a sponsored event, check out this blog.

We’ve had success with our simple five step process and we know you will too! Interested in learning more? Contact our sales team today at kati@ohhappydaybooth.com.

Let us treat you to coffee!

During this time of year, as all the craziness of wedding season begins to wind down and with tons of holiday parties right around the corner, we start reflecting on all of the amazing people we've gotten to work with since we started our business last October. There is absolutely no way we would be where we are today without you, and we want to say thank you!

Word of mouth is like gold in this industry! Other people trust you, the people who have seen the booth in action. Your opinions matter immensely, and we want more fun people to let us be a part of their fun events! For this to happen, we need reviews! And we're here to offer a little incentive.

If you leave us a review on at least three of these platforms, we will mail you a cup of coffee! Okay, so it'll be a Starbucks gift card. But who doesn't love a free drink from the 'bucks?? To make it easy, we won't even consider it cheating if you copy and paste your review across all the platforms!

Google

Facebook

Yelp

The Knot

Wedding Wire
 

Let us know if you have any questions, and please send us your mailing address once you give us some love online!

Warmly,

The Oh Happy Day Booth Team

Marsala Wedding Inspiration

Here at Oh Happy Day Booth, we're always searching for ways to make your photo booth rental cohesive with your wedding theme and color scheme!

When Pantone rolled out Marsala as their 2015 Color of the Year, we instantly fell in love. We're still so excited that this shade still hasn't gone out of style, and we think it's the perfect fit for a fall or winter wedding! Several of our backdrops would look so amazing with marsala, but the gold/marsala color combo is just about unbeatable. 

1. Ring box: Mrs. Box, Photo by Leah Golder, Styled by Chic and Pretty Events
2. Flower girl: Photo by Kristen Kilpatrick
3. Backdrop: Oh Happy Day Booth
4. Nails: Via BuzzFeed
5. Couple: Photo by Erica Velasco Photographers
6. Cake: Photo by Ashley Cook Photography
7. Invitation Suite: Laura Damiano Designs, Photo by @girlyhammer
8. Shoes: Photo by Tina Chiou Photography
9. Tablescape: Photo by Ashley Cook Photography

We can't wait for Pantone to release their 2017 color (or will it be color(s) like it was this year??)! According to House Beautiful, even with the fall season quickly approaching, it looks like spring is on Pantone's mind! They rolled out a few predictions of what hues will be popular this coming spring, and we're crossing our fingers that Flame and Island Paradise are in the running for the title of Color of the Year!

Are you getting married this fall? What are your wedding colors?