Events for Photo Booths

Like a lot of websites we have a list of functions where photobooths can be used as part of the entertainment, or used for a specific purpose (brand awareness etc), here is the relevant list from our home page :-  http://www.flashboxuk.com/

You can rent our photo booths for many events – including photo booths for weddings, photobooths for bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, civil partnership celebrations, sweet 16 parties (thank you America!), 18th and 21st parties, anniversaries, Christmas parties, Halloween parties, school leaving balls/parties, school proms, reunions, graduation parties, sporting events, corporate events, corporate parties, product launches, exhibition stands, trade shows, award nights, gala events, festival promotions, charity functions and fund raising events.

But where are the booths really used?

We have done a study of our last 3-years of rentals, which is nearly 200 events. Here are our findings:-

Event                                   2011             2012          2013

Weddings                            60.61%        52.17%      38%
Parties (18/21/40th etc)      24.24%        21.74%      34%
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs                6.06%         10.87%      10%
Corporate Events                9.09%         13.04%       16%
Proms                                  0%              2.17%         2%

Weddings remain the most popular event for our photo booth hire - and don't be deceived by the drop in the % of events - the 'wedding season' is still one of our busiest times of the year, and the figures overall are rising - maybe the fact that 2013 had the number 13 in it slightly affected the numbers and the percentage for that year -

Our booth looks that much more professional than some of the others available, and because of this we are attracting more corporate bookings each year - last year we were at exhibitions with the booths, did brand launches and, of course, many corporate 'parties' - especially in December . . .

Bar/Bat Mitzvah are also very popular and we have a very good name in the North London Jewish Community for our services - we have never yet done a BM where we havn't been recommended by the host and got another booking from the event. We offer unique graphics for our artwork and also can do key-rings which are very popular as mementos for guests (see photo below) - we put a unique 'backing' on the key-rings with details of the event, so that the guests will always be reminded of the party.

School Proms - so low?  We do many quotes for proms - however, we must be truthful, we are not the cheapest photo booth hire company around - we are a 'premium service' - however, unfortunately, many School prom committees are totally price orientated and will go with the lowest offered - we even gave a very low quote to my daughters school and missed that one!  However, the schools that have chosen us have all always booked us again for the following year.

What about 2014?   Well it is difficult to assess so early in the year, and many wedding photo booths are booked well in advance, and party/corporate bookings only happen a few weeks - even days, sometimes - before the event. However, I would be very surprised if weddings doesn't go back above 50% of events this year - as the wedding shows we have attended are nearly twice as busy as last year and we are seeing a corresponding rise in deposits taken.

But remember, photo booth hire can be used for any event where there are more than 30-people . . . . .

As usual, here's some more booth photos!  Also at the bottom, you'll see some key-rings from the photo booth and a message book from an event where key-rings were also given.

Photo Booth Peak Season!!

The months of June/July are our 'peak season' - we've been busy having photobooths at Bar and Bat mitzvah, at Corporate events, School Proms, 21st/18th/40th Parties and of course, Weddings. This year, for some reason, most of our bookings have been with-in 35 miles of base, we've even had a couple with-in 2-miles! - although tomorrow FlashBox photobooths is visiting Somerset for a mid-week wedding - perhaps as the photobooth business matures, event organisers are looking more locally?
Is it too late to book?  Well, Saturday's are now pretty much booked out until early November, but there are some gaps and there remain several Friday and Sundays, and of course many mid-week slots still available.

The 2nd peak season is late November/December as Xmas parties organisers have soon learnt that photobooths provide great entertainment for their guest, we are giving several quotes for this period each week at the moment. To avoid disappointment it's best booking early . . . . .  it only takes a quick phone call . . . .  remember we can take deposits over the phone, and when you call we can usually give instant notice of availability.

Here are a selection of photos from recent events. As we are always keen to stress our photobooth does look great in any location - and remember - your own artwork can be fitted into the skin of the booth - as you can see this has been very popular recently.

What can't be seen from the photos is where these event rooms were situated - belive me, over the last few months we have been up ramps, in lifts, up spiral staircases, in marquees and occasionally . . . . .  just inside lage patio doors leading to the car-park !!   Our photobooth really does totally break down, so can just go about anywhere - and space wise we just need 2.50m x 1.50m and 2m of headroom for the booth, obviously more space if the prop boxed and a table is needed for our address book. We've never not got the booth to where the event organiser pictured it . . . . 

Corporate Photo Booth

We had a great week-end last month at the London Pet Show at Earls Court :-

http://www.londonpetshow.co.uk/

Here we operated a corporate photo booth for Fluval Aquariams and Exo-Terra, who make tanks/accesories for reptiles.

They hired a photobooth for promotional purposes - the booth was branded in their colours, the touchscreen had the corporate logos and all the prints that people took away were branded. It was a great way for the company to get the brand recognition.

We operated a 'greenscreen' inside the booth, people were given the choice of a 'coral reef' behind them or a 'jungle' (they made a selection on the touch-screen) - if they went with the coral reef then the print came out with Fluval branding, if they went for the jungle, then the print had Exo-Terra branding.

There were the usual selection of props and also some water and jungle/animal based props.

Over the course of the 2-days we did well over 600 prints and on the Saturday, especially, the booth was completely 'mobbed' - at one point we timed the queue and people were waiting patiently for over 20-minutes to have their 30-seconds in the booth - and of course to get their studio quality prints.

The corporate client was very happy with the promotional aspect of the photo booth, and in fact we are doing another event for them at the end of June.

Here are some photos of the booth 'in action' at the show and an example of the prints :-

Did we get any pets in the booth?  Well, we did get a few dogs . . . . .  this was our favourite from the w/end :-

So, if you are thinking of having a photobooth for a corporate event, whether it is a party or a branding activity, launch party or social event, then give us a call - and remember we are the only UK based photo booth that can actually place your branded artwork 'inside' the skin of the booth.

The FlashBox photobooth now lights up

The photo booth hire market is developing all the time, and FlashBox photobooths are always at the forefront of trying new concepts.
Our booth has several unique aspects that enable it to be very flexible and give it the ability to change.
As we have mentioned before, our construction technique is different to all the other booths in the hire market, and this gives us the ability to place 'unique graphics' actually in the skin of the booth - not just stuck to the outside of the photo booth, like others.
Our own artwork that goes in the skin of the booth (the one with the FlashBox logo and photo of Olly Murs etc . .) is manufactured from the same material that is used in lightboxes, these are the advertising 'stands' that you see in shopping centres. Shopping centre lightboxes have lighting inside them, and the light diffuses through the adverts to light it up and make them more 'obvious' to passing shoppers . . . . . . . . .  and this is what our photobooth does now . . . . . .  it lights up . . . . . .  at both ends . . . . .
This means that the booth will 'stand out' at any event, and will add to the appeal of our photobooth.

Here we show a few photos showing the booth 'lit up' and hopefully it is noticeable that the booth really does stand out  :

The top photo also shows our external monitor doing a 'slideshow' of all the photos being taken in the booth. Here again we have been innovative, when a new 'session' has been completed in the booth this is the next photo to appear on the external monitor (it appears at about the same time as the printer throws out the print), which creates quite a 'buzz' outside the photobooth and often we get guests just transfixed by this screen and all the fun happening in the booth. We do have packages where the 'external slideshow' is included, but if not, this a very popular cheap choice for an 'add-on' - it is well worth it.

Our photo booth will now be fully 'lit up' at all future events.

More photos of the photobooth!

As you are well aware we are very proud of the appearance of out photobooth, we may have mentioned this occasionally on our blogs and website .  . . . . . . We definitely have a premium photobooth, that really does look great in any venue, whether it be old/established/traditional or a more modern/contemporary venue.

This is why we have so many photos of the booth on our website, especially in comparison to some of our competitors (some, who daren't actually show any photos of their booths at an event . .  .), at the last count we had 124 photos on all the pages of our website.

But we really do believe that seeing a photobooth 'in situ' at venues is important for prospective clients, whether they be brides looking to have a photobooth at their wedding reception, a mother looking to have a booth at her son's Bar Mitzvah party or a Corporate looking for a photobooth for their Xmas Party. It really does highlight our confidence in our product.

The photos do work!  Only this week we have taken an order for a wedding reception where the bride/groom looked at over 50 websites and received quite a few quotes before deciding that the Flashbox photobooth was the one that suited their 'venue', they said the quality of the website, all the photos of the booth and our quick response to questions was all a factor in their decision.

Of course about 1 in 4 of our bookings are purely by 'referral' where the new clients have seen our booths at events or they have been recommended to use our services, so for these bookings the photos are not as important, except to refresh the memory.

And remember, if you are a potential new client, you can always ask to come and view the photobooth. This can be arranged at our base in Harpenden, or maybe when we are at a show, or you may even be able to pop along to a venue when the booth is set up before we start an event. Over the last 3-years, we have a 100% success rate, that any potential clients who come to view the booth before booking, have then gone on to make the booking.

To keep the maths simple . . . . here are another 10 photos of the booth, taken at different venues over the last few months . . . . enjoy!

Record photo in our Booth

Howmany people can you fit in your photo booth?
This is a question that we are often asked whilst giving quotes, and also whilst at events. We usually reply with '4 or 5 in comfort, you can squeze 6 or 7 people occasionally, but you'll manage to get more in towards the end of the event - people become more flexible . . .' - at an event, usually 4 or 5 will then usually go into the booth, whilst their friends remain outside - then their friends will go in separately - later in the event they will all return and manage to get 6 or 7 into the booth and into the photos.

This was exactly the case last Saturday night at a 21st party at Charlies Restaurant/Bar in Harpenden, through the night we'd had groups of 3 to 5 go in the booth, and great fun was had by all . . . .. .   the booth had a queue all night . . .. .   then we had a big group who went into the booth and broke a long held record for our booth, the most number of people in a photo.

When we set up the photo booth for an event we always set the same camera settings, so the picture size is always the same, and the camera angle is the same. Our booth is a traditional style sit down booth, not standing so the distance from camera to guests is always the same.
Previously, the record number of people in a photo from the booth had been 8, and this had been reached on several occasions, in fact, on many occasions. At times we've even had 10 to 15 try and cram in the booth, but the photos were always just 8 heads max.
On saturday we got a photo with 10 people on it!  How this was managed we will never know, for at the time the attendant was putting photos into a message book, and the 3 photos were only spotted the day afterwards - at the time the attendant put the photo into the message book he thought it was 8 heads like usual -(although, I will also add, that we are not that 'sad' that we actually count them . . . .)

So here it is (sorry about the watermark, but other photo booth companies keep taking our photos) :-

What a great photo!  This record will stand for some time . . . . . . .

Xmas Party - Special Package -

I know it's only September and the trees still have leaves . . .  but now is the time to start organising those Xmas parties, in fact we have given 3 quotes this week . . .

This year we are introducing a 3-hour 'Xmas Party Special Package' :-

a) Unlimited photos. At most events we tend to print in the region of 300 to 350 prints in 3hours.

b) Unique graphics on the photo printed  - you give us the ideas we design 2 or 3 layouts, you choose your favourite (or even use 2 for 1.5hrs each).
c) 2 Prints per sitting (3 or 4 photos per sitting). Choice of colour or b/w photos.
d) ALL PHOTOS STUDIO QUALITY. Canon DSLR (18MP), Studio flash and Dye Sublimation printing. - check what our competitors are using - very, very important!
e) Jewelled USB memory stick of all photos.
f) Loads of laughs - see the video on our website of it in use at a wedding.
g) Online password protected gallery.
h) Free upload of photos onto Facebook for tagging when requested by guests.
i) FREE Prop Box - hats, boas, masks, wigs, glasses, head bands - what fun!
j) FREE Greenscreen Option - have a festive scene behind your guests. See the example below.
k) FREE external monitor showing a slideshow of all prints, as they happen! See the photo below of this in operation.

All this for £600 at w/ends and cheaper during the week - ring for a quote.