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A DSLR, not a webcam
There is a digital SLR inside the booth. The prints are sharp and well lit, not grainy like a vending machine.
Press Smile!
A photo booth your guests operate without being shown how. One red button, a printed photo in their hand — and every shot on their phone the next morning.
The booth
A picture frame with a camera behind it.
Flight case, DSLR, printer and touchscreen — and a real gilded frame around the screen. Built, not bought.
Your design
Ten start screens. Or one with your name on it.
The screen greets your guests to suit the occasion — animated, not a still image. I set the title and subtitle to your event. Click through:
Synthwave Neon sunset over a retro grid
The print
Real photo prints. Not till receipts.
Printing is done by dye sublimation onto photo paper — no inkjet. The colour is vaporised into the surface rather than laid on top, and the printer seals it with a protective coat. The print comes out dry, does not smudge, and survives a spilled drink on the dance floor.
Postcard format, around 40 seconds per photo — and your guests take it straight home.
The panel in the lower right shows where your company logo, club crest or wedding monogram sits — filled with a placeholder here. The people shown are AI-generated; these samples illustrate the print layout, not photographs from real events.
How it works
Four steps, none of them yours.
Your guests need no explanation, and you get a short briefing at handover. No further technical knowledge required.
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Step 01
I deliver and set up
Delivery, setup and a short briefing — after that you operate the booth yourself. I handle teardown and collection too.
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Step 02
Press Smile!
Stainless steel buttons and a large preview display. Self-explanatory for guests of any age.
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Step 03
The print comes out
Printed on site on photo paper, postcard format, around 40 seconds per photo.
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Step 04
Gallery over Wi-Fi
Every guest opens the photos on their own phone, downloads them or has them printed again.
What's included
Everything the booth needs to run.
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Printed on the spot
Dye sublimation onto photo paper instead of inkjet: dry, smudge-proof, sealed. Postcard format, around 40 seconds per photo. The cassette holds 18 prints and reloads in seconds.
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Gallery over Wi-Fi
I bring the hotspot or connect the booth to your network. Every guest sees all the shots on their own phone and can download them.
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Your design
Ten animated start screens to choose from, plus your own print layout and your company logo, club crest or wedding monogram on the print.
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Delivery included
Delivery, setup, briefing, teardown and collection are included in the price. You organise nothing on the day.
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Print allowance to suit
Prints are agreed in blocks of 100. We estimate together beforehand what fits your guest count.
In action
One evening, 620 photos.
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photos in a single evening
At the Kulturnacht in Ulm on 19 September 2026 the booth stood at the Verschwörhaus — under the motto "photos for everyone", free for every visitor.
Over 620 shots in one evening, printed and taken home. If a booth handles that, it will handle your wedding.
Who is behind it
Robert Sowa
The booth is hand-built: a digital SLR, a printer and a display in a flight case — and a real gilded picture frame around the screen, because a photo booth is allowed to look like something you would hang on a wall.
Building it myself is also why so much can be adapted: print layout, backgrounds, your logo or monogram on the print. What an off-the-shelf rental unit does not allow for is a matter of arrangement here.
Get in touch
When and where are you celebrating?
Send me the occasion, date, location and a rough guest count — and whether it is a private or a corporate event. Then I can quote you straight away instead of asking back first. I usually reply within a day.