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How to Make a Photo Booth More Fun – From High Tech to No Tech
January 24th, 2012
This past year saw a lot of action our YouBooth photo booth. And we’ve learned a lot from these events! We love distilling what these experiences have taught us and bringing new ideas to our clients. Some ideas are pretty high tech and probably require a technician (like us!), but others are easy and anyone can do them.
Our latest and best innovation for the YouBooth photo booth is our Social Media Portal. We’ve created a way that seamlessly allows everyone to email their YouBooth photos to anyone else, and to upload them to Facebook and Twitter. People LOVE this feature! The Social Media Portal makes sharing photos really easy and it extends the brand awareness for any corporate event.
The Social Media Portal requires a Wifi connection and our equipment. The portals attach to almost any table or counter – the more portals you have, the better! Easy image sharing guarantees your event will be remembered.
Another technical addition for the YouBooth is projecting the images onto large screens in the room. People love to see their photos blown up on the wall – for most of them this is as close as they’ll come to being in the movies!
We’ve incorporated some fun No Tech ideas into our YouBooth events as well. Props, of course, are always a hit. We used holiday-themed props again this year and they were more popular than ever.
We’ve also included dry erase boards and large markers, allowing people to create their own fun signs. The quick signs encourage creativity and yield some truly funny (and memorable) photos. It’s fun to use a question-answer format, with a question printed on the photo above the shot, and the answer written on the board.
And remember, the photo booth backdrop can make a world of difference. Some corporate clients use a standard step-and-repeat banner, but others (like Nintendo) take it a step further and use fantastic product artwork. Of course, flowers always have great affect, softening the overall effect and adding shots of color.
The Ultimate New York Engagement
January 5th, 2012
Lots of engagements take place in New York City, but rarely do you see an engagement like the one we covered over Thanksgiving. An inventive man from Canada was determined to propose in a truly memorable and impressive way while he and his girlfriend were in New York. So he decided to rent out the Rockfeller Center Skating Rink and propose on the ice, beneath the glittering Christmas tree and holiday crowds.
The day before the proposal, the groom-to-be realized that this momentous life occasion should be photographed. He turned to his concierge at the W Hotel for a photography recommendation, and found his way to us. We were able to provide an exceptional photographer at the last minute, and the couple’s special moment was captured. The results are magical – take a look!
Headshots Make a Difference
November 14th, 2011
We’ve long known the impact professional headshots can make to enhance a company’s image, but we recently found out that great headshots can also make a big difference to a not-for-profit organization, too. In this case, the organization was the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the occasion was the Biz Bash Expo.
At this year’s Biz Bash Expo, we partnered with ISES to ramp up membership recruitment at their booth. Every year at the Expo, ISES hosts a booth where they offer information and on-the-spot membership sign-up. Typically, people have taken the information and deferred the membership application. This year, ISES wanted to encourage memberships at the Expo by offering a free headshot to those who signed up, complete with professional make-up.
The membership drive was a huge success! ISES garnered 15 new memberships at the Biz Bash Expo, a record for the New York Chapter and perhaps, they think, for the entire organization. Seems on-the-spot headshots were the perfect incentive. Read the rest of this entry “
Details Matter – In Life and Photography
September 25th, 2011
Most clichés are born of truth, and “the devil’s in the details” is no exception. The importance of attention to detail is true for most areas in life and especially so for wedding photography.
Funny, so many of our clients worry about the big shots: certain poses with specific family members, the ceremonial kiss, the first dance. While it’s crucial that we capture these major moments, it’s really the detail shots that give wedding photography depth, texture and interest.
The most memorable and evocative wedding photography includes lots of detail shots in addition to capturing the big moments. These might include close-ups of the
cake and flowers, the back of the bride’s gown, the wedding rings, and most important of all: the emotions.
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The Epix Free-for-all Movie Event- Event Marketing Done Right
September 7th, 2011
5th Avenue Digital has been busy this summer as the official photographer for the Epix Movie Free-For-All in New York City. Epix, MTV, NYC & Company, the city’s parks, and other sponsors have been showing first-run classic films and popular recent releases at four outdoor locations in around town.
The sponsors turned to 5th Avenue Digital to shoot event photos of the audiences enjoying this wonderful summer evening activity. There have been about four screenings a week at four locations around the city: Tompkins Square Park, Coney Island, Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens and McCarren Park in Brooklyn. We’ve had a photographer at each event, shooting the crowd.
Here’s the coolest part: how we were able to help epix with their event marketing efforts. At the event, our photographers provide attendees with a web address. Within 24 hours after each Epix Movie Free-For-All showing, our team has uploaded all the images and posted them on the designated website. There, people find their photo, print it, save it, or even share it by email with family and friends. Event marketing at its best.
The Epix Mov
ie Free-For-All photos show New Yorkers at their summer best, enjoying the outdoors and each other. People love them! Visits to the EPix site have exceeded expectations, with thousands of people viewing, sharing and printing their photos. Check it out these great shots for yourself: http://freeforall.epixhd.com/photos
5th Avenue Digital is thrilled to be a part of this quintessential event marketing opportunity and great summer activity. We can’t wait to see what is planned for next summer!
If you have an event coming up and are interested in providing your attendees with the kind of event marketing service that we provided for Epix Movie Free-For-All, please feel free to contact us. This is what event marketing is all about.
The Photobooth: A New Event and Party Phenomenon
August 22nd, 2011
We’re seeing more and more interest in our photobooth – it’s the favorite new thing for corporate and social parties alike. But some folks still aren’t sure of what a photobooth is and how it works.
What’s a Photobooth?
It’s a self-contained, attractive unit that allows you to take your own photos. They print right in front of you in just seconds. It’s the easiest, most memorable party favor around!
How Does a Photobooth Work?
All the magic is in the unit. All you have to do is book the photobooth and smile. Unlike other photobooths, YouBooth photo booth, is free-standing. No squeezing into a tiny booth Plus, we bring the YouBooth, photobooth to your event, set it up, stay with it to assist, and take it away at the end. You get unlimited, full-size 4×6″ prints (not little strips) – and lots of compliments.
Why has the Photobooth gained popularity again?
Digital photography lends itself to many instant photography options. This together with the fact that the DIY generation loves anything that can be done themselves, makes the new round of photobooth perfect for the new generation of users.
What are the photobooth options?
The best part of the YouBooth Photobooth is the ability to customize the experience for your brand or social event. Photos can be printed with a custom border, a logo or the guest of honor’s name and the event date. The backdrop can be customized in numerous ways: with streamers, fabric, a printed background, or a beautiful element in the room, such a painting or decorative wall. You can even use green screen technology, which will create a photo background that represents any place you want. Tell us what you want to create, and we can probably find a way to do it.
Smurfs light up the Green Screen..and the Big Apple!
July 28th, 2011
As some of you may know from our previous post – or may have seen in the news – this week was declared Smurf Week in New York City, tying in with the new Smurf movie that features locations in and around the city. Most of the activities have been organized by NYC & Company, which turned to us to provide green screen photography at their big launch event on Monday, July 25th at Columbus Circle.
Judging by the crowds and the photos, the event was a huge success. Our photographer, Stavros, said he felt like Santa at Macy’s right before Christmas, with the hoards of people waiting for their turn in front of the green screen. Stavros reports that the line wound from the tent in Columbus Circle into Central Park. Hundreds of people waited in the rain to get their photos taken.
It’s clear to see why they waited. The photos are adorable! Yet despite the rain and crowds, the event was well organized so everything ran smoothly. People were friendly and patient, and they loved the photos, T-shirts and other fun swag given away in the tent. Kudos to NYC & Company for producing another stellar city event! Read the rest of this entry “
What We Learned From HBO
July 21st, 2011
Part of the fun of working at 5th Avenue Digital is learning new and often fascinating things about our world and the people in it. And I usually learn them from our photographers and clients! Most recent example: with photography and onsite prints we provided for HBO.
As a thank you to one of their sponsors, Verizon, HBO brought Bernard Hopkins to the Verizon office to meet and greet their employees. Each person had their photo taken with Hopkins, which we printed onsite so people could take their photos home. Read the rest of this entry “
How the Right Props Maximize Photo Booth Fun
July 15th, 2011
We’ve noted in previous blogs that props add lots of fun to the photo booth experience. Adding props translates to more dynamic, compelling pictures. But nothing drives that point home better than photographic evidence! Read the rest of this entry “
5th Avenue Digital Introduces a Newer, Sleeker YouBooth, Photo Booth
June 13th, 2011
One of our company tenets is to stay ahead of the curve and look for new ways to innovate and improve. Even when we do something well, we look for ways to make it better.
That’s why, despite the strong reception our YouBooth has gotten in the past year, we looked for ways to make it even more attractive and fun to use. I’m using the royal “we” here but actually it’s all the work of our exceptional Producer and resident Genius, Rylan Crooks. Even though the booth he invented has been a huge success, he envisioned some tweaks that could make it even better.
So improve it, he did! Thus is born our new, even more beautiful YouBooth.
The new YouBooth is translucent white, so it blends with any décor, and can easily be branded with a logo or customized images. It’s smaller and lighter. The photos print even faster, and can of course be branded as well. Another innovation is a count-down monitor that alerts people when the photo will be snapped. Very cool!
If you haven’t tried the 5th Avenue Digital YouBooth before, now’s the time to find out how much fun it adds to any event!
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