There are all sorts of inventive and creative ways you can use photo booth technology at events. Moreover, with 360° technology, you will get even more opportunities to show off your creative side. This is because 360° camera booths don’t just capture images from one perspective but because they make mini movies, too. Rather than striking a pose and holding it, you can move, make use of animated effects and a raft of other elements to generate one-of-a-kind images that will live long in the memory. What are some of the most creative uses for 360° photo booths that you could try out yourself at your next event?
1. Make Use of Fun Signage
If digital 360° photo booth technology speaks of movement and the way forward, then signage that points the way onward is its analogue counterpart. Signs that users can hold and move around look great in 360° clips. At corporate events, signs that say ‘winner’ for award winners or that say ‘my team’ for team building events are popular but there is no end to the sorts of signs you can make. Either hold the sign directly to the camera while it revolves or keep it hidden at first for a big reveal at the end.
2. Use Innovative Special Effects
According to Snappic, one of the leading 360° photo booth software companies around, people choose their systems based on numerous factors including the type of digital effects that are on offer. Look out for some of the most popular FX such as freeze framing or masks and filters because these are the ones that photo booth users tend to have the most fun with.
3. Offer Prizes for Dancing
When there is a boom arm sweeping around a user catching them at all angles, a little movement makes for a much more dynamic shot. Dancing is the obvious way for people to be able to express themselves creatively through movement but maybe they need a little encouragement. If so, offer a prize for the best dance performance captured by the booth over the course of the event.
4. Encourage Back-to-Back Poses
Why have one person use your 360° photo booth at a time when two or more people would make for a more shareable moment? There are plenty of ways to get people into posing together but lining people up in a traditional way for a still isn’t exactly innovative. Therefore, make use of the 360° swing of the camera and have users pose back-to-back for a fresher, livelier take.
5. Allow Audio Enhancements
Not everything about a 360° photo booth needs to be visual. The movement of the camera as it pans around the subject can be enhanced greatly with well-chosen audio. Music is by far the most popular accompaniment to a short 360° video but what about audio effects like applause, whooshing noises or, if the subject is raising a toast in their video, the sound of popping corks instead?