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Salsa Web App Update: Add Photos and Videos to Your Live Gallery
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Live Gallery Upload Say goodbye to monthly gallery hosting fees! Use the Upload Captures button to add photos and videos from any event, software, or hard drive to the Salsa App Portfolio or any event gallery. Watch this video on how to use it! Other Additions Sample Events New Salsa accounts now include eight, fully-designed sample events with captures, Live Galleries, analytic data, and more to give you an idea of what you can do with Salsa. Virtual Booth Background Credit Email Update New email notifications added to let you know when you reach 750 of the 1000 included Virtual Booth background removal credits. iOS Trial...
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Virtual Booth Update: Background Removal, Custom Interface, and AR Effects
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Photobooth Supply Co's newest additions to Virtual Booth is packed with amazing interactive additions to the virtual experience. (Back)Ground Breaking Remove that messy bedroom from your photos and pose in front of the background of your choice instead. Take a selfie next to the happy couple or hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa - with Virtual Background Removal, you can send your guests anywhere. 1,000 captures with background removal are included every single month - so you can take tons of photos virtually everywhere. Mask-er of Disguise Sunglasses? ✔️Goldface? ✔️Puppy Ears? 🐶 Virtual Booth now includes digital masks for your guests to dress up in....
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Salsa Update: v1.11.0 Is All About a Fresh Start
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If hindsight is 2020, 2021 is all about fresh vision. You'll be taking a second look (and a third, and a fourth) with Salsa v1.11.0. This update includes tons of new gorgeous design assets for the Salsa guest experience! Tap That Photobooth Supply Co's in-house design team has crafted over 50 brand new guest interface screens for you to use at your events. Valentine's Day? We can heart-ly wait.Spring Fling? Don't stop be-leaf-ing.Horoscope Party? Scorpi-oh, yeah! Pretty Fly Without WiFi Bad internet warning keeps popping up? Not anymore! Along with bug fixes and process optimizations, Salsa 1.11.0 also...
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Queso 3.7 Update: Hashtag Printing!
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We've created a brand new way for you to use your booth: Hashtag Printing! Help your clients engage their audience by turning Instagram posts to physical prints in seconds. #woah. How do you book it, and how does it work? Keep reading! Start Booking Hashtag Events Tons of groups want to promote their hashtag on Instagram. You know the ones: brides, grooms, retail spots, museums, stadiums, product launches... Want to learn strategies on grabbing their attention and booking their business? Watch the video above here. Program Queso Enter your hashtag into Queso and upload an overlay to customize each printout....
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Salsa Update: v 1.10.0 with 120 Second Video and Asset Library!
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Our team is proud to present Salsa 1.10.0. This update extends video capture capability for a fuller guest experience (and gallery!). Guests can now record up to 120 seconds - two full minutes! - of Oscar-worthy videos at events.Extended Video Capture Longer video format is perfect for video guest books, product testimonials, and more.Whether you're using Salsa for testimonials, confessionals, or dramatic monologues, with two entire minutes to record their warmest wishes, guests can focus on their performance instead of the countdown clock.Two minutes feeling too long? Salsa Video Mode now includes a stop button, allowing your guests to decide when they’ve...
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Queso 3.6 Update: Hands Free Mode and QR Code. Plus New Interfaces and Pose Tips!
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Our team is proud to present Queso 3.6. This release is one of the most important updates to your booth and introduces two amazing brand new features to keep you and your guests safe while capturing the memories and moments during this unprecedented time. Hands-Free Mode [Beta] By harnessing the power of the Queso camera’s facial recognition, your guests can start a session with just a smile. No need to "Tap to Start" – Queso can recognize when someone is ready to strike a pose and take their best shot!Combine this with your favorite built-in interface screen or one of...
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Photobooth Academy Volume Seven Released
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Our team is happy to say we have more great content for you in our Photobooth Academy! We know you need to be ahead of the game now and as events start rolling back in. In this mid-July release, we have two brand new sections we hope you'll love. We'll walk you through the creative components of crafting the perfect overlay, and we are giving an expansive tour of Salsa’s features and functionalities. Fonts got you flustered? Layers got you laid out? Follow along with Catalina as she walks you through the steps of turning typical templates into on brand...
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Salsa App 1.9.4 Update: Ride the wave of contactless Salsa
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Photobooth Supply Co has completely reimagined how your guests will experience Salsa with one of our biggest and most important updates yet. Salsa version 1.9.4 introduces an all-new contactless interface. Captures start with a wave of a hand and are shared with a snap, keeping you and your guests safe and your business profitable. For a demo on how to be successful with these amazing new features, check out Catalina's video here. Important: Due to the power requirements for this feature, some iOS settings may need to be adjusted before an event. For the best experience, you need to update your iPad iOS to...
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Photobooth Academy Volume Six Released
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The PBSCO team is back again with another photo-nominal installment of Photobooth Academy.Now, we know what you’re saying – “what happened to summer break?”These summer classes are going to help you skip a grade and move past the competition - and you can take them from the comfort of your backyard hammock.What’s on the syllabus? Hiring.Volume six focuses on expanding your workforce and freeing you of running the booth yourself. More time, less work, and increasing success? Sign us up!We’ll walk you through: Writing attractive and informative job descriptions Developing and running efficient interviews Designing comprehensive training processes Crafting resourceful employee...
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Photobooth Academy Volume Five Released
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Time's up! Pencils down. Turn in your exams. How do you think you did? If you feel like we didn't go over CRM tools and business cards, you're half right. We didn't. Yet. The fifth installment of PBSCO's Photobooth Academy covers plenty of new things, including: CRM tools Business cards Client questionnaires Holiday bookings You heard correctly, it's already time for the holidays – in the photo booth industry. 🎄 If that's news to you, then the Academy is where you need to be right now. Reminder: June 19 is the last day of free access to Photobooth Academy for Salsa...
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Salsa App 1.9.2 Update: Printing is back and better than ever
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Printing (with AirPrint servers) is back, baby! Technically, printing never left, but it was certainly more difficult (read: impossible) to print using an AirPrint server – or, as it’s more colloquially known, dongles.That said, we are excited to release Salsa 1.9.2.Now that you can print until your heart’s content, let’s go over some of the AirPrint features that will keep your event within budget, and prevent you (or your printer) from getting caught in a jam. Print single 4x6 images or multi-shot templates in 2x6, 4x6, or 6x6* Enable the Print Button to put your guests in control or disable...
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Photobooth Academy Volume Four Released
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In honor of final exam season, we have a pop quiz!True or False:75% of consumers judge your business’ credibility and trustworthiness based on their first visit to your website.It's 100% true.Photobooth Academy's new chapters in How to Build an Effective Website guides you on how to build a website that impresses customers from the first click. We’ve got tips and tricks on how to optimize your search engine results in this new release - SEO is a game-changer, and we’ve got the playbook. Have you ever wondered how to book a VIP event? How to Get Corporate Clients is a...
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How to Grow Your Wedding Photography Business
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Find new tips on how to grow your wedding photography business with Photobooth Supply Co. We have the photo booth packages and software to help you manage your business.Read more...
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Best iPad Photo Booth Software
Brad Holly on
iPad photo booths have had a significant impact on the industry. Thanks to their ease of use, portability, and enhanced front-facing camera quality, photo booth companies are increasingly moving towards these solutions. The market currently offers numerous different apps, and as a result, it can be difficult to settle on the right one. Are you looking for the best iPad Photo Booth Software for your next event? Take a look at the photo booth software and accompanying hardware options you can find with Photobooth Supply Co. Salsa Photo Booth Create, capture, and close events with a top-rated iPad photo booth...
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Why You Should Purchase An iPad Photo Booth
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Running your own business and being a successful photo booth entrepreneur means that you need to take advantage of opportunities to expand sources of revenue and offer more options to customers. As a professional who works hard at developing and creating events, you know that it’s crucial to engage the people attending them. It’s important to keep an eye on emerging technology trends so that you can make the most of them. A case in point is the growing use of iPad photo booths. Anyone who has attended events in recent years is likely to have experienced one of these...
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Factors to Consider When Purchasing a Photo Booth
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We are living in the unbridled age of digital media. From the camera in our pocket to the photo booth at the latest big event, there is always a camera looking to catalog the moment for us. Savvy entrepreneurs looking to build a robust business may have considered acquiring their own photo booth to take advantage of the moment. Yet for as simple as a photo booth business sounds, it still isn't for the faint of heart. Today, we are going to explore a few of the key factors that every entrepreneur should consider before diving into the purchase of...
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Tips for Starting Your Own Photo Booth Business
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Photo booths are one of the hottest trends at parties, weddings, corporate events, and other gatherings. If you’re thinking of getting into the photo booth industry, you’ve got good reason to: between now and 2027, the market is expected to grow by 16 percent, according to Global Market Insights. This doesn’t mean it’s an automatic slam dunk, however. There are some things you can do to set your photo booth business up for success. Read on for a roundup of our top six tips for starting your photo booth business. 1. Define your target market One of the amazing things...
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Different Types of Photo Booths
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Photo booths are a fun, trendy activity that can make any event special. They are great for graduations, reunions, weddings, bachelorette and bachelor parties, birthday bashes, baby showers, and even corporate and trade show events. What might surprise you is the variety and many different types of photo booths that are available to choose from. If you are interested in starting your own photobooth business, it can be hard to know which of the options is best for your needs. Not to worry! Let’s look through the different types of photo booths available on the market to help you choose...
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Photo Booth Solutions for Hybrid Events
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“Hybrid” has become the buzzword in the events industry in 2021, they are all the rage and this is set to continue well into 2022. New research from more than 120 US and UK based association event planners showed that 59% are planning on running hybrid events between 2021 - 2022. With 90% feeling that hybrid events can help them reach out to more people. As photo booth owners we should always be striving to keep up with the current trends within the events industry, and hybrid is no exception. What is a Hybrid Event? A hybrid event is one...
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Gallery software you can use with ANY photo booth!
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Did you know that the Salsa software offers the first gallery software for photo booth companies just like yours? It is so simple to add events created within Salsa to the portfolio feature. All you need to do is to select which events you’d like to include, and Salsa will do the rest! So instead of spending your valuable time working out how to host your event galleries on your website, or spending hours downloading and uploading captures into overly complicated portfolio and gallery hosting software, just let Salsa take care of that work for you. Go and enjoy a...
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How Much Money Can You Make From a Photo Booth Business?
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A report by Global Market Insights revealed that the photo booth market is slated to hit $1 billion by the end of 2027. In recent years, the demand for photo booths have steadily grown, making them a fixture of special events. From weddings, corporate parties, and other special events, photo booths are a versatile product that can be utilized for a wide range of occasions. Establishing a photo booth business will come with a range of unforeseen benefits. You may want to know how much can you make with a photo booth business. Let's track down a few key reasons...
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Logos for Photo Booth Businesses
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There are tons and tons of photo booth businesses out there. Even though all photo booth businesses provide the same basic service (a photo booth), each business is still very different from the next. That’s one reason we stand by the idea of community over competition - if each business is unique, and offers something different than the next, every photo booth business owner will find the right niche for them. To find the right niche, booth owners need to start by getting their business and brand out into the world. If your logo design represents your brand well, it...
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3 Changes You MUST Be Making to Your Photobooth Contract in 2020!
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For the majority of photobooth business owners, this is the first time that we’ve experienced a worldwide pandemic of this scale. The climate is ever changing and we must adapt in order to continue running a successful photobooth business. That’s why our very own Catalina from MDRN Photobooth Company sat down with Aaron Arce Stark of Arce Stark & Haskell LLP during one of our Photobooth Podcasts to discuss potential changes that photobooth owners should be making to their contracts during this time. What contract changes should we be looking at? It's more important than ever before to be adding...
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6 Easy Tips to Creating a Successful Digital Drop-off Photobooth
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Before the world was affected by COVID-19, the photobooth industry began to see an uptake in Digital Drop Off Photobooths. While we can’t change the state of the world at the moment, it goes without saying that Digital Drop Off Booths are more important than ever before. For those who are unfamiliar, a digital drop off booth is a booth that is prepared before an event and is then dropped off at the venue, left alone, and run exclusively by the guests. Previously, this type of photobooth rental was great for longer events where clients may not have...
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