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Photobooth Rental, Software, Downloads, Effects, Frames, Templates, Camera, Laptop, Printer and Business Set Up Ideas

If you are out looking and planning to set up or put up photobooth rental business in the Philippines or whether you are a mere onlooker for ideas, downloads, software resources, photoshop tutorials for your frames and photo background effects, free templates, camera to use, fast printer brands, how to set up photobooth business and ideas, you’ve come to right place.

We will be featuring here different and all sorts of guides that hope to cover all your needs from setting up your business, to tips and tricks while the business is already running to common mistakes to learn from while and when you plan to invest in this business and more. I’ve also published and uploaded/ embedded a video below taken from YouTube.Com of an actual process of making a photobooth template for wedding that is reusable anytime.

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Don’t forget to see our video tutorials on how to make photobooth templates and frame styles and special effects below using DSLRRemote software. We also have Adobe Photoshop guide video below for your reference.

Photobooth Rental Business Ideas

First off, let us go to tips on this matter. This is because nobody would invest without an initial marketing study about the photo booth business. Now as for the cost, I have a cousin who recently ventured into the photobooth rental business and for starters, I’d like to let you know that if you are asking how much it will cost you or take to put up one? Well, he was able to spend a little bit over Php 100,000.00 for finance and initial investment from buying printers, cameras, photoshop and photobooth software use tutorials and photobooth software download, picture booth box design and making, tripod, laptop, website and more. Mind you that this is an initial spending just to give you an idea of the initial overhead cost.

Second, if you are to venture into this business, you will have to have a transportation medium with which you will be using to transport your stuff. The picture booth box alone is big enough to take to places and venues where you will be posting upon rental request of your photo booth services.

Photo Booth Rental Packages Cost and ROI Ideas

Here’s the big catch with respect to return on investment (ROI) and profits. For the benefit of those looking for a cheap service and also for those looking to put up an investment, a service such as this type of business – “photobooth rental packages” usually costs and ranges from a minimum of 2 hour package which is Php 3,500.00 to Php 4,800. The packages usually range from 2 hours up to 5 hours. Extra hours of rent in this kind of service usually costs 1,000.00 per hour while on double prints, it usually costs Php 700/hour. Note that prices and fees / rates are all subject to change without prior notice. They also depend on the price of the owner of the business. The issue here depends on your skills to make a canvassing of the price difference so you can get a discount or cheaper service option.

Rent Package Inclusions

• unlimited shots in 4R prints
• customized backgrounds/backdrop and frames of choice
• dvd copy of photo prints
• photo standee and frames
  
• online gallery of the pictures taken for online grabbing / download of customers (facebook, twitter and more)
• live view function via camera and monitor
• on-site booth operator for assistance
• free use of props, effects and accessories
• theme and motiff (ask the provider)
  

FOR PHOTOBOOTH RENTAL, CALL – “JACK IN THE BOX” – 0930-5313161 / 0922-8132223 Jacq Camers

Don’t forget to ask for a discount rate upon calling. You lose nothing doing this, just extra time for asking but rest assured that their rates are way lower at Jack In The Box photobooth.

Service Mode of Payments

• Whether you are out to rent or to put up a business, here’s an idea of the most common how to charge / get paid or the services mode of payments. -
• First come first serve basis on service and reservation
• Down payment of 50% of the total cost of service purchase is usually required to be deposited to a bank account or paid upon booking and reservation
• Option to pay for a minimum amount is for the service provider to set. Usual cost is at Php 2,500.00 – Php 3,000.00 (ask the provider)
• Balance to be paid after the event
• Transportation charges (subject to provider’s preference) (always ask)
• Deposits are non refundable

Information above regarding mode of payments of photo booth rent service depends on the provider. This info is just a product of online search as well as asking a few resource persons and reading in different websites. You can device your own system especially if you have a merchant account with banks wherein you can opt in for an online payment system via credit card. Paypal payments are also accepted by some picture booth rental service providers. For terms of service, please read from their respective websites or ask upon inquiry (online and via phone or cellphone)

Photo Printer Use and Tips for your Booth

Reading from online conversations in different forums regarding the business and services of photobooth rental, I’ve come up with some great tips on what type of printer to use for the business as well as the specifications needed to cope up with the speed of service requirements by customers. In addition to this, I’ve also come up with an interesting tip on what type of computer printer to use and the exact model number or type depending upon the brand that you prefer or is most suggested by business owners and professional photography enthusiasts.

According to an online forum for photography and business, these are great printers choices to use - DNP ds-40 from japan – this printer can print matte/glossy finish without changing paper but the ribbon costs according to users around Php 100,000.00 making it a top choice. Canon ip3680 model which can print 49secs per 4r prints. This costs about Php 5,000.00. while Canon model number ip4680 around 20sec per print and costs a little less than Php 7,000.00.   Hiti and Selphy model number cp760 or cp780 whilst if you are looking for cheap printers, there are generic ones that cost less that usually go inside the photobooth box.

Suggestions:

1. I suggest that if you are serious at putting up this kind of business that you go for the printer than can print fast but ink is cheap. This way, you can take out the burden of people complaining about the slow printing of their photos / pictures, otherwise, it will be a painstaking process of encounter for a long period.

2. It is also good to consider placing or using a printer that is not portable. Those that we can call heavy duty for long terms of service. In short, forget about portability issues because one thing  is for sure, you will have other equipments and stuff that is not really portable like your big lights, the booth box and so on. Furthermore, if you get hired in places that are far and will surely use a transportation service, what’s the use of buying something that is portable yet will tear out easily? If you plan to go on this business for a long time, optimize your gadgets use.

3. If you use inkjet printers, please be careful with your prints. NO TOUCH WHEN STILL WET. Also, should the weather be not cooperative and moisture gets in. Prints from these kinds of printer will tear the photos and its colors.

4. If you use Selphy printers, use 2 of them. This way, you can compensate for the waiting time needed to produce printouts or photos of your customers. This is self explanatory. To use 2, just spool them.

5. Breezesys is a good choice too for experience of a friend in the business. This is because with Selphys, customers may tend to think it is not “Sulit” or worth it to rent with you because the printing time is slow. With breezesys, the printing goes on and on and on and your customers get extra about 30 minutes of printing. If you are good at explaining about this particular use of printer in your service, you will surely get referred to and get more customers at the end of the day. Be sure to post this amenity in your website if you have one.

6. Don’t use CISS ink, use original for optimum service. A bit costly but again, at the end of the day, “masisiyahan naman ang customers mo”. Again, explain this amenity in your business website if you have one or put it in your leaflets, brochure.

Photobooth Software Choices

Common choices for your photobooth software are photoboof, nkremote, sparkbooth and so on. On the other hand, I was able to find a FREE photobooth software – OpenPhotoBooth. For a free download, you can use this link for Windows but not sure for Mac.

Customizing the Themes and Templates in Photoshop, DSLR Remote and NKRemote

In case you didn’t know it, DSLRremote and NKremote from breezesys offer its own customization options. You can actually edit everything from the size of each picture to the location background of each picture inside the page to styles and themes. All you have to do is to specify the “photobooth setting the coordinates of the pic and size“. You can do it in Adobe Photoshop too but be sure to use another PC or laptop for this choice as it will definitely slow down the laptop you are using because of the literally big files you are to come up with upon editing.

If you use photoshop to edit your themes and templates, here is what you have to do, create a 4×6 page then use “slicetool” to slice the pictures R-click then edit – by this time, you should be seeing the X Y coordinates and your size. This is what you are going to input in your photobooth settings. All you have to do as an additional step is to make sure that you have the exact slice because if not, your edited piece will be  cropped. If you are still having problems with customizing your own templates, go to the website of the software you use, they must have tutorials on how to do it there.

On the other hand, breezesys has a graphical interface that is very user friendly and easy to use especially for your special effects. Their software however costs around Php 6,000.00. This is cheaper than photoboof maybe 10k or more. For guides on how to use the photobooth software of NKRemote and DSLRRemote, go to their respective websites. For those who are taking the seminar on photobooth business, as a tip, be sure to ask the proctor about these matters.