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Photo Booth Rental
How big is Photomatica’s classic photo booth rental?
Our photo booth is approximately three feet by six feet, and stands six feet tall. To the guest, the photo booth looks like a permanent fixture in the venue. We’ve designed this booth to break down in a matter of minutes, so it’s easily hauled up and down stairs, and fits through standard sized doorways.
How much space is required for an open air photo booth?
The open air photo booth requires more space than the classic setup: 8 feet x 8 feet.
How many people can fit into our photo booths?
We’ve seen up to eight faces in our photo booth’s photos. You still have the comfort and privacy, however, that comes with a design based on the vintage photo booths of the past. So, let go of your inhibitions—it’s just you and the camera. For our open air photo booths, full groups can easily fit into a single photo.
What is required to run a Photomatica photo booth?
Our classic photo booths will fit comfortably against a wall or in the middle of the dance floor. All our photo booths require is a standard electrical outlet (110 volt, 3 prong), similar to what your TV would need.
How long does it take to develop the photos?
After pressing the Color or B&W arcade buttons, the guest then pushes the start button, which kicks off the photo snapping process. There is a five second pause between each photo, with a live post-view screen and countdown to the next picture. Once all the photos are taken, two beautiful photo-strips dispense into the collection tray in eight seconds flat!
Do I get digital photo copies from the photo booth?
Heck yes you do! Our technician will provide you with a USB flash drive at the end of your event with all photo strips taken, as well as the high resolution individual photos. We can also share them with you up in the cloud on Dropbox.
Is it possible to have my event name or a logo printed on the photos?
We’ll brand and layout your photo strips any way you like. Photo strips are fully customizable to your liking. Just let us know what you want. You will love our designs. Check out some sample photo strips here.
Can the photo booth be used outdoors?
Yep! We just need a 110 volt power source and a flat, hard surface. In most cases, we prefer a sheltered area, since having the photo booth in direct sunlight is bad for the photography equipment.
Where does Photo-matica travel?
We travel wherever the photo booth rental takes us. There’s a nominal travel fee for events beyond 25 miles from San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Austin (TX), Knoxville (TN) and Hartford (CT). In many cases, we don’t charge for travel to Orange County, Napa Valley, Sonoma, New York City, or Boston. We just may need to cover our costs because gas is expensive!
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Permanent Photo Booth Installation
How big is the photo booth?
Our standard model PM67 is 30” wide and 60” long. It stands 75” tall. The photo booth requires one standard 110 volt outlet. We understand that space is always a factor in bars, so we can also custom build to fit.
What cities are your permanent photo booths in?
We are currently in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston, Boston and Knoxville, TN. We will soon be in Orange County, San Diego, Nashville and Dallas.
Do you sell your photo booths?
We don’t sell our digital photo booths. We offer lease options or we partner with venues (bars, restaurants, shops, hotels, bowling alley’s, stadiums etc.) to profit share. Our traditional digital photo booths are too special to us. It would be like selling one of your kids. We do, however, sell fully restored analog / dip and dunk / chemical vintage Auto-Photo photo booths (also known as vintage photo booths).
Can your booths do GIFs or animated images with social uploading?
Yes. Our latest photo booths have the ability to create animated GIFs users can text or email directly from the booth. Users phone numbers and email addresses are captured in exchange for their digital images. We have the ability to email this data along with your check.
Can the vending photo booths be outside?
The photo booths can be outside, however, they require a roof or shelter overhead.
Buying & Selling
We Buy & Sell Vintage Photo Booths
What models of photo booths do you sell?
Most of the vintage photo booths we restore and sell are Auto-Photo model booths from the 1940s to the 1980s. We are working on an Auto-Photo Model 9, an Auto-Photo Model 11, and some Auto-Photo Model 14s.
I have an old photo booth. Do you want to buy it?
SWEET! We will definitely consider any photo booth for sale, but our focus is on purchasing and restoring vintage chemical photo booths. Contact us and we’ll take a look.