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A photobooth on any tablet

Put an iPad or a tablet on a stand and guests take photos, boomerangs, video loops and photo strips that go straight on the screen. Here’s how to set it up so it runs by itself all night.

How to set it up

  1. 1

    Make it yours

    In your dashboard, open Design, then Photobooth. Choose what guests can take (a photo, a boomerang, a video loop or a photo strip), the countdown, the words on each screen and a frame.
  2. 2

    Open it on the tablet

    In the dashboard, under Open, choose Photobooth. Or type your slideshow’s link with /booth at the end, like slideshow.is/anna-and-jon/booth. The tablet doesn’t need to be signed in.
  3. 3

    Allow the camera

    The first time, the browser asks to use the camera. Allow it, and the booth starts on the front camera.
  4. 4

    Lock the booth

    Tap Lock in the corner and choose a 4-digit PIN. The booth goes full screen, and all that’s left of the controls is a faint Exit, which asks for the PIN. Forgot it? Sign in as the organizer on the tablet, and you can unlock it.
  5. 5

    Lock the tablet to it

    The PIN keeps guests away from the booth’s controls, but no web page can stop someone from leaving the browser. The tablet’s own lock does that: see below.

Lock an iPad to the booth

Guided Access is built into every iPad. It keeps the iPad on one app until you type your passcode.

  1. 1

    Add it to the Home Screen

    In Safari, open the booth, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, and Add. Open it from the new icon: it fills the whole screen, with no address bar and no tabs. Allow the camera again the first time.
  2. 2

    Turn on Guided Access

    In Settings, go to Accessibility, then Guided Access, and turn it on. Under Passcode Settings, set a passcode only you know. Set Display Auto-Lock to Never, so the screen stays on all night.
  3. 3

    Start it

    Open the booth from its icon and triple-click the top button (or the Home button). Tap Options, turn off Top Button and Volume Buttons, keep Touch on, and tap Start. The iPad now stays on the booth: swiping up and the buttons do nothing.
  4. 4

    When the party’s over

    Triple-click the same button, type your passcode and tap End.

Other devices

  • An Android tablet

    Open the booth in Chrome, tap ⋮ and Add to Home screen, and open it from there. Then turn on App pinning (in Settings, under Security; the name differs a little between makers) and pin the booth from the recent apps.

  • A laptop with a webcam

    Open the booth in Chrome or Edge and tap Lock: it goes full screen. Plug the laptop in and set it never to sleep.

  • No tablet at all?

    Guests can use the same booth on their own phone. It’s on the guest page they open with the QR code.

  • A remote shutter

    A Bluetooth shutter remote paired with the tablet presses Start, takes the shot and sends it. Handy when the tablet is out of reach on a stand.

At the venue

Power
Keep the tablet plugged in. A camera running all night drains a battery fast.
Light
Light on faces, not behind them. Don’t point the booth at a window or a bright wall.
Height
Put the camera at eye level, a step or two from where guests stand. A strip of tape on the floor shows them where.
Wi-Fi
Each shot is sent over the internet. If the Wi-Fi drops, the booth offers to send it again. A phone’s hotspot is a good backup.
Sound
Turn the volume up: the booth beeps through the countdown.
No pop-ups
Turn on Do Not Disturb, so messages don’t show up over the booth.
A test run
Take a couple of shots before guests arrive and look for them on the screen. Delete them in Live afterwards.
By itself
If someone walks off halfway, the booth goes back to its start screen after a minute. After each shot, guests can scan a QR code to get their photo on their phone.
Plans
The photobooth comes with Basic and Pro, and you can try it for free before your event starts.

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