Here are some of our photo booth success stories from the month of September!
Another month has gone by and we couldn’t be happier with all of the progress that we have been seeing with all of the PBI Family members. As you know, our exclusive Facebook community has been popping from all of the activity that you guys have been up to. We would like to highlight some of our favorite stories and photo booth success we noticed this month!
Our Top Contributor This Month in the Facebook Group
Congrats To Zoraida C Alvarez For The Top #PBIfamily Contributor Of The Month Of September. Who Will Win This Month?
Zoraida is new to the PBI Family but she is doing well already with her business, Pics and Tales Photo Booth. She is continuously gracing us with great news about her business inspiring new and old members alike. We are happy to see her utilizing the group for help in her own business, and giving help to others. We are happy to have you in our family, and wish you even more success with your photo booth business!
Oh Snap, All Snap is Here! Congrats Guys on Your New Branding.
First Gigs with their New PBI Photo Booth Equipment
Thanks for sharing your first gigs guys! We know that the first few gigs are a really exciting milestone. It proves to us that this concept can really work. Keep working hard and you can grow your business to be as big as you want.
Kristel and Michael Rogers had a great first gig this September. Congrats guys!
Tharaneka Sparrow was also kind enough to share their first event with us as well! We look forward to seeing the rest of your success to come!
Winner of Our Media Kit Prize Raffle!
EddyGee won our Media Kit Prize from our raffle. Enjoy!
Make sure you sign up for all of our contests so you can be our next winner. Find out about them in our Secret PBI Family Photo Booth Success Facebook Group!
September Big Wins
#PBIFAMILY
We like to acknowledge people when we see them making strides or having particularly big wins. This month have have two.
First we saw Alejandra Charles head out for a 3 event night. He was running 2 weddings and 1 quinceñera. That truck looks packed.
The other good thing we saw was that Brian Burns did $6100 worth of business.
We wish you all even greater success this month as you keep developing and growing your businesses!
Best Photo Booths of 2025
Blog, Branding, How To Start a Photo Booth BusinessCheck out our updated list of the best photo booths of 2024!
Whether you hope to start your own photo booth business or want to utilize interactive technology as an extension of your services, a photo booth is a great investment.
Of course, not all photo booths are created equal. Today’s customers don’t want a bulky machine at their event (and neither do you!) and they definitely don’t desire grainy photo strips.
Luckily, modern photo booths are sleek, high-tech, and easy to use to capture high-quality photos, videos, GIFs and more. Read on for some of the best photo booths to buy this year to kickstart your business.
Are Photo Booths a Good Investment?
First things first, if you’re wondering if a photo booth is a good investment in 2025 the answer is a resounding yes!
While it’s easier than ever for party goers to snap pictures on their phone, the age of social media has actually made photo booths more popular than ever. According to Fashion Week Daily, many people love the fun, interactive element to stepping in front of a photo booth at an event that snapping a picture can’t achieve.
Photo booths are still incredibly popular at events like weddings, corporate conferences, birthdays, event promotions and more. People will always love showing off when they’re at cool events with a high-quality image or video they can share on social media.
Not only will photo booths remain popular, but it’s also a growing industry. Research from a recent Photo Booth Market Report found that the Global Photo Booth Market Size was estimated at USD 422.00 million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 909.83 million by 2028.
There is plenty of opportunity to get started in the photo booth business and make your offerings stand out by offering unique photo booth experiences.
Best Photo Booths to Buy This Year
There are hundreds of types of photo booths to choose from today. From simple booths and open air offerings to premier photo booths, the best photo booth for you is truly up to your budget, experience, and the expectations of your clients.
However, there are a handful of photo booths that are perfect for a variety of events. These are some of the best photo booths to buy in 2025 that are portable, easy-to-use, and versatile enough to be a great addition to your rental business.
Cloee Ring Light Photo Booth
The Cloee Ring Light is one of the best portable photo booths money can buy in 2025. Lined with vivid LED lights, this “tiny but mighty” photo booth transports even the most compact vehicle.
This also tops the list as one of the best photo booths of 2025 due to its all-inclusive features. The Cloee Ring Light includes built-in speakers, a high-def webcam, touch screen, computer, and installed photo booth software. This all-in-one portable photo booth pushes the envelope by providing not only amazing photos but background music to add extra entertainment value perfect for those high-energy events.
Miami Mobile Photo Booth
If you’re seeking the best mobile photo booth to start your photo booth business, look no further than the Miami Mobile Photo Booth. Its lightweight design and portability means it can be transported to any venue and easily stored in your home. Plus, it’s equipped with a high-def webcam, built-in speakers, touch screen, computer, and installed software.
This is one of the best photo booths of 2025 that takes high-quality pictures with the click of a button while keeping guests entertained.
iPad Photo Booth
For something even smaller and more portable, don’t pass up the opportunity to try the iPad Photo Booth. This photo booth is incredibly easy to transport, set up, and take down. Since most people are familiar with how to use a tablet, it’s a breeze to take timed photos.
The small size of this photo booth also makes it ideal for more intimate events. When there’s not enough space to dedicate to a full-blown photo booth area, this compact option is ideal.
Magic Mirror Photo Booth | The PBI Mirror 2
If you’re looking for a bold way to impress a crowd, get clients, and grow your business, the PBI Mirror 2 Photo Booth has you covered. This mirror photo booth can’t be missed with its large touch surface that is also designed to be durable.
The polished design of this magic mirror photo booth is truly remarkable. The powerful Canon T6 camera is masked behind a strong mirrored glass surface. This Mirror 2 looks like it operates via magic and adds an elegant but whimsical element to any event.
Plus, the magic mirror photo booth models are equipped with the Canon T6 camera, rendering state of the art photos with each and every click.
360 Photo Booth
These 360 photo booths are all the rage at Hollywood events. As the name suggests, the 360 photo booth can rotate at 360 degrees, guaranteeing 360 degrees of non-stop, photo and video capturing fun.
Guests can move, dance, spin, and even throw props into the air as the spinning photo booth captures all their movements with lightning speed and transforms their movement into GIFs or stunning slow-motion videos. Our 360 photo booth for sale comes equipped with a rotating high-def camera, built-in speakers, touch screen, computer, and installed ready-to-use software.
This is one of the best photo booths of 2025 if you want to cater to larger events with a unique offering.
Shop From Photo Booth International
When it comes time to choose a photo booth company to purchase your inventory from, look no further than Photo Booth International. Along with offering a variety of these best photo booths for sale online, each of our photo booths come with a one year warranty and Lifetime American Tech Support.
We take pride in all our photo booths being handmade in Dallas Texas and quality tested multiple times before being shipped to your door or business. Our cutting edge photo booths are designed to set your business apart from the rest. Along with these best photo booths, our first class customer service and access to our member area helps create a recipe for success.
Check out our photo booths for sale today.
Is Photography a Good Side Hustle? | 4 Reasons Why Photo Booths Are Better
Blog, Photo Booth Business AdviceA side hustle can be a great way to earn some additional income, explore your passions, and expand your professional network. And today, there’s more business opportunities than ever that you can do in your free time.
One popular side hustle for creatives is photography. With a good eye and the right equipment you can run a successful small business on the side. However, starting your own photo booth company is a better, more attainable alternative you may not realize exists!
Read on to learn more about why a photo booth side hustle is one of the best investments you can make.
4 Reasons to Start a Photo Booth Business
There’s no denying that people love photos. From capturing meaningful moments on special days to snapping high-quality candids, photographs – whether digital or print – will always be in demand.
That’s why many people think photography is the perfect side hustle. But an easier way to capture fun memories with high-quality photos exists. Here are a handful of reasons to start a photo booth side business instead!
1. Fewer Tech Skills Are Needed
Starting a photography business is easier said than done. To snap the best shots, you don’t only need an for photography but also a range of expensive equipment spanning from DSLR cameras and flashbulbs to computer software and editing skills. Many people spend years perfecting their photography and editing skills in the industry.
On the other hand, running a successful photo booth business doesn’t require nearly as many tech skills or equipment. In fact, many business owners can start with no photo booth experience! That’s because photo booths operate pretty independently and customers can easily snap their own pictures.
While there are certainly things to consider when starting a photo booth side business, all it takes is dedication and a solid business plan to get started. If you’re new to photo booth rentals, you can maximize your profitability by investing in booths that are easy to set up with intuitive photo booth software included.
2. Low Start Up Costs
Photo booth business owners will tell you that the low start up costs are a major advantage of this side hustle. There’s no need to hire employees, rent an office, purchase and store inventory, or pay a franchise fee. All you need is a high-quality photo booth and a strong business plan for success.
There are very few business opportunities where you can get set up quickly and run your operations with minimal expenses, but a photo booth business is one of them. Plus, there are many photo booths to choose from so you’re sure to find one to meet your needs and budget.
Essentially, you can begin your photo booth side business with a few thousand dollars. You don’t need to purchase extras like a green screen or lighting, but investing in custom backdrops and props along with ink and paper can be a good idea.
3. Profitability
If you’re wondering if a photo booth business is profitable, the answer is a resounding yes! Year after year, the demand for photo booth rentals continues to grow. By some estimates, the industry is expected to double in size from $336.1 million in 2019 to $730.6 million in 2026.
Due to the demand and low start up costs, you can begin seeing a return on your investment after your first event! From there, the sky’s the limit for your photo booth side business can grow.
4. Plenty of Opportunities
Finally, we can’t overlook how many opportunities there are in the industry. While photography usually requires finding a certain niche (i.e. wedding photography, portraits, etc.), photo booth rentals are always in demand.
While you can always find your niche, it’s a good idea to cast a wide net when starting a photo booth side business. Advertise your services on social media and on business cards to start building a customer base across different events.
Some events that use photo booth include:
And with so much demand, it’s still possible to make your photo booth side hustle stand out against the rest.
How to Start a Photo Booth Business
As you can see, starting a photo booth business can be a more attainable and profitable side hustle in the long term when compared to traditional photography. If you’re ready to start your photo booth side business, we have some tips that can help.
Photo Booth Business Checklist
Use this handy checklist to get your photo booth side hustle off the ground.
Ready to start your photo booth side business? At Photo Booth International, we not only offer a variety of high-quality photo booths for sale, but we also help entrepreneurs start a business with our products and expert insight.
Get in touch with the team today to learn more.
From Photographer to A Photo Booth Business Owner – Crystal’s Journey With PBI
Blog“Imagine your customer is your best friend—listen to their concerns, be a shoulder to lean on, and then shift the focus from what went wrong to how you can help make it right.”
– Rachel Hogue
At Photo Booth International, we take pride in attentively listening to our customers and providing them with high-quality photo booths, training material, and support that they can use to start and grow their photo-booth business and eventually transform their lives.
Our customers are indeed the stars of our show and the whole reason we do everything at PBI, i.e., to give them a chance to build their dream lives and fuel their entrepreneurial flame.
Keeping that in mind, we have decided to now feature our customers and their very own photo booth businesses, which they started through our products, resources, and help, on our blog.
Today, we shed light on one of our very esteemed customers Crystal Hill and her photo booth journey.
Introducing Crystal Hill
Crystal is a 43-year-old married woman from Lanett, Alabama. Today, she is a Photo Booth Business Owner and a photographer at Birds on a Wire Photography.
Source: Birds on a wire photography
She left her corporate job 15 months ago to pursue her love of people and her passion for telling their stories through photography.
Crystal strives to capture the unique beauty of each person she meets and hopes that her photos will bring smiles to those who see them.
Her ultimate goal is to use her talents to make the world a more beautiful place, one photograph at a time. So, it was only natural for her to expand her photography business into something even more inclusive and interactive, i.e., photo booths.
Crystal’s Journey With PBI
Crystal has always loved photography. It is her passion. When she learned about photo booths, she knew that was the business for her. And she was right!
She researched the best photo booths on the market and decided to go with PBI. She was impressed with our products and the reviews we have online.
Despite facing some pushback from her family, she decided to overcome her hesitation and go all in. It was a challenge for her to do so as none of her family members were small business owners, so the fear of failure was overwhelming.
But she overcame it all. And it proved to be worth it for her.
Within a few months, she had acquired The PBI Led Photo Booth from Photobooth International and was ready to start hosting events with her new venture, So Obsessed Luxury Photobooth.
She conducted her first ever event on 9th July.
So Obsessed Luxury photo booth – Crystal Hill
She had done dozens of dry runs with the booth, making sure that every detail was perfect. But on the day of her first event, something went wrong – the LED lights went out. She tried fixing it herself, but it didn’t work.
But she was determined never to give up. She gave her customers an incredible experience with her photo booth, despite having a minor setback.
Her first event was eventually a success, and she learned a lot from her first experience.
She now has a very happy first client and three more prospects interested in her photo booth!
Crystal’s first client testimonial. Src: FB@soobsessedphotobooth
As the owner of a photo booth business, she loves seeing the happiness on everyone’s face when they use her booth. Everyone from Kids to adults love it, from being able to sign their pics to choosing poses.
Her First Photo Booth In Action
She finds herself constantly grinning from ear to ear as she watches people have fun in her booth. It is truly the best part of her business, according to her.
Her Word Of Advice
We asked her for some tips for those of you who are also starting out in a photo booth business. And we got some golden nuggets we are sharing below:
Source: FB/soobsessedphotobooth/
But her top piece of advice for beginners is:
We truly praise her for her grit, courage, and determination to go all in and take her photography business to the next level with Photo Booth International.
Crystal’s Socials
To keep track of Crystal’s journey and So Obsessed Luxury Photobooth, follow her venture at:
Instagram: @soobsessedPhotobooth
Fb: @soobsessedphotobooth