ShutterBooth

What ShutterBooth does

ShutterBooth is a US-based, privately held photo experience company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company rents interactive photo and video booths to consumers and corporate clients for weddings, private celebrations (mitzvahs, birthdays, graduations, quinceañeras, baby showers, reunions), and corporate brand activations such as trade shows, product launches, and national town halls. Its customer base spans long-tail individual consumers and named national brands including Hennessy, Heineken/7-Eleven, Macy's (with INC and Popsicle), IDEXX Laboratories, Advent Health, Comcast Business, Chomps, the NFL Players Trust, and the Atlanta Hawks.

The core technology is a rental platform built around multiple booth form factors (Photo Booth, Open Air, Kiosk, Marketing Kiosk, Enclosed, Old Fashioned, Shutterpod, 360-degree booth, 3D Camera Array/Boomarray) layered with optional add-on experiences (GIF, Boomerang, Green Screen with effects and overlays, HD Video, Slow Motion up to 240fps, Glam Booth airbrushing, Photo Mosaic Wall, Director's Cut, VR, Aerial Activations, Cat Walk Video, Roaming Photography, Light Painting, LED Badges). Systems integrate with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, email, and SMS for instant capture-and-share, and customers can pre-configure an experience through a proprietary "Style It" online customization tool before requesting a quote.

The business model combines event-based rental fees (quote-based, pay-per-event pricing) with a franchise/licensing network of 74 locally owned and operated offices serving metropolitan and resort markets across 38+ US states. Distribution is omnichannel — direct website quote requests paired with listings on The Knot, WeddingWire, and Yelp, plus paid search, paid social, and organic social (Instagram @shutterboothofficial, Facebook, Pinterest). The corporate vertical positions booths as marketing kiosks with lead capture, branded content, and measurable social media ROI for brand activations.

Name

ShutterBooth

Legal name

ShutterBooth

Website

https://shutterbooth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ShutterBooth is a US photo experience company, founded in 2007 in Fort Lauderdale, that rents interactive photo and video booths to wedding, private event, and corporate brand activation customers through a 74-location nationwide franchise network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Photo Booth Rental Services

NAICS

Commercial Photography (541922), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Rentals (Tents, Furniture, A/V, Decor) (HSACAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI), Lighting Design & Lighting Equipment Rentals (THAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Photo booth rental
• Event entertainment services
• Brand activation experiences
• Wedding photo booth
• Corporate event marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Photo Booth Rental Services: One-time rental fees for photo booth equipment and services at events. Customers select booth types, duration, and add-on services. Pricing varies by location, event type, and customization level.
2. Franchise/License Revenue: The company operates through locally owned and operated offices. The 'Open an Office' page suggests franchise/licensing opportunities for entrepreneurs to start ShutterBooth operations in new territories.
3. Corporate Brand Activations: Custom branded photo experiences for corporate clients at trade shows, product launches, and company events. Includes lead generation through marketing kiosks and branded content creation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ShutterBooth rents photo booth hardware and delivers on-site photo/video capture experiences at weddings, private celebrations, and corporate events across the United States through 74 locally owned franchise offices. Each event includes a configured booth (enclosed, open air, kiosk, 360°, 3D camera array, etc.), branded backdrop and print options, an attendant, instant printing, and digital sharing via email, SMS, and social channels. The company also sells corporate brand-activation services, including marketing kiosks for lead generation, photo mosaic walls, and hashtag printers, and licenses its brand to franchisees.

Product overview

ShutterBooth is a nationwide photo experience company established in 2007 offering a portfolio of photo booth rental products and services for events including weddings, corporate functions, Mitzvahs, birthday parties, school events, Quinceañeras, graduation parties, and Non-Profit events. The core product lineup includes various booth form factors: Photo Booth/Enclosed (traditional curtain booth), Open Air Booth, Kiosk, Marketing Kiosk (for brand activations), Old Fashioned Booth (vintage style), Shutterpod (modern open air), 360º Booth (360-degree video), Boomarray (compact multi-camera), and 3D Camera Array (bullet-time effects). These can be enhanced with add-on services such as GIF Booth, Boomerang, Green Screen with overlays and special effects, HD Video, Slow Motion (up to 240fps), Glam Booth (airbrushing), Photo Mosaic Wall (digital or print), Director's Cut video, VR experience, Aerial Photo Activations, Cat Walk Video, Roaming Photography, Light Painting, and Light Up LED Badges. The company operates across 74 locations throughout the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photo Booth (Enclosed) Traditional curtain-enclosed photo booth supporting photostrips or custom layouts, with social sharing and instant print capabilities for weddings, parties, and corporate events.
• Open Air Booth Open air photo booth with step-and-repeat backgrounds, custom backdrops, and green screen setups; supports social sharing and instant prints.
• Enclosed Booth Traditional curtain-enclosed photo booth delivering candid shots that guests share socially and receive as printed keepsakes.
• Shutterpod Modern open air photo booth with sleek design, capturing step-and-repeat, custom backdrops, and green screen imagery with social sharing and instant prints.
• Old Fashioned Booth Vintage-style photo booth blending nostalgic charm with digital output; offers black-and-white and retro photo tone options.
• ShutterBooth Kiosk Sleek customizable photo booth kiosk for events and brand activations; supports social sharing, email, text, and instant prints.
• Marketing Kiosk Photo marketing kiosk built for lead gathering and brand engagement at event activations or lease opportunities for corporate clients.
• 360° Booth 360-degree video booth where guests stand on a platform as a camera rotates around them, producing brandable videos for instant social sharing.
• 3D Camera Array Fully immersive bullet-time multi-camera array experience creating 3D GIFs or MP4 videos with Matrix-style animation effects.
• Boomarray Compact multi-camera array booth delivering bullet-time Matrix-style footage with multi-camera effects in a smaller footprint.
• Hashtag Printer Interactive hashtag printing station that pulls photos shared to Instagram or Twitter via event hashtag, adds them to a gallery, and prints or shares them.
• Photo Mosaic Wall Interactive photo mosaic service available in digital display and print formats; assembles guest photos pulled from social hashtags, SMS, or on-site capture into a real-time larger image.
• Virtual Reality Activation Virtual reality activation that inserts guests into 3D and 360-degree virtual environments viewable through VR headsets or as 360-degree Facebook photos.
• Green Screen Service Virtual background replacement using a green or solid colored backdrop to place guests in any environment, supporting animated backgrounds, special effects, and overlays.
• GIF Booth Photo booth service that converts photo bursts into GIF animations for social sharing, with optional animated overlays, backgrounds, and green screen.
• Slow Motion Video Booth Slow motion video booth capturing footage up to 240fps for ultra slow motion playback, instantly shared on social media.
• HD Video Booth HD videobooth for capturing heartfelt warm wishes, product testimonials, and content for video marketing campaigns.
• Light Painting Creative photo experience where guests use light wands to add electrifying light trails to photos, branded and shared on social media.
• Roaming Photography Roving photographers engage with guests and capture candid photos, instantly viewable on a tablet for social sharing, text, and email, with optional custom frames.
• Aerial Photo Activations Birds-eye view aerial photography capturing multiple guests with a unique overhead perspective for brand launches, corporate parties, trade shows, and expos.
• ShutterBooth Franchise Opportunity Licensing opportunity allowing entrepreneurs to operate a locally owned ShutterBooth office serving their regional market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Heineken/7-Eleven activation: 500 shares, 31,558 reach, 105,406 total impressions over 2 days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large event ticketing and discovery platform serving the same event hosts that buy ShutterBooth services — an adjacent incumbent in the broader events ecosystem.
• The Knot Worldwide (The Knot / WeddingWire): The Knot operates a wedding vendor marketplace where ShutterBooth is already listed; it is the dominant demand-generation channel for the wedding side of ShutterBooth's business.
• Encore (Encore Event Technologies) / PSAV: Encore is the dominant U.S. event AV and production services provider — its scope (staging, lighting, AV for hotels and convention centers) overlaps materially with the corporate-event side of ShutterBooth's business.

Direct peers

• FotoMaster: FotoMirror/FotoMaster manufactures and rents photo booth enclosures and software to rental operators and brands — directly comparable technology supplier to ShutterBooth's operational model.
• TapSnap: TapSnap is a direct photo booth rental competitor offering portable, iPad-based photo booths with social sharing, green screen, and custom branding — closely matching ShutterBooth's core rental product and target event customers.
• SocialBooth: SocialBooth rents photo booths for weddings and corporate events nationwide, sharing ShutterBooth's proprietary kiosk hardware/software model and direct-to-consumer online quote flow.
• Open Air Photo Booth (Open Air Photobooth Co.): Open Air Photo Booth is a U.S.-wide open-air photo booth rental franchise offering many of the same booth formats (open air, mirror, 360°, GIF) for weddings and corporate clients.
• Soundbooth Photo Booth: Soundbooth provides photo booth rental with audio guest book add-ons for weddings and corporate events, competing for the same experiential entertainment budget as ShutterBooth.
• PixelPops Photo Booth: PixelPops rents stylish photo booths for weddings, mitzvahs, and corporate events with branded overlays and social sharing — overlapping the same SMB consumer and corporate segments as ShutterBooth.

Emerging players

• Drapeaux Photo Booth (Booth & Bones, Drapeaux): Drapeaux and similar boutique photo booth brands target the same high-end wedding and corporate activation segment with curated, design-forward booth aesthetics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/shutterboothofficial
• Xx.com/ShutterBoothTX

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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