# Photo Booth Fun Trend Hunter President Shelby Walsh Counts Down Her Favorite Party Photo Booths By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-02-04 | TH Video Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/party-photo-booths References: [youtu.be](http://youtu.be/g3TgiTBPwUg)  An important part of any event is documenting it with pictures, whether it's with a smartphone camera or [party photo booth rentals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eventlens). Shelby Walsh discusses her top picks for photo booth fun, from light photo booths to Gif photo booths and even kissing booths. At Trend Hunter's 2 Billion Views party, guests enjoyed the PartyPix mobile booth and its light painting technology. Touch-sensitive photo booths put a naughty spin on the kissing booth by only taking pictures when those inside make skin to skin contact. The shots are then printed on thermal paper. [Animated Gif party photo booths](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-me) are great for events because the images upload to the cloud and can be projected live. [Hands-free camera apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photo-creator-mini-cam) help you take selfies without an arm or stick in sight, as you signal by raising your hand and clasping a fist. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [TH Video](https://www.trendhunter.com/thvideo) > [Editor Picks](https://www.trendhunter.com/editorpicks) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Light Photo Booths:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop a light photo booth that utilizes advanced technology, such as augmented reality or holograms, to create immersive and interactive experiences for event attendees. - **Gif Photo Booths:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Design a gif photo booth that incorporates AI-powered image recognition technology to automatically generate personalized memes or captions based on the captured images, offering unique and shareable content for event participants. - **Touch-sensitive Photo Booths:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create touch-sensitive photo booths with biometric sensors that analyze physical interactions to generate customized digital photo albums or instant photo collages, enhancing the overall user experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Event Planning:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Introduce a comprehensive event planning platform that integrates advanced photo booth technologies, streamlining the process of booking, customizing, and managing photo booth rentals for various events. - **Photography:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop a next-generation photography software or hardware solution that seamlessly integrates with photo booths, offering advanced editing options, real-time filters, and automated retouching capabilities for event photos. - **Mobile App Development:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Build a mobile app that transforms any smartphone into a multifunctional photo booth, leveraging AI and AR technologies to provide on-device editing, virtual props, and interactive sharing features. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [360 Photo Booths](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/360-photo-booth.md) - [Digital Photo Booth Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-photo-booth-experiences.md) - [Event Photo Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joycapture.md) - [Portable Photobooth Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-sprocket-photobooth.md) - [In-Event Photo Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/warmories.md) - [Photo-Collecting QR Codes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guestsnap.md) - [AI Photo Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitakit-ai.md) - [AR Selfie Booths](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfie-booth1.md) - [AI-Generated Selfies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreambooth.md)