Photo booth guides for complete beginners, start to finish

Start here - what a virtual photo booth is, how to take your first photo strip online, and how to fix the problems beginners hit first.

10 articles tagged Beginner Guides

What Is a Virtual Photo Booth?

What Is a Virtual Photo Booth, and Can You Share One?

How a browser photo booth works, how two people in different cities share one strip, and what to check first.

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How to Create Photo Strips Online

How to Create Photo Strips Online, Solo or Together

Pick a layout, shoot alone or with someone far away, and save a strip sharp enough to print.

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Best Virtual Photo Booth for Friends and Couples

The Best Virtual Photo Booth for Friends and Couples

Five free booths checked the same way, including which ones let two people far apart share one strip.

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How to Make Your Webcam Photos Look Better

Eleven fixes ordered by impact - including the two-second one people are most surprised by.

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How to Light a Photo Booth Properly

The one rule that fixes most bad photographs, why ceiling lights fail, and free setups using a window and a lamp.

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Browser Photo Booth vs App, an Honest Comparison

Setup, sharing, privacy, offline use and longevity compared, including the cases where an app really is better.

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Camera Not Working in Your Browser? 6 Fixes

Six causes, in the order that resolves the most cases fastest - starting with the one nobody suspects.

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How to Share Photo Strips on Instagram

Why Instagram crops your strip in half, the exact canvas sizes that stop it, and how to keep the quality intact.

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Photo Strip Sizes and Dimensions Explained

Every size in inches, millimetres and pixels - plus frame ratios, margins, and the rules for designing your own template.

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Illustration of a photo strip being printed and trimmed at home

How to Print Photo Strips at Home

The right size, the right resolution and the printer settings nobody tells you about - a complete home printing walkthrough.

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