What is a pipe and drape photo booth? This is a new term for a, "Photo Booth," that is simply made out of pvc pipe or metal piping surrounded by some kind of drapery, whether it be velour or otherwise. The whole photo booth is completely lost in this type of set-up and the photos come out as though your guests are posed in front of a photographer. That's not the point of a photo booth! Everyone knows that the privacy factor and the ability to let loose is what makes a photo booth special. These companies use a store bought digital camera connected to a home use printer that is often placed outside the set-up on a table. I don't know about you, but I'd say this is a bit tacky. Even more tacky, is the circus looking velour curtain set-up. Most importantly, because of the low quality printing equipment that is used, the pictures taken in these booths WILL FADE. I know I'd be incredibly disappointed if I paid money (any amount for that matter!) for pictures that weren't going to last. I even saw one company who uses a printer I was able to find at Target for $150.00. Also, beware of companies who tell you they use archival ink as an argument against fading pictures. Archival ink loses it's ability to resist fading once it's printed on glossy paper. Click HERE to view a supporting article on understanding inks and media longevity.
OUR digital machine is not made of pipes and drapery, but rather, is a legitimate photo booth that uses a commercial use camera and a top of the line dye-sublimation printer to produce 2 photo strips of 4 pictures per session on high quality photo paper. By legitimate, I mean that you get in, close the curtain, take your photos, exit the booth and wait for the machine to process your pictures- there is no person involved with when and how your pictures come out- you and your guests are in control, and our friendly attendednt is there to help if needed.
These companies try to use their convenience, and ability to easily get into any location as a selling point. We always communicate directly with the venue weeks in advance to find a way to get our equipment into the building. In 15 years, we have almost never had a situation where we cannot get the photo booth, classic or digital, into a venue. It is our years of experience and attention to detail as far as our preparation goes that allows us to make these machines just as versatile as the pipe and drape set-up that gets tossed into some guys mini-van and brought to your wedding. These companies have hidden charges! Additional fees for idle time, additional fees for delivery, additional fees depending upon how close to the event you make your reservation, additional fees for duplicate pictures, and sometimes additional fees for more than a certain number of photos taken. OUR INCREDIBLE PRICING for our DIGITAL machine starts at 1250 for 4 hours, with FREE DELIVERY to Philadelphia, NYC, most of NJ and Los Angeles includes the following: 1. Delivery & Set-up 2. 4 Hours of Photo Booth Time 3. UNLIMITED pictures
4. FREE CD 5. FREE SCRAPBOOK
6. Attendant for the full duration of your event to assist your guests. 7. Removal
*Additional time can be purchased at a rate of $100/hr **We also have our classic photo booth that almost no other company in the area can provide- Click HERE for more information** Lastly, the owner of Photo Illusion, LLC. has been in the photo booth business for more than 20 years. We advise you to, please, go with a company who is established and knows what their doing as opposed to someone who figured out a cheap way to do something, "similar," to what the professionals do. | 
