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Our gorgeous mirror photo booth delivers a one-of-a-kind experience and studio-quality photos that’ll have you and your guests raving.

Inspired by the elegant simplicity of Scandinavian design, our freestanding photo booth will elevate you and your wedding. Using a two-way mirror and remote trigger, participants choose how and when to capture themselves. Images are immediately available for users to download and share to social media.

The photo booth is versatile, portable, and has a compact footprint. From intimate boutique weddings to larger experiences, our kit can complement any occasion. Designed for beauty & utility, it compromises on neither.

More Than Just a Photo Booth

The Self-Portrait Project was founded with social justice ideals as its roots and a love of photography as its driving force. We are culturally curious, socially conscious, and harnessing the communicative power of photography.

As a values-based enterprise we believe in gender equality, marriage equality, and that other worlds are possible. We believe that Black Lives Matter. We stand by Standing Rock.

The First and Best of its Kind

Established in 2009 in Brooklyn, New York, the Self-Portrait Project has benefitted from the eye and direction of National Geographic Traveler award-winning photographer Andy Lin, who for the last 13 years has overseen the taking of almost one million portraits across seven countries and 19 U.S. states by almost 100,000 participants.

Inclusions

  • One-of-a-kind, patented photo booth system
  • On-site operator
  • Foot pedal remote control
  • Standard white or black backdrop
  • Dropbox folder of images

Options

  • Real-time image projection
  • Overlay on images
  • Timelapse video
  • Printing
  • Black-owned
  • Asian-owned

Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for a photo booth package?

$1,600

Which of the following does your starting price include?

Backdrop(s)
CD/DVD of Images
Social Media Integration

What is the price of your most popular photo booth package?

$2,000

Which of the following does your most popular package include?

Backdrop(s)
CD/DVD of Images
Prints
Social Media Integration

What photo booth items are available?

Backdrop(s)
CD/DVD of Images
Prints
Social Media Integration
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Reviews of The Self-Portrait Project

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The Self-Portrait Project is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings and other events. Couples praised the interactive and engaging experience provided by the photo booth, noting that it was much more than a traditional photo booth. The quality of the photos was consistently praised, with guests commenting on the sharpness and high-quality portraits. Reviewers also appreciated the professionalism and helpfulness of the staff, as well as the ability to instantly download and share digital copies of the photos. Overall, the Self-Portrait Project was described as a fun, unique, and worthwhile addition to any wedding.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

The Self-Portrait Project is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings and other events. Couples praised the interactive and engaging experience provided by the photo booth, noting that it was much more than a traditional photo booth. The quality of the photos was consistently praised, with guests commenting on the sharpness and high-quality portraits. Reviewers also appreciated the professionalism and helpfulness of the staff, as well as the ability to instantly download and share digital copies of the photos. Overall, the Self-Portrait Project was described as a fun, unique, and worthwhile addition to any wedding.

Sharon
Sharon V. Sent on 08/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The Self Portrait Project Saved My Wedding

First, you will not get better quality pictures from any other "photo booth" style photography set up anywhere else. I have seen them all, have been to a million weddings and events and the Self Portrait Project is hands down, the best. The lighting, the background, the camera height, right down to the remote, it's all just perfect and every photo is absolutely beautiful. Second, Andy, besides being an insanely talented photographer, is an incredible human being.
My wedding had been planned, like most are, months in advance... guests, rentals, DJ's, all set and ready to go... and then Hurricane Irene decided she was going to crash it, didn't care about anyone or anything, she was coming- invited or not. We decided to go on with the wedding plans and Andy, knowing that we were going to be hit (most likely a direct hit) and that there was a very high probability he may be stranded with us STILL SHOWED UP. This man and this photo booth saved my wedding. Had he not made it, our main source of entertainment, it would have been a disaster. It kept all of us having fun into the wee hours of the night, laughing instead of obsessing about the terrible storm just outside the barn that we were set up in! Andy did end up getting stranded, in fact he missed his Buck Hunter Competition that weekend in NYC because he was stuck in a hotel room in middle of nowhere Vermont, a competition he was the champion of for years prior. Point is, Andy will show up as a great human as much as he'll show up as a brilliant photographer. My hurricane wedding is still infamous among my friends, everyone who stuck it out still says it was the best wedding ever and I know it was because of Andy and that damn photo booth.
Alison
Alison G. Sent on 04/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely STUNNING photo booth

If you want utterly STUNNING, high-quality photos that you and your guests will obsess over, hire The Self-Portrait Project. First of all the look of the "photo booth" is super minimal and classy. Second, it's super simple and easy (and fun!) to use. Third, the images are leagues beyond any other photo booth I've seen! They're bright, flattering, sharp, bold, and really dynamic. If you opt to add in printing (and you should) the hard copies that come out are TOP QUALITY! If you care about photography, this is the photo booth for you. Plus, the team was friendly, professional, and really easy to work with. They were incredibly flexible and patient when it came to booking since wedding planning can be hectic and stressful, and I am SO glad I got them for our event.
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Lexi P. Sent on 04/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lexi & Cavan’s Wedding

Andy and his team were very professional and flexible when it came to planning and timing. The Photo Booth was absolutely incredible and the pictures came out amazing!!! Our guests had the best time and continue to sends to their compliments! We highly recommend The Self Portrait Project!! THANK YOU!
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Team

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
Creator and Creative Director

Andy Lin is a National Geographic Traveler award-winning photographer who is the creator and creative director of The Self-Portrait Project – a visual art + archive endeavor which since 2009 has utilized a two-way mirror and remote control to empower people in the creation of their own images. He is a co-founder of Other Worlds, a multi-media non-profit that sought to document and disseminate cases of alternative economies around the world. In 2007 he traveled to West Africa to start "Mali Multi-Media", which taught school children in impoverished communities the art of photography. Andy is a former assistant to Raymond Patrick, Ellinor Stigle, Gray Scott, and Richard Phibbs.

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