The best strips tell a little story. The Flashbae booth gives a pose prompt for every frame and always opens calm, then mixes it up: a big reaction, something playful, something editorial. Here are the prompts it uses, and how to build your own.
The twelve booth prompts
- Big smile ๐
- Laugh like you mean it ๐
- Look away, all mysterious ๐
- Blow a kiss ๐
- Peace sign โ๏ธ
- Surprised face ๐ฎ
- Chin on hand, editorial ๐
- Squeeze in close ๐ซถ
- Silly face ๐คช
- Wink ๐
- Hands in a heart ๐ซฐ
- Serve a model pose ๐ธ
Build the strip like a story
- Start calm: a natural smile, so there's one frame that's just you.
- Then a big reaction: a real laugh or a surprised face.
- Then something playful: a wink, a peace sign or a silly face.
- End editorial: chin on hand or a serious model pose. It looks great as the last frame.
Ideas for couples
- Squeeze in close, then a kiss on the cheek, then both looking away.
- Make a heart with one hand each.
- One serious, one laughing, then swap.
- Forehead to forehead for the last frame.
Ideas for friends
- Everyone does the same pose, except one person who does the opposite.
- A frame where everyone points at one friend.
- Recreate an old photo of yourselves.
- Pile into the frame from one side.
Ideas for long-distance strips
In a long-distance booth you each shoot your own frames at the same moment. Poses that reach across the gap work best: a hand stretched toward the other frame, a heart that meets in the middle, a kiss blown toward the other side, or matching faces. With the Couple vibe, the booth's own prompts are made to meet in the middle.
Ideas for solo strips
- Change distance: close-up, then step back, then back in.
- Use props: sunglasses on, sunglasses off.
- A slow turn: front, three-quarter, profile, over the shoulder.
Stuck for ideas? Spin the photo booth pose generator for a random pose, or play a four-frame round with a countdown. Ready to shoot? Here's how to make a photo strip on iPhone.