Regular photo booth, green screen or AI photo booth: what is the difference?

Photo booths have become a fixture at events. There are three types that are often confused: the regular photo booth, the green screen photo booth and the AI photo booth. They look alike, but deliver a very different experience, for your guests and for your brand.

What is a regular photo booth?

A regular photo booth is a camera with a screen and often a printer. Guests pose, sometimes with props such as hats and glasses, and take home a photo or photo strip. Simple, familiar and usually the cheapest option.

What is a green screen photo booth?

A green screen photo booth uses chroma key technology. Guests stand in front of a green screen and are then placed on a background chosen in advance. It looks as if they are somewhere else, without being there.

What is an AI photo booth?

An AI photo booth goes further than a different background. Artificial intelligence turns every photo into a new, unique image in the style or theme of your event: clothing, surroundings and art style change, while guests stay recognisable. Every guest gets a creation that exists nowhere else.

The differences side by side

1. Result

Regular photo booth: a photo like you would take with your own camera, with a frame or logo.
Green screen: the same photo, on a different background.
AI photo booth: a new image in a theme or art style, for example a portrait in the style of Rembrandt or a futuristic version of your campaign.

2. Personalisation

Regular photo booth: a print design with your logo.
Green screen: a few fixed backgrounds chosen in advance.
AI photo booth: AI styles that match your brand or event theme; every image is unique.

3. Interaction

Regular photo booth: pose and print.
Green screen: guests choose a background.
AI photo booth: guests choose a style or answer a short question and watch their image appear within half a minute. That gets people talking around the booth.

4. Effect on your event

Regular photo booth: fun, a nice keepsake.
Green screen: adds an element of novelty.
AI photo booth: fits the theme and goals of your event, and the image is shared more often because it stands out. At trade shows it draws visitors to your stand and lets you collect leads.

5. Price

Regular photo booth: usually the cheapest option; prices vary a lot by supplier and package.
Green screen: often a little more than a regular photo booth, depending on the number of backgrounds and the editing.
AI photo booth: at wesmile from €850 excl. VAT for 4 hours, including AI styles in your brand identity and unlimited prints. With AI styles created for your event from €1,150 excl. VAT. See all prices and packages.

Which one should you choose?

If you mainly want a fun keepsake for a party, a regular photo booth is fine. If you are looking for a simple virtual background, a green screen will do. If you want images that match your brand, that guests want to share and that really stand out at a trade show or company party, an AI photo booth is the better choice.