Kannapolis, NC, Cabarrus
Our Goal is to create a fun time for you & your guests. We come with EVERYTHING needed to create the fun including quality props and unlimited photo strips that are printed within seconds right onsite. We bring a lot of personality with our attendants who love what they do and it shows.
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8 customer reviews
Andy Sechler
Barbara Messick does a wonderful job and takes pride in her work. She has been my go to photographer for years and has always produced superior work!
Reply from FunTime FotoBooth
Thank you Andy. I have had a lot of fun shooting the action of the sports your grandkids have been a part of...
Sue Abbate
FunTime FotoBooth has added a new dimension of fun to each event the several times I've hired them. Barbara is wonderful to work with, creating an unique experience and memorable photos to take home.
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Thank you Sue!
Gina Brown
I had Fotobooth folks meet me at the agriculture building at the high school for prom pics with natural settings. We had the best time doing this!
We set hay-bales out and had the kids sit or stand on them, we had
horses in the background, then took pics in the barn with many props!
It was hilariously fun to work with Barb and her business.
The pics were sent to me with in days. I was impressed! Such good clarity. I would suggest her to absolutely anyone!
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We sure did have some fun with those prom photos and props! One of my favorites....
Dawn Evans
Fun Time FotoBooth came to Editions Coffeeshop and Used Bookstore over the Holidays and offered free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. We had so many families come in and everyone loved it! Many remarked how they really appreciated the opportunity to come and make a special memory with their kids. Very professional,and I highly recommend them. More...
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Dawn, we had a great time at EDITIONS in Kannapolis and hope we can do the same this year..Thank you for the kind words
Kim Woods
I love Barb! From start to finish she will certainly take care of ya!
Melissa Lowder
This was an absolute hit at my daughter’s 16th birthday party. Props were great and everyone went home with souvenir pictures! Owner was easy to work with. Highly recommend! More...
Robin Price
Barb and her staff are very professional and simply a delight to work with. Highly recommend as an addition or focal point of any gathering!
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I have always loved being able to capture those photo moments for you...and always will, just ask. Thanks for the review.
M Julian
Funtime Fotobooth was the perfect pick for my wedding!
What makes photo booths such a great alternative to traditional photographers?
A photo booth does not replace a traditional photographer (as I am one of those too by trade). It ADDs a different dimension to an event/party by providing fun style photo opportunities. The posing that is done in a photo booth is a "let your hair down" and "have fun" approach. The props and our attendants make the booth a fun experience. Your guests take the memory of the moment with them within seconds of the end of a photo session.
What photo booth props do you offer?
We have so many that there is not enough space to list them all here. We can promise you quality props (not just paper on a stick). We do our very best to customize our props to your event to provide a more unique experience. We do not charge extra for any of our props packages.
Here are just a few of the types of props we offer:
All sorts of Eye Glasses....Pizza, Police, Nerd, 80s, Peace, Hearts, Pixel, Sunglass, Mirror, Animal, and more...
Boas in multiple colors & Colorful Leis...
Hats...Pirate, Bonnets, Cowboy, Sombrero, MTV, Bright Colors, Patterned, Football, Food, Glitter and more...
Signs, The sky is the limit here. All being fun and clean (for the most part, again catered to the event).
Picture in Picture
Selfie and Large Faces that are worn like a mask, and more...
Animal Heads...Panda, Dinosaur, Bear, Sloth, Dog, etc...
Mascarade Masks
Super Hero Masks
Egyptian, Greece and Year Themes (example 80s, we have a walkman, MTV items, Baywatch TV prop, and items themed for the 80s)
Musical Instruments including microphones
Mirrors & Hand Fans...
...AND SO MUCH MORE...
The owner is ALWAYS continuing to ADD to our Prop Selection...
What’s the secret to taking a great photograph?
Catching a "moment in time" with facial expressions or body language. It's seeing a moment that otherwise wouldn't be photographed and photographing it without the subject knowing you are doing so... It's composition, content, quality and subject matter. It's the eye behind the lens, the creative, fun eye.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
The basic questions are always, Where, When, Time, Type of Event and how long? We take it one step further because we want your event to stand out and if our booth can help that to happen, we will do our very best to accomplish this for you. So we will ask questions like,
What makes you laugh? What makes you smile? What is the Theme? What are your colors? We want you to feel like your event is the only one we have on our calendar, that you are the only one that matters. This is our goal from the first start of our communication to the end of the event. Quality and Service is extremely important to all at FunTime FotoBooth.
What do you love most about your job?
The Smiles and Laughter we help to create. Creating the photo strip that includes the photo moments just made in our booth and allowing those to take those memories, in print, as they go...
What inspired you to start your own business?
I was a professional photographer and did weddings, proms, senior photos, family portraits, even had a small studio back some years ago. I would take thousands of photos but had awesome clients, meeting many new people by word of mouth, often. It was ok but I wasn't truly loving it. I began shooting sports and action events. I found that I loved the challenge of catching the dirt flying as a kid slid into 2nd base or freezing the speed of a race car. I loved the facial expressions too. So I did this for a long time, infact I still do jobs when asked because parents just want to be able to watch their child play and yet have the photos of those moments seen and shared on the field of play. I decided that I wanted to expand that feeling and decided to create our photo booth experience. I could do what I love by providing the non-posed experience to photographs while watching people laugh and have fun creating an experience, a memory. That's how FunTime FotoBooth began. It took a couple of years, many trials with software and booth styles and research to get to where we are...and in the end have found that people make the booth what it is...our attendant and our clients. We continue to work on upgrading our level of photo booth experience and services, i.e., mirror booth production, green screen and gifs (mini movies or movements)
Why should our clients choose you?
We are reasonable for all that we provide. We are all inclusive, meaning we come with everything you need. We set up, tear down and provide continuous hours of fun. We customize everything including our memory book we leave with the party host at end of the event. We try hard to stand out from the rest with our quality and quantity of service. We rely on word of mouth and good reviews and hope that is always what we deliver to our clients!
Photography
Love to take photos, especially Candids of kids and adults. Catch em while they are not looking... This is where I began, as a photographer. From Weddings to being on the Sports Fields, I have enjoyed catching the fun and saving the memories for my many clients. I love catching facial expressions, deep conversations, a coach teaching a student, and more. I still do some photography work, based upon the request and type of photography required.