Layer one · film
The nostalgia layer
70s Kodak, Polaroid, B&W, Kodachrome — honest vintage colour grading on every frame. Your face stays yours; the strip just looks like it was found in a shoebox.
The wonder layer · AI painter
One snap. A masterpiece.
The painter side of the lookbook above — tap a style for a real before & after. Five AI looks repainting your photo as Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Warhol, or Hokusai. Back to samples · Film looks.
repainted by AI
— bold golden brushwork
“Swirly golden sky, thick brush strokes, and a pose like they’re in a windy romance scene.”
Tap a painter above — auto-rotates every 6s.
Watch a strip morph
· Film looks
· The ritual
The twist
Two layers. Endless strips.
Spark showed one photo — here’s the full four-pose strip. Watch it morph from vintage film into Van Gogh, Monet, or Warhol. That’s the booth: nostalgia and wonder on one roll.
A real keepsake — gold frame, in your hand.
The reel · 002
Scroll to develop the strip
Four poses, four frames — step in, shoot, develop, take home. Scroll to feel the ritual.
01 · The Pose
02 · The Snap
03 · The Digital Animation
04 · Take it home
Step in.
The ring light warms, the booth hums. No app, no signup — just you and the lens.
Strike a pose.
Countdown hits zero. Shutter clicks. Flash fires. Four times, eight seconds apart.
Let it develop.
AI develops each frame — vintage film colour or a painter repainting, your choice.
Take it home.
Printed in 12 seconds. Digital copy texted. A tiny gallery you'll keep for decades.
The nostalgia layer · vintage film
Five films,
Five films,
one roll.
Kodak, Polaroid, B&W, and more — warm colour grading on every frame, not AI repainting. Scroll the strip below, then try them on your webcam in the next section.
Try it · the nostalgia layer
Feel the film yourself.
Turn on your camera, pick a filter from above, shoot four poses, and save a looping GIF. Same film grading guests get at the booth. Nothing is uploaded.
Try the filter live
Turn on your camera to preview vintage film filters and shoot a GIF strip — nothing leaves your browser.
3
Your strip
Waiting for photos3 free strips · vintage filter only · nothing uploads
Your film strip
will develop here
Shoot four poses — thumbnails stack on the side as you go.
Developing…
What you get on the day
The booth, the attendant, the prints.
Everything below is included with every package — hardware, setup, and a friendly operator who keeps the queue moving.
The booth · Hardware
Hand-built.
Hand-built.
Unapologetically analog.
Every booth is assembled in Jeff's Singapore studio. A real hardwood tripod, a vintage-cased camera head, and a thermal printer that whirs like a polaroid — with AI inside that develops each strip in classic film colour or a painter's style.
01Ring light
02AI lens
03Live preview
04Hardwood tripod
DNP Printer05
Specs & craft
Built like a camera from your grandpa's attic.
Teak legs. Brass fittings. A shutter that clicks when you press it. The booth earns its place in the room — guests gather around it because it looks like something worth gathering around.
Hardwood tripod
Teak, hand-finished. Each one has its own grain — no two are identical.
Filter & GIF preview
See your filtered self in real-time — the film layer of the booth. Pair it with AI painter styles on the next strip.
Thermal printer
Prints a film strip in 12 seconds. Guests walk away with a keepsake.
Event-ready
Folds down to a suitcase, runs from one wall socket, and includes the queue screen.
Kind words · 006
The queue
The queue
never stopped.
Real feedback from weddings, brand launches, and one very memorable 60th birthday.
wedding
"Three hours in and the line was still around the bar. Guests printed four strips each. It stole the show."
— Priya & Aaron
Cliveden House
Cliveden House
brand
"Our activation needed a moment. Jeff's booth was the moment. We posted the filmstrips for weeks."
— Marcus L.
Head of Brand · Aesop SG
Head of Brand · Aesop SG
60th
"My dad is 60 and hates being photographed. He took eleven strips. I've never seen him grin that hard."
— Lee Wei Ling
Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar
gala
"I've hired photo-booths for six galas. This was the first one guests actually queued for. Everyone left with a strip."
— Sophie K.
Events Director · NGS
Events Director · NGS
bday
"Sent a strip to my grandma in Manila. She framed it. Said it looked like photos from her own wedding, 1962."
— Carla M.
Makati · Manila
Makati · Manila
AI animation · 009
Turn a still
Turn a still
into a moving memory.
A short AI animation booth moment for couples, brands, and anyone who wants their portrait to breathe, sparkle, and move on the event screen.
example loop · AI motion
AI motion clips + live slideshow.
Guests take a portrait, choose a mood, and receive a short animated clip alongside their print — with a rolling live feed on venue screens for everyone to watch.
S$200
S$100
testing bundle
- Short generated motion clips from selected guest portraits
- Live slideshow feed on venue screens — included in the same add-on
- Testing price while we refine the experience
Add-ons · 008
Make the booth
Make the booth
yours.
A few things are already included with every booking. The rest are optional upgrades for weddings, brand activations, and guests who want a little more magic.
Already in the booth
- GIF motion moments for the example board
- On-screen sticker pack guests can add to their photo strips
- Physical photo props available at the booth
- Setup, teardown, attendant, prints, and digital files
- Example board so guests know what they can make
Example board
See the strip move.
Queue number screen
Guests get a simple screen callout, so they know when their print or keepsake is ready.
Now serving
A07
Guestbook, Glitter & Glue
A hands-on station for messages, stickers, instant prints, and messy little memories.
S$68now only
launch price
More AI Styles
Go beyond the default looks with a custom AI direction for your event.
+S$100
Free
for now
AI Animation & Live Slideshow
Motion clips from guest portraits, streamed live on venue screens during the event.
S$200
S$100
testing bundle
testing price
Additional Hour
Keep the booth open longer when the queue is still moving.
S$180per hour
Custom Interface
Photobooth screen design matched to your wedding, brand, or party theme.
S$180design
Custom Stickers
Sticker pack for the event, with AI-generated options available.
S$180pack
Email & SMS Sharing
Collect contacts while guests receive their photos - useful for lead generation.
+S$20activation
Keychain Making
Turn guest portraits into physical keychains for the event table.
S$330up to 100 keychains
— Jeff, 2026
Singapore · est. 2018
The maker · 011
Hi, I'm Jeff.
I've been drawing portraits of strangers at Singapore markets for eight years under the name Playing With Pencil. This booth is what happened when I asked: what if nostalgia and AI could share the same strip?
Every sketch I do is two things at once: a likeness, and a memory. I wanted a photobooth that did both — the ritual of film your parents remember, with AI that can grade it in Kodak gold or paint you into a masterpiece. Hardwood tripod, brass fittings, a model trained on forty years of photographs. Six months of tinkering later, Playing With Photo was born.
I still show up to every event myself. If you book the booth, you're booking me too — complete with terrible jokes and pencil smudges on my fingers.
Packages · Pricing
Pick your hours.
Most couples choose 3 Hours (S$880).
admit one
№ 001
2 hrs
S$750· 2 hrs
ROM, tea ceremony, or cocktail hour
- 2 hours of shooting
- Unlimited printed strips
- All digital files delivered
- 2 AI film styles
- On-site attendant
most booked
admit one
№ 002
3 hrs
S$880· 3 hrs
Portraits and one celebration segment
- 3 hours of shooting
- Unlimited printed strips
- All digital files delivered
- 3 AI film styles
- On-site attendant
admit one
№ 003
5 hrs
S$1,380· 5 hrs
Cocktail through first dance
- 5 hours of shooting
- Unlimited printed strips
- All digital files + gallery link
- All 5 AI film styles
- Custom branded footer
- On-site attendant
For brands & festivals
admit one
№ 004
activation
S$Custom· full day+
- Full-day or multi-day
- Custom-branded booth wrap
- Bespoke AI style training
- Live gallery feed
- Multi-operator team
Let's make a memory · 013
Book the
Book the
booth. Today.
Reply within 24 hours. Setup is included. Currently serving Singapore and Johor Bahru.
Email
pencilwithjoy@gmail.com
WhatsApp
+65 8989 6901