Custom Trading Card Photo Booth

Create interactive custom trading cards with our trading card photo booth. Dynamically personalize your trading cards with details like names and attributes.

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A Fresh Take on Event Engagement

What is a Custom Trading Card Photo Booth?

A Custom Trading Card Photo Booth is an interactive event experience that combines photography, branding, and personalization to create dynamic keepsakes. Guests can pose for a photo, which is then transformed into a professionally designed trading card featuring personalized details like their name, title, or event-specific attributes. These trading cards are printed on-site and shared digitally, offering a unique blend of engagement and instant gratification.

Custom Trading Cards are perfect for college graduations, corporate events, and brand activations. This experience goes beyond traditional photo booths by incorporating custom design elements, cohesive branding, and advanced software to deliver a standout experience.

A trading card photo booth kiosk setup with a custom sign and custom table cover
From Preparation to Execution

See How We Bring Your Custom Trading Cards to Life

Go behind the scenes and watch the journey of how we craft your custom trading card photo booth experience. From the initial planning and team collaboration to meticulous event preparation and flawless execution, this video highlights the dedication and detail we put into every step. Watch as our team transforms ideas into a dynamic, interactive experience by blending technology, creativity, and precision. See the magic happen as we create trading cards in real-time, bringing your vision to life with every detail.

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Trading Card Features

Explore Trading Card Customization Options

Click each hotspot to learn more about the custom and dynamically interactive features our trading cards can offer.

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The top left corner of a sports card showing the player attributes

We can offer square or rounded edges depending on your trading card needs

Add interactive attributes or characteristics to your trading cards 

Additional branding opportunities with custom seals for your trading cards

The top left corner of a sports card showing the player attributes

We can offer square or rounded edges depending on your trading card needs

Add interactive attributes or characteristics to your trading cards 

Additional branding opportunities with custom seals for your trading cards

The bottom half of a sports card showing the players' name and position

More dynamic interactivity with name or survey fields. Dial in branding with custom fonts and colors.

Dynamically include attributes or fields based on UI selections or choices

Trusted By Brands Nationwide

Trading Cards for Any Event Theme

Versatility of the Trading Card Photo Booth: From Sports Cards to Gaming and Beyond

The Trading Card Photo Booth is your gateway to creating Custom Trading Cards that elevate your favorite memorabilia and collectibles to the next level. Imagine engaging attendees at a Major League Baseball game with personalized baseball cards that capture the excitement of the event or giving guests at a comic or gaming convention the opportunity to design their own ultra-rare Yu-Gi-Oh card, complete with custom attributes and more. This versatile experience seamlessly adapts to a variety of events, making it the perfect interactive attraction for sports fans, collectors, and pop culture enthusiasts alike. The flexibility and creativity this activation provides are unmatched, ensuring every event feels unique and extraordinary.

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Make Your Trading Cards Shine

Add a Metallic Finish for Authentic Trading Card Vibes

Enhance your trading cards with a metallic pearlescent finish that makes colors pop and shine, reminiscent of the iconic holographic look of original trading cards. Unlike the rainbow holographic effect, this finish delivers a sleek, vibrant metallic color boost that truly stands out.

*This digital rendering doesn’t fully capture the true brilliance and accurate metallic colors as they appear in real life*

Unleashing CreAItivity

Integrate our Generative AI Tech into Your Custom Trading Cards

Our cutting-edge Generative AI technology from our AI Photo Booth adds a unique twist to your custom trading cards, transforming your guests original photos into imaginative, one-of-a-kind creations. Imagine attendees at an NFL game being dynamically reimagined as football players for their trading cards, or Comic-Con guests becoming their very own Yu-Gi-Oh characters, as shown in the example. Beyond generative AI, we also offer custom digital backgrounds that seamlessly transport guests from their actual location to a fully tailored scene, all powered by AI.
Case Study

Custom Trading Card Photo Booth Activation for the University of Kentucky College of Social Work

At Focus Pocus Productions, we specialize in creating unforgettable experiential photo booth activations that transform events and engage audiences. When the University of Kentucky College of Social Work approached us to design an activation for their graduation celebration, we knew we had to deliver something truly exceptional. The result? A fully branded, custom trading card photo booth experience that captured the graduates’ achievements and delivered one-of-a-kind keepsakes—all while generating buzz and engagement for the university.

The university wanted a unique way to celebrate their social work graduates while reinforcing their brand identity. They needed an activation that would:

  1. Engage graduates and their families during the event.
  2. Include remote graduates in the celebration.
  3. Feature consistent, cohesive branding across all touchpoints.
  4. Be completed on a tight timeline of just one month, requiring custom software development and testing.
A team member of Focus Pocus Productions during a trading card event preparation meeting

We designed a Custom Trading Card Photo Booth activation that seamlessly blended innovation, branding, and inclusivity. The experience featured:

  • Personalized Trading Cards: Guests selected their role (graduate or guest), entered their names and/or degree conferral (PhD, BASW, MSW), and had their photo taken. The trading card photo booth dynamically generated a personalized trading card in real time with this information.
  • Virtual Participation: Remote graduates could participate via a virtual trading card platform. Using their mobile devices, they selected their degree, took a photo, and instantly received a digital trading card. Both in-person and virtual trading cards were hosted on a custom-branded domain.
  • Cohesive Branding at Every Touchpoint: We incorporated the university’s branding into every aspect of the activation, including:
    • A branded landing page where all digital trading cards were hosted.
    • A photo booth wrap featuring the college’s colors and logo.
    • Custom messaging for digital trading cards delivered via text.
    • Branded sharing kiosks and table covers for the card-cutting station.
    • Fully customized UI/UX for the trading card photo software.
    • Sticker seals for the physical trading cards.
A Focus Pocus Productions programmer coding the trading card photo booth

Building this intricate experience required developing a fully custom software solution, integrating five different tools, and manually coding key elements using CSS and JavaScript. Testing and troubleshooting within a one-month timeline was intense, but our meticulous attention to detail ensured flawless execution.

An example of some of the CSS used in a trading card photo booth

The activation was a resounding success:

  • Unprecedented Engagement: Up to 250 graduates and guests participating in person for the 2.5 hour celebration, with 100% downloading and sharing their digital trading cards. Remote participation accounted for an additional 65 virtual trading cards created.
  • Social Media Buzz: The activation generated traction on the university’s social media channels, with posts featuring the trading cards and with graduates posting their digital trading cards to a specific hashtag.
  • Client Satisfaction: The university loved the activation so much that they are now considering booking us for future graduation events.
  • Brand Impact: By promoting the event and activation on social media, the university positioned itself as innovative and student-focused, creating a lasting impression for prospective students and families.
A graduate customizing their custom trading card on the trading card photo booth

This trading card activation exemplifies the innovative, detail-oriented approach that sets Focus Pocus Productions apart. From the dynamic, personalized trading cards to the seamless integration of virtual and in-person experiences, every element was crafted to deliver maximum impact. Our ability to combine creativity with technical expertise, even under tight deadlines, showcases why we’re a leader in experiential photo activations.

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FAQ's

about our Custom Trading Card Photo Booth

A Trading Card Photo Booth is an interactive experience where attendees create personalized trading cards featuring their photos, names, and custom attributes. This booth combines creativity, technology, and fun, making it ideal for events like sports games, gaming conventions, comic cons, and corporate activations.

  1. Guests approach the trading card photo booth and start their session.
  2. They customize details like name, attributes, and stats.
  3. After personalizing their card to their liking, they are then prompted to take their photo.
  4. The trading card photo booth dynamically generates their unique trading card in real time.
  5. They are then prompted to receive their creation at the trading card assembly station.
  6. Guests receive a physical card sealed and encased in a premium, magnetic, acrylic case. They also receive a digital copy ready for social media sharing.

Branding can be incorporated at every touchpoint, including:

  • Branded trading card designs
  • Custom photo booth wraps
  • Branded landing pages with a custom domain
  • Stickers seals for physical trading cards
  • The message each guest receives via SMS with their digital trading card
  • The entire UI/UX of the trading card photo software. This means fully branded screens, surveys and more

The Trading Card Photo Booth delivers an unparalleled interactive experience that captivates and engages event attendees like never before. This customizable activation not only creates lasting memories but also elevates brand and event awareness while maximizing your social media reach. If you’re seeking a fresh, dynamic photo booth experience that stands out, the Trading Card Photo Booth is the perfect choice.

Yes! Our Generative AI technology allows attendees to create truly unique trading cards. For example, guests at a football game can transform into star players, or attendees at a comic convention can generate themselves as their own Yu-Gi-Oh character using our AI integration. Beyond generative AI, you can also implement AI background removal allowing your guests to be automatically transported onto any digital background.

Creating a trading card with our Trading Card Photo Booth is quick and engaging! Customizing your card—adding your photo, name, and event-specific attributes—takes approximately 30–40 seconds. After customization, our team assembles each card with precision and hands it directly to the guest, this manual crafting process takes 30–50 seconds. On average, the full experience is about 1 minute per person, enabling us to create 50–60 trading cards per hour.