According to NACE’s latest criteria, nearly 90% of career centres are expected to provide resources that directly support students' transition to the workforce. Professional headshots are one of the most tangible, high-impact services you can offer.
Headshots boost:
Inside Higher Ed reports that headshot booths are increasingly popular among universities seeking to “level the playing field” for students preparing for the job market. Iris Booth makes that initiative scalable, stress-free, and successful.
Define your audience and objectives. Are you aiming to serve graduating seniors, all students, or specific programs like business, engineering, or healthcare? Are you tying the headshots to a career fair or LinkedIn workshop? These decisions shape logistics and messaging.
A successful headshot day requires professional consistency, scalability, and speed. While hiring event photographers is one option, it often comes with higher costs, longer wait times, and logistical complexity — especially when hundreds of students need headshots in a short window. Iris Booth’s self-serve professional headshot photo booths deliver all three, with ease.
Why Iris Booth?
Bonus tip: Save your event photographers for storytelling content — group photos, employer interactions, and atmosphere shots. These assets are gold for marketing future events and boosting employer attendance.
Need flexibility? That doesn’t mean you need to compromise on quality. Unlike basic setups, Iris Air integrates professional-grade equipment into a compact, and mobile studio unit. This product is purpose-built for delivering consistent, high-quality headshots wherever you need them.
With Iris Air, you can pop up a professional studio wherever students already are—no need to funnel them into a single building or studio.
Drive student traffic with an omni-channel promotion plan:
Make sure to emphasize that it’s free, professional, and instant—three magic words for student engagement.
While the booth is self-serve, supplement it with resources that tie back into the broader range of career services offered through your office:
This transforms a single event into a full-circle career readiness initiative.
Whether you're running one headshot event or launching an all-year initiative, Iris Booth is the best-in-class platform for higher education.
Incredibly easy. Both Iris Booth and Iris Air are designed for quick assembly—no photography background needed. Iris Air, in particular, weighs just 125 lbs and can be set up in minutes.
Instantly via email. Attendees can share or download their images right away—boosting online chatter and social media engagement.
Absolutely. You can add logos orr sponsor imagery on the booth exterior and within the photo interface. Each email delivering final images can also feature your branding and call-to-action.
Yes. We offer both remote and on-site support. Speak to our sales team here to understand which is right for you and your event.
No! Iris booths are entirely self-serve. Our user-friendly interface and expert designed tutorials ensure professional quality photography without supervision. If you prefer a brand ambassador for extra engagement, that’s optional—no photographer required.
Yes. To take a professional headshot using the Iris booth, attendees must enter their email address and agree to the marketing rights provided
Absolutely. All images are stored on AWS servers in the United States, and Iris never claims ownership over any images or data. Your organizations and the individuals taking photos retail full rights. We do not sell any data to any third party for any reason.
Yes! Iris offers API connectivity to seamlessly export files to destination folders on your own servers. We also support workflows to name, size and crop photos for their intended use in your systems.
The Iris booth requires internet connectivity to function.
Yes. Multiple retakes are allowed, so each person leaves satisfied with a photo they genuinely love—ensuring positive brand associations.
Not at all. Our AI-driven retouching handles lighting corrections and minor adjustments instantly—attendees receive polished, studio-quality headshots on the spot.
Our dashboard logs session counts, peak usage times, and any lead data collected—making it easy to measure ROI and justify event budgets
