Take Photo: OverviewUpdated 7 minutes ago
The Take Photo step is the core capture action in your FMX workflow.
It activates the camera, captures a still photo, and makes that photo available to the rest of the experience – for AI effects, layouts, previews, printing, and sharing.
Whenever your workflow needs a guest photo, it passes through a Take Photo step.
What Is the Take Photo Step?
Take Photo is a feature step in the Workflow Builder that performs a single photo capture and hands that image to all later steps in the flow.
From the workflow point of view, Take Photo:
Loads the camera when the workflow reaches this step
Captures one still photo from the guest
Saves the photo into the current session so later steps can use it (AI, layouts, print, share)
Works with the camera you configured for the event (DSLR, webcam, or built-in camera)
From the guest’s point of view:
The system counts down or indicates that a photo is about to be taken
A photo is captured, and the booth immediately moves on to the next step, such as Preview, AI, or Print
Take Photo itself is focused on capture only – timing, countdowns, and extra animations are usually handled by the steps around it.
When Should You Use Take Photo?
Use a Take Photo step any time your workflow needs to capture a real photo and make it available to other features.
Typical reasons:
To send a photo into an AI effect (headshot, cartoon, face swap, background removal, and more)
To fill layouts such as strips, collages, and single-photo prints
To provide still images used later in videos or GIFs created from photos
To build a classic photo booth flow with a preview and print at the end
You can use Take Photo once for a simple single-photo experience, or several times in a row for multi-pose flows.
How Take Photo Fits in the Workflow
In the Workflow Builder, Take Photo is added and connected like any other step:
On the workflow canvas, click Add Step and select Take Photo
Place it where the capture should happen in the guest journey
Connect it to the steps that come before (for example, Live View, Games, or Selection Screen) and after (for example, AI, Preview, Print Copies)
When the workflow reaches Take Photo:
FMX activates the configured camera and captures one image
The system waits until the capture is complete
The captured photo is stored for the session
The workflow automatically continues to the next step you connected to
Typical Use Cases (With Examples)
Simple Single-Photo Booth
Purpose
A fast, classic photo booth flow for most events.
Example flow
Welcome → Take Photo → Preview → Print
The guest steps in, the booth takes one photo, shows it for approval, and prints it.AI-Enhanced Photo Experience
Purpose
Capture a photo and send it straight into an AI effect.
Example flow
Selection Screen (choose AI style) → Live View → Take Photo → AI Effect → Preview → Email / Print
Guests pick an AI style, see themselves in live view, the booth captures a photo, processes it with AI, and then shows the final result to review and share.
Why Take Photo Is Useful For your workflows:
- Core capture step – Take Photo is the foundation for most photo-based experiences.
Works with everything – AI effects, layouts, videos from photos, sharing, and printing all rely on the photos captured here.
Flexible – You can place it once or repeat it several times, and combine it with Live View, Games, AI, and other steps for richer flows.
For clients and guests:
Simple and intuitive – “Look at the camera, we’ll take your photo” is easy for anyone to understand.
High-quality outputs – A single capture can be transformed into many different outputs: AI art, branded layouts, prints, GIFs, and more.
Better overall experience – When Take Photo is placed in the right spot and combined with Preview, AI, layouts, and sharing, one simple capture step can power a complete, polished experience from start to finish.