Holiday parties — they’re all the same: sparkly dress, sparkling wine disguised as champagne and a photo booth picture (your face hidden by your mate’s giant head).

Shake up your next shindig by inviting Tyson Benton and The Fabulous Photo Emporium.

The ex-Getty photo researcher will set up a mini photo studio, complete with themed backdrop (classic garden, Moulin Rouge, red carpet) and an old-timey plate camera (to disguise fancy digital equipment).

Guests can snap their own photos (using a button on the floor) and accessorise with props like vintage telephones, microphones, fans or — our favourite — moustaches on sticks. There’s someone on hand to help, but you’re free to pose and pout as long as you like. Each image appears on a big screen for the rest of the party to see.

Print the photos or upload them directly to Facebook.

If you want to raise your profile.

The Fabulous Photo Emporium (07944 632646 or thephotoemporium.com).

Photo: Courtesy of The Fabulous Photo Emporium