Retro Digital Backdrops
Retro digital backdrops for decade parties, throwback birthdays and fashion shoots, from a 1950s diner to 1980s synthwave neon. The colours are bold and the shapes graphic, with room for groups in many scenes.
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What is in this collection
The retro collection runs from the 1950s to the 1980s. Fifties scenes include a diner booth with red vinyl seats and a chequerboard floor, and cherry red and blush balloons on white tile. Mid-century and sixties sets include a space-age white lounge with orange pod chairs, a retro bowling alley with pastel lanes, a Palm Springs pink door by a breeze block wall, a walnut sideboard with olive balloons and an orange cone fireplace at Christmas. For the seventies there is a burnt orange curved sofa lounge with a shag rug, a groovy wavy panel with giant daisies, a gold mirror ball cluster, a silver tinsel curtain with disco balls and a pastel roller rink. For the eighties there is a Memphis-style geometric studio set, synthwave neon shapes, a magenta to teal gel-lit seamless and a throwback gym prom with a balloon arch and streamers.
Retro photo booth backgrounds for decade parties
As retro photo booth backgrounds for decade parties, match the scene to the invitation. A sock hop suits the diner booth. A sixties or mod party suits the pod chair lounge and the bowling alley. A seventies or disco night suits the curved sofa lounge, the daisy panel and the mirror ball cluster, and an eighties party suits the Memphis set, the synthwave neon and the gym prom.
Retro digital backdrops also work for themed birthdays and reunions: the roller rink and the bowling alley for a skate or bowling party, the gym prom for a class reunion. For older period rooms see vintage, and for 1920s glamour see art deco.
Tips for using these scenes
- Light to the decade. The neon and gel-lit scenes are cool and coloured, so add a matching rim light. The diner, the seventies lounge and the sideboard are warm, so warm your subjects a little.
- Size the scene to the party. The roller rink and the gym prom hold seven or more. The diner booth, seventies lounge, bowling alley and sideboard fit four to six. The pod chairs, Memphis set, daisy panel and Palm Springs door suit one to three.
- Use portrait for cover-style shots. The Palm Springs door, the gel-lit seamless and the Memphis set make strong portrait-format frames for fashion and magazine-style portraits. Use landscape for groups.
Throwback parties often print on strips; photo booth backgrounds covers how booths use these files.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between retro and vintage here?
Retro covers the 1950s to the 1980s: diners, pod chairs, shag rugs, disco and neon. Vintage covers older period settings such as a Victorian portrait studio and a railway platform. A few scenes, like the diner and the seventies lounge, are in both.
Which scenes suit a 70s or disco party?
The burnt orange curved sofa lounge, the groovy wavy panel with giant daisies, the gold mirror ball cluster, the silver tinsel curtain and the pastel roller rink. For frame-filling disco surfaces in a print template, see disco backgrounds.
Which retro scenes fit a big group?
The pastel roller rink, the throwback gym prom and the art deco picture palace hold seven or more people.
Is there a retro Christmas scene?
Yes. The mid-century cone fireplace has an orange enamel fireplace, a fir in orange, teal and gold baubles and a teal armchair. It is also in Christmas Family.
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