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Living photos, WebAR and growth

Practical guides on AR photos, QR campaigns and turning prints into digital experiences.

Phone showing a WebAR viewer running in the mobile browser
Comparison

Open-Source WebAR vs Stories AR: Build or Buy

MindAR and AR.js are free — but you build the viewer, hosting and dashboard yourself. An honest comparison with no-code Stories AR: costs, time, when each wins.

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Demo AR photo used as a poster-style trigger image
Use case

Event Posters That Play Video You Can Swap

How event posters become screens: a concert or exhibition poster plays a trailer when scanned — and you swap the video at every event stage without reprinting.

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Stories AR video editor preparing a founder story clip for product packaging
Use case

Packaging That Plays Video: A Small-Brand Guide

How small brands make a product label or box play a founder story or how-to video via QR and WebAR — and which packaging designs actually work as AR triggers.

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Phone mockup of a branded AR viewer app for a photo lab
Guide

How a Photo Lab Adds Living Photos to Its Line

A rollout plan for photo labs: adding AR video to albums, canvases, magnets and calendars — pilot product, staff demo training, pricing and white-label branding.

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Small printed photo that plays a video when scanned with a phone
Use case

Photo Keychains That Play Video: Tiny Prints, Big Upsell

How photo keychains and small souvenirs play video: a print the size of a business card wakes up when scanned. Setup, rules for tiny triggers, and who sells them.

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A printed photo that plays a video when viewed through a phone camera
Use case

Memorial Living Photos: Keeping a Voice Behind a Print

A quiet guide to memorial living photos: how a printed portrait can hold a loved one's voice and movement, how families set it up, and what to know beforehand.

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Stories AR dashboard with a ready AR photo and downloadable QR code
Use case

Holiday Packaging with QR Video: A Small-Brand Playbook

How small brands add QR video to gift boxes and labels: a thank-you or how-to plays right on the packaging photo. One QR all season — swap the video, not the print.

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Stories AR pairing modal: a guest photo matched with their video wish
Use case

Wedding Guest Book With Video From Every Guest

How to build a wedding guest book where every printed photo plays a video wish — and thank-you cards that replay a moment from the day. Setup, pricing, workflow.

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Stories AR dashboard with a ready AR invitation and QR code
Use case

Invitations That Play a Personal Video Message

Wedding, birthday and corporate invitations where the printed card plays a personal video message when guests point a phone at it. How to produce them step by step.

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Phone showing an AR wedding photo playing video in the browser
Use case

Winter Weddings: The Premium Living-Photo Package

Fewer winter bookings mean every wedding must earn more. How photographers use living photos — snow, lights, vows in motion — to lift the average check.

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Phone showing an AR pet portrait playing video in the browser
Use case

Pet Portraits That Play Video: The Upsell You're Missing

Why a printed pet portrait that plays video of the pet running or purring is the easiest premium upsell in pet photography — and how to package it.

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Pairing a newborn photo with a video in the Stories AR dashboard
Use case

Living Photo Packages for Newborn & Family Shoots

How to build living photo packages for newborn and family sessions: which video moments to capture, what to include per tier, and how to price with tact.

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