How to Create a Live Photo Wall for Your Event
Live photo sharing turns any event into a more interactive experience. Instead of photos sitting unseen on guests' phones, they appear on a live photo wall in real time, giving everyone a reason to keep taking and sharing pictures throughout the occasion.
Step 1: Set up your shared gallery
Before you can display anything live, you need a gallery for guests to upload to. Create your event gallery in advance and share the QR code and link with attendees so uploads can start as soon as the event begins.
Step 2: Connect a screen at the venue
Place a TV or projector somewhere central - near the entrance, the dance floor, or a lobby area - connected to your live event gallery. As guests upload photos through the QR code, new images appear on screen automatically.
Step 3: Choose the right moments to feature it
A live photo wall works especially well during quieter stretches - dinner, networking breaks, or between speeches - when guests aren't otherwise occupied but still want something to look at.
Step 4: Encourage participation with signage
- Add a small sign near the screen with the QR code and a line like "See your photo up here - scan to add yours."
- Mention the photo wall during opening announcements so guests know it exists early on.
- Place a second QR code elsewhere in the venue for guests who don't pass by the main screen.
Step 5: Use the collection after the event
Because every photo uploaded to the live wall is stored in your event gallery, you can revisit the full collection afterward for an album, recap post, or thank-you message, without having to track down photos from individual guests.
Set up your own live photo wall
OnAlbum makes it simple to run a live, real-time photo wall at any event using nothing more than a shared link and QR code. See how it works on the reception photo sharing page, or create your event to set it up ahead of time.