A picture is worth a thousand words, making photographs and stick-figure sketches the easiest solutions to looming dissertation deadlines. Take advantage of efficient visual-communication strategies with today’s Groupon: for $199, you get a two-hour photo-booth rental and attendant from Book the Booth (a $675 value).

Book the Booth induces camera-ready revelry with modern photo booths and online print libraries. Clients can enlist the portable paparazzi to capture limitless poses in its free-form setup without the structural confines of a traditional booth, which inhibits exuberant gesturing and extensive human pyramids. After assuming classic kissy faces, puckered subjects point and click a handheld remote to trigger the snapshot and can review the full-colour images on the back of the camera. Instead of printing the photos on-site, Book the Booth uploads the gallery online within one week of the shoot for viewing, sharing, and purchasing and endows renters with a high-resolution DVD. The free-form photo platform is wheelchair accessible and operates without electricity, so conga lines can solicit candids without tripping on cords or lightning bolts.