SmartSelfie Photo Booth Guide

Overview

SmartSelfie is an AI-powered photo booth built into the scorecard. Players can take selfies with branded frames, fun filters, and course logos — then share directly to social media. It turns every game into free marketing for your course.

Plan required: Premium plan or higher. Uses device camera — no additional hardware needed.

Before You Start

Premium plan subscription active
Course logo uploaded (used in branded frames)
Decided which frame templates to enable
Optional: Custom filter PNG assets ready (max 5 custom filters)

Step-by-Step Setup

1

Enable SmartSelfie

Go to Dashboard → Edit Scorecard → SmartSelfie section. Toggle "Enable SmartSelfie" to ON. This adds the camera icon to the player scorecard.

2

Choose Frame Templates

Select from 5 built-in frame templates: Classic, Polaroid, Neon, Minimal, and Championship. Each adds a different styled border around the selfie with your course branding.

3

Select Filters

Enable or disable from 12 built-in filters (sunglasses, hats, crowns, etc.). These use AI face detection to overlay fun accessories in real-time.

4

Upload Custom Filters (Optional)

Create up to 5 custom filters with your own PNG assets. Each filter can have up to 4 assets with configurable anchor points, scale, and position offsets.

5

Preview & Test

The dashboard shows a live phone preview with your camera. Test different frames and filters to see how they look before players do.

Screenshot: SmartSelfie dashboard settings with live preview showing Neon frame

Configuration

Frame Templates

Classic: Clean border with course name and date. Universally flattering.
Polaroid: Instant-camera style with white border and handwritten-font caption area.
Neon: Glowing neon border effect. Great for glow-golf or evening events.
Minimal: Thin border with small logo watermark. Keeps the focus on the photo.
Championship: Gold/trophy styling. Perfect for tournament photo ops.

Built-in Filters

12 AI-powered face filters using MediaPipe Face Landmarker technology. Filters track face movement in real-time for a natural look.

Sunglasses, Top Hat, Crown, Flower Crown
Party Hat, Mustache, Pirate Eye Patch, Wizard Hat
Bunny Ears, Cat Ears, Star Glasses, Halo

Enable 4-6 filters for the best experience. Too many options overwhelm players. Rotate filters seasonally (e.g., Santa hat in December).

Custom Filter Upload

Max Filters: 5 custom filters per scorecard configuration.
Max Assets: 4 PNG assets per filter (e.g., a hat + glasses combo).
Anchor Points: 9-point grid for positioning (top-left, center, forehead, nose, chin, etc.).
Scale & Offset: Fine-tune size and vertical position for each asset.
Upload Format: PNG with transparent background. Uses your BYOK Cloudinary account.

Example Scenario

Scenario: How Glow Golf Tampa Gets 200+ Social Shares Per Month

Illustrative example with projected results. Not based on a specific customer.

Glow Golf Tampa enabled SmartSelfie with the Neon frame and a custom "Glow Champion" filter with their logo. Players share selfies to Instagram and TikTok, tagging the course. Each share reaches an average of 300 followers — that's 60,000+ organic impressions monthly.

200+

Monthly Shares

60K

Organic Impressions

$0

Marketing Cost

15%

New Customers from Shares

Tips & Best Practices

Brand Everything

Upload your logo and use branded frames. Every shared photo is a mini-billboard for your course.

Rotate Seasonally

Change filters for holidays and events. A "New Year" crown or "Spooky Season" filter keeps the experience fresh.

Add Photo Spots

Place a sign at your most photogenic hole saying "Take a SmartSelfie here!" with a camera icon. Drives usage.

Create a Hashtag

Add your course hashtag to the frame template. Makes it easy to find all player photos on social media.

Video Walkthrough

Video walkthrough coming soon.

FAQ

It works on any modern smartphone with a camera and a recent browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox). The AI face detection runs locally on the device using MediaPipe — no server processing needed. Older devices may experience slower filter rendering.

Photos are captured and downloaded directly to the player's device. They are not uploaded to PuttScores servers unless the player explicitly shares or saves to the scorecard gallery. Custom filter assets are stored via your Cloudinary BYOK account.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Cause	Fix
Camera permission denied	Player didn't grant camera access	Player needs to go to browser settings and allow camera access for the site. On iOS, this is in Settings → Safari → Camera.
Filters not tracking face	Poor lighting or face not fully visible	Ensure adequate lighting. Player should face the camera directly. Sunglasses or hats may interfere with face detection.
Custom filter not appearing	PNG not uploaded correctly or BYOK not configured	Check that the Cloudinary BYOK is set up and the PNG has a transparent background. Re-upload if needed.