Case study
Builder Mart 2026: Celebrating the People Who Build America
At Builder Mart 2026, Epic Events created an AI photo booth experience for First National Bank that celebrated the people behind Maryland’s homebuilding industry.
- Event
- Builder Mart 2026
- Client
- First National Bank (FNB)
- Event organizer
- Maryland Building Industry Association
- Produced by
- Epic Events
- Date
- October 21, 2026
- Location
- Howard County Fairgrounds, Main Hall — West Friendship, Maryland
- Activation
- AI Photo Booth with Realistic, Cartoon, and Sketch Styles + Custom Magazine Covers + 6×8 Prints
- Metrics
- 91 photos captured, 70 AI images generated, 297 photo prints, and 69 text-message shares.
91 Photos captured 
70 AI images generated 
297 Photo prints 
69 Text-message shares 
What happened
Celebrating the people behind Maryland’s homebuilding industry
At Builder Mart 2026, Epic Events created an AI photo booth experience for First National Bank that celebrated the people behind Maryland’s homebuilding industry. Inspired by America’s 250th anniversary, the activation put builders and industry professionals on personalized magazine-style covers, recognizing their role in building America.
Guests could choose from realistic, cartoon, and sketch styles, each paired with custom cover designs featuring FNB branding. Themes included “Builder of the Year” and designs referencing the event’s Guinness World Records attempt, connecting the photo experience to the celebration happening around it.
With 6×8 printed keepsakes and text-message sharing, guests could take their personalized covers home in both physical and digital form.
The activation
The three AI experiences
Guests could choose from realistic, cartoon, and sketch styles, each paired with custom cover designs featuring FNB branding.
Original
AI result
Realistic
Realistic
A realistic magazine-cover portrait that positioned each guest as the featured industry professional.
Original
AI result
Cartoon
Cartoon
A playful illustrated transformation celebrating the guest’s place in the building community.
Original
AI result
Sketch
Sketch
A refined sketch-style portrait paired with the custom commemorative cover design.
Highlight
The sketch experience stood out in FNB’s post-event feedback. Bob Mowrey described it as a huge hit and connected Epic Events with partners at Residential Title for potential future opportunities.
From the event
Inside Builder Mart 2026
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