Archives: September 2005
"Cheesy old photobooths" on CBS
September 30, 2005
This is a fairly old story, but one we had yet to cover here on Photobooth.net. On March 13, 2005, CBS News aired a segment about photobooths on their “Sunday Morning” show, featuring interviews with, among others, Babbette Hines, Brett...
Brian | 7:27 PM | In the News
Ad Blitz
September 29, 2005
In the last week, on my street alone, I’ve come across three interesting examples of advertisements featuring photobooth strips as an integral part of their message. Now, admittedly, I’m keeping my eye out for this, but it’s still a remarkable...
Brian | 7:53 AM | In the News
Auto-Photo Studio Model 20 on eBay
September 28, 2005
An Auto-Photo Studio Model 20 black and white photobooth has been made available on eBay this week. We failed to see the item for a few days, but it’s up for another 36 hours or so, so if anyone is...
Brian | 6:27 PM | In the News
Boothing in Brooklyn
Thanks to a tip from Mr. Bernstein in the New York Press, I made a point of stopping by Habana Outpost in Brooklyn when I was in New York this weekend. Their photobooth is a great black and white machine...
Brian | 6:06 PM | Booth Locations
Neiman Marcus to put photobooth in your stocking
September 27, 2005
The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book (don’t be fooled, it’s a catalog) came out today, and the rumors we heard are true: for a mere $20,000 you could be the proud owner of a custom-designed vintage color photobooth. Based on the...
Tim | 12:54 PM | In the News
Photobooth poetry
September 26, 2005
It’s time for a new category here on Photobooth.net: poetry. This week I came across the first example I’ve seen of poetry about the photobooth, a work called “Photomaton,” published online in the first issue of Elixir Magazine. The poem,...
Brian | 5:53 PM | Art
Photo-Me Int'l: An "old boy's network"?
September 21, 2005
Photo-Me International is in the news again (see a previous story or two); this time, it’s their board of directors that is under scrutiny, described in the Guardian as an “old boy’s network.” The story concerns Conservative Member of Parliament...
Brian | 11:19 PM | In the News
Two trips to Toronto
September 20, 2005
Trips to the now-next door metropolis of Toronto over the last two weekends have yielded our first Canadian entries in the Photobooth Locator. Not as many as I’d hoped, but it’s a start. Last weekend, I stopped by the Drake...
Brian | 8:03 AM | Booth Locations
Brooklyn booth update
September 14, 2005
A new week brings a new restaurant review from Joshua Bernstein in the New York Press, and if past reviews are any indication, we’re likely to find a photobooth in the venue Mr. Bernstein has chosen for his review. This...
Brian | 12:30 PM | Booth Locations
Photobooth.net featured on MyYahoo
September 13, 2005
Thanks to a tip yesterday from Nate Woodard, we caught mention of our website on MyYahoo’s daily website picks. For a look at the screen capture, click here....
Tim | 11:56 AM | Site News
Passport photos smile no more
September 7, 2005
The photobooth owes much of its longevity (and perhaps more of its economic viability) to the various passport photo requirements throughout the world. We learned from a recent CBC news story that Canada’s photobooth boom was a direct result of...
Tim | 1:48 PM | In the News
Utah Photobooth Bonanza
September 6, 2005
Thanks to a slew of contributions this week from Evita Yumul, Photobooth.net can finally put Utah on the map, bringing our current count up to 114 photobooths in 19 states and two foreign countries! During a cross-country road trip in...
Brian | 1:27 PM | Booth Locations
Photobooth.net on CBC
September 5, 2005
A few weeks ago, Brian and I were contacted by Bethany Or, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio correspondent who was working on a photobooth story. The story was to center on the Grostern family of Montreal who own and operate...
Tim | 10:48 PM | Site News
Buster and the sheep
My brother Pat got my wife and me hooked on Fox’s Arrested Development. A great show. Pat also pointed out the photobooth reference in Season 1, Episode 15. A flashback involving an ill-fated trip to Catalina Island alludes to Buster’s...
