Archives: January 2006
Arctic Monkeys' pseudo-photobooth?
January 26, 2006
The cover of the Arctic Monkeys’ debut album “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not,” currently garnering accolades and smashing sales records, seems to be an attempt at recreating a photobooth photo, if the rear curtain is any...
Brian | 7:33 PM | Music | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Photobooth art at Niagara
January 25, 2006
Photobooth repairman Humberto Verdeza is the subject of photobooth art exhibition on now at Niagara Bar, at the corner of Avenue A and East 7th in New York City. Curated by Ethan Minsker and Ted Riederer, the show opened on...
Brian | 2:49 PM | Art | TrackBack
Lee Godie's photobooth art on display
January 24, 2006
UCR California Museum of Photography recently opened a new exhibition titled “Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge,” which features the work of photobooth artist Lee Godie. The program, curated by independent curators Deborah Klochko, former director of The...
Brian | 7:00 PM | Art | TrackBack
Lime green photobooth on eBay
January 19, 2006
New this week on eBay is a great-looking refurbished Photo-Me booth. The booth achieves its distinctive look with the help of “1970 Dodge Challenger Lime” automotive paint and diamond plate on the front. The booth, which looks like it might...
Brian | 10:42 PM | In the News | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Photo-Me UK stock slides
January 18, 2006
Forbes reports on Photo-Me UK’s recent earnings report and the slump in their stock price that followed this week. Photo-Me International PLC posted a 10 pct decline in first-half profit and warned full-year earnings will fall well short of market...
Brian | 11:02 PM | In the News | Comments (1) | TrackBack
The Tonight Show's "Phony Photobooth"
January 14, 2006
Thanks to my daily perusal of photobooth news and a number of tips from readers, we came across a recent bit on The Tonight Show called the “Phony Photobooth.” In the episode, a photobooth at Universal Studios Hollywood has been...
Brian | 11:45 AM | TV | TrackBack
Photobooths in the National Film Registry
January 5, 2006
With the announcement of the 2005 selections for the National Film Registry, the number of films with photobooth or photostrip appearances in them that have been deemed by the Library of Congress to have “cultural, historical or aesthetic significance” has...
Brian | 8:17 AM | Movies | TrackBack
eBay selling booth and Bam
January 2, 2006
A very nice looking Model 14 photobooth is for sale on eBay. It has the original pagoda-style roof and looks to be in really good condition. The topsign (which I also assume comes with the auction) is in great shape,...
