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Archives: March 2006

Sims' photobooth update

March 31, 2006

A few months ago we made note of the photobooth that makes an appearance in the new “Sims 2” game. Thanks to the wonder of YouTube, now we’ve got a video of the photobooth in action. I won’t hazard a...

Brian | 7:10 AM | In the News

Surrealist county fair in Queens

March 30, 2006

Today’s New York Times brings us the story of Jacques Vidal, an artist who is organizing what he calls a “surrealist county fair” in the Metro Mall in Middle VIllage, Queens. The fair, which takes place April 1, will feature...

Brian | 7:25 AM | Booth Locations , In the News

As heard on the BBC

March 29, 2006

Back in January, Photobooth.net was contacted by a BBC reporter for information about the history of the photobooth for the program (or should we say ‘programme’) You and Yours. I went into the lovely studios of WXXI here in Rochester,...

Brian | 6:17 PM | In the News , Site News

Photobooth Friday

March 28, 2006

Since we began blogging all things photobooth here a year ago, we’ve used a variety of sources to get our information. One of the more entertaining is the Flickr feed for photos tagged with the word “photobooth,” which often includes...

Brian | 8:04 AM | Projects

Padlock Gallery Deadline Extension

March 21, 2006

The photobooth gallery exhibit entitled “A $3 Love Affair” has extended its deadline for submissions until April 1, and changed the opening date to April 8. Brian blogged about the show in late February....

Tim | 1:44 AM | Art

Photobooth at the MFA

March 19, 2006

In conjunction with a new exhibition of the paintings of David Hockney, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has temporarily installed a photobooth, the Boston Globe reports. In the article, which centers on the photobooth itself rather than the...

Brian | 9:00 PM | Booth Locations

Photobooth portrait in Gothamist

March 13, 2006

This week’s Gothamist interview is with advice columnist Judy McGuire, who writes the Dategirl column in the Seattle Weekly. The accompanying photo of McGuire is a great black and white photobooth shot, perhaps taken at one of the many Seattle-area...

Brian | 9:24 PM | In the News

Bark, Babbette, and the Booth

March 6, 2006

Babbette Hines strikes again, this time with dogs. In issue #33 of Bark Magazine, she contributes a number of dog photobooth pictures from her collection. Unfortunately the magazine is no longer on shelves, and we are still trying to track...

Tim | 10:08 PM | In the News