THE PHOTOBOOTH BLOG

Archives: July 2007

Ban photobooth montages?

July 27, 2007

It seems that the for some critics, filmmakers have gone to the well one too many times with the photobooth montage. While we still enjoy seeing the photobooth scene recur in films as a testament to the enduring popularity of...

Brian | 8:41 AM | Movies | Comments (1)

Photobooth Friday in the news

July 26, 2007

Photobooth Friday, the weekly online collaboration begun by Andrea and now with its own Flickr group, has of course caught our attention before. Now Andrea’s local paper, the Portland Oregonian, has published a story on the group, which ought to...

Brian | 4:38 PM | In the News

British Columbian booths

After a very successful trip to Seattle, I had more modest hopes for our visit to Victoria and Vancouver, and was happy to come away with two booths in each city, opening up a new province in our Canadian listings....

Brian | 11:59 AM | Booth Locations

The Hold Steady wants your photostrips

July 25, 2007

Twin Cities-born and Brooklyn-based The Hold Steady have placed a solicitation for black and white photobooth pictures on their website, in preparation for production of their forthcoming single. In a post titled “The Hold Steady Needs Your Help” dated July...

Brian | 3:43 PM | Music

Photobooth crawl: Seattle

July 24, 2007

A trip to Seattle last weekend brought the opportunity to expand and update our listings in this very photobooth-savvy town; thanks to the enthusiasm of friends and the patience of my wife, I hit ten locations in Seattle and Kirkland,...

Brian | 12:45 PM | Booth Locations

Upcoming photobooth book available for pre-order

July 4, 2007

American Photobooth, an upcoming book by Nakki Goranin, has made its way to Amazon and is now available for pre-order. The book is being published by W.W. Norton and will be available on February 18, 2008. Nakki has been hard...

Tim | 1:10 PM | In the News | Comments (4)

Photo-Me board members resign

July 3, 2007

Four directors of Photo-Me International have stepped down this week amid brewing trouble from a major shareholder, according to a BBC News article. Profits at the company have slipped, and a review is underway to determine if the company should...

Brian | 8:01 AM | In the News