Spring update
March 3, 2008
Some recent additions to the site, as well as photobooth news:
Photobooth auteur Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the man behind Amélie, directed a video for ’80s French pop sensation Etienne Daho featuring animated photobooth photos, years before he and Audrey Tautou made photobooths hip again
Adrian Saker’s 25 years in the photobooth, as seen above
One of our favorite photobooth locations, Faces in Northampton, Mass., has replaced their color booth with a black and white machine.
Grammy winner and tabloid idol Amy Winehouse was snapped carrying a framed set of photobooth photos out of her London abode as she prepared to move to the country; apparently this is big news, and you can find photos of the photostrips on this blog, and this one, and on the Daily Mail’s site. And finally, this bit is a little old, and we’ll have to do some more research to see what came of it, but Women’s Wear Daily reports on a vintage booth accompanying promotion for designer Stella McCartney’s products at Selfridge’s department store:
McCartney’s brand blitz at Selfridges isn’t just about commerce, however. Caricature artists will be on hand to draw customers’ portraits throughout the two weeks, and a one-man band commissioned by McCartney will play. The designer will also install a vintage photo-booth on Selfridges’ second floor, in which customers can take a shot of themselves for 1 pound, or about $2, which will be donated to the Red Cross. McCartney will make a personal appearance during London Fashion Week on Feb. 13.
25 Year Photobooth Portrait © 1982-2008 Adrian Saker.
Brian | 8:03 AM | Booth Locations , In the News , Music
Comments
Thanks, Molly. So by "vintage photo-booth," I guess they mean "brand-new photo-booth."
The Stella McCartney photo booth at Selfridges was a new booth designed by an east london photographer. See the Booth Nation website.