We've also made some minor adjustments to our web site, with still more to come! Also in the miz, we are building booths for Deboniar Social Club in Wicker Park, as well as Berlin Night Club in Boys Town! We've also started to work with a very cool, new, top secret fabricator!! We are working on a Model-11 style version of our Digital Retro booth! And of course, we are in the process of refurbishing a handful of vintage chemical booths! So, there's a lot going on and plenty more to to come! -stay tuned!!! ...<< MORE >>

 

(Above) Our New Exclusive Digital-Retro Photobooth (Mock-14) & a few Event Photo Strip. Designed and manufactured by 312photobooth.

As promised, we have been super busy over the last few weeks! But alas, our new Digital-Retro Photobooth design is complete! This stunning new booth was put into service this week and you'd never know it was digital! We worked extra hard on the details and it was worth all the effort (and lack of sleep). We haven't officially named this model yet. For now, we're just calling it our Mock-14, in homage to our favorite Model-14 from the good old days of chemical booths! The challenge, as always, is making something new look like it just came off the boardwalk in New Jersey after 50 year stint. The trick is a mix of some old true vintage parts, signs, etc, paired with the right selection of building materials. Also, we create vintage inspired signage, lettering, for the perfect touch. Of course, there's also a secret sauce behind the doors, i.e., lighting, software modifications, camera placement, etc. Sorry, we can't give it all away!

The major change from our first Digital-Retro model is the roof, which we've altered to accomodate different event settings. Also, we used a new exterior wood grain laminate that is flawless and of super high-quality! This is not stuff you'll find on your grandma's countertop... but maybe her table? That is, if your grandma has one of those super cool 50's tables with the metal edging? With that said, we're just thrilled to have it out and working. Next up on the drafting table table is a Mock-11 or a Mock-9? Those are very difficult to fabricate, but it will be done! So, stay tuned for that in the near future. And of course, if you're looking to buy a custom digital photobooth, just give us a yell! In the shop we're currently building a few machines for clients, clubs and future events. We are staying very busy, but always have time to talk photobooth!

        

The blog  has been silent for a few days, but for good reason! We've been busy designing and building new digital booths. Of course, we've also been working on some top secret vintage photobooth projects... to be released later this year. Sorry, it's secret, really!

On other fronts, as of June 2009, we'll be donating 1.5% of all photobooth event sales to the American Cancer Society. It's a good cause worth the effort. We're calling it "Photobooth for Cancer". Spread the word!

More coming soon...!! Promise!

        

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On Saturday night (05/09) we had a blast working with our friends at Yelp! and Catalyst Ranch. Our resident vintage booth at the ranch was jumping ALL night!! We've worked with Yelp! in the past... they're a creative and fun group. If you are not familiar with them, get cracking!

Special thanks to Colleen C. of Yelp, and Paulette of the Ranch for all their help! Thanks! Can't wait to see you again for the summer party.

        

Today we purchased two vintage model 14's for refurb. One booth will be lightly refurbished and put back into service, while the other will be completely restored. The restored booth is for Brian of Photobooth.net. This will be his first photobooth, owned! And true to Brian's form, he wants it to be as close to orginal as possible. While the booth has lost a few of its orginal pieces, I'm confident we can bring it back. After getting it off the truck, I started to pull off the paneling. To my suprise, the orginal material and finish is still ...<< MORE >>