I'm kind of obsessed with these vintage photobooth photos, all found in the aptly named flickr group. All these people are so stylish in their own unique ways, reflecting the time they lived in- I could look at them for days and days.
photo 1 : photo 2 : from Akrausha's collection
photo 1 : photo 2 : photo 3 : photo 4 : from Snapatorium's collection
photo 1 : photo 2 : from My Darling Dinosaur's collection
photo 1 : photo 2 : photo 3 : photo 4 : from loveday lemon's collection
photo 1 : photo 2 : photo 3 : photo 4 : from Atypical Art's collection
photo 1 : photo 2 : photo 3 : photo 4 : more from Snapatorium's collection
It seems I'm most attracted to the pics with just a solo person in them, which is funny because I've never gone into a photobooth by myself. It seems a bit scary to me, being alone in there with a camera- I'm not sure why. Perhaps I should add a solo photo booth trip to my childhood wonder must-do list!
What do you think of these? Have you ever taken a photobooth photo alone? And why don't we have awesome backgrounds in our photobooths anymore? They're so great!
whenever i visit a photobooth, i do a strip with the person i'm with and a solo one. those are actually some of my favorite pics of myself.
but yes, i agree, the backgrounds are fantastic!
Posted by: shana | Jan 26, 2011 at 08:40 AM
these are gorgeous..love the not-so-subtle retouching on some of them - super blue eyes and coral lips. Lovely!
Posted by: Megan | Jan 26, 2011 at 08:57 AM
oh my! these are incredibly lovely! here's me becoming obsessed too!
Posted by: Jessica | Jan 26, 2011 at 09:21 AM
These are all gorgeous portraits. I love how each one perfectly captures an era and a personality. These all feel so charming an earnest, together the backgrounds are amazing eye-candy, too.
In short, these make me want to hunt down a photobooth and take some solo pictures for prosperity. Definitely going to do this for the next one I see!
Posted by: Van | Jan 26, 2011 at 09:23 AM
These are wonderful! I haven't ever taken some alone. Now I'm going to have to...
Posted by: bettie | Jan 26, 2011 at 09:25 AM
oh yeah, those are hand-tinted. I love that look too!
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 26, 2011 at 09:31 AM
What a beautiful old practice! I have to confess, the only time I have ever been in a photobooth was when I was 12 at the Limited Too electronic photobooth with my friends. Not exactly as beautiful as these. Haha.
Also, some of the women in the first ones are just gorgeous! You have to wonder why the photos were taken. Were they out shopping alone? Or were they taking them for a boyfriend who is standing outside the booth holding their handbag?
Posted by: Lindsey Elisabeth | Jan 26, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Two things:
1) The next time you come to San Francisco, you must visit the Musee Mechanique (not as fancy as it sounds, really), because it has a vintage photo booth that truly develops (not prints out!) your images in a beautiful black-and-white. I don't recall an interesting background, though. It's lovely!
2) How in the world did these women create those beautifully curled up-dos? It seems like a lost art. I only wish I could recreate it!
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Janette | Jan 26, 2011 at 11:01 AM
oooh Wonderful-Thank you for posting this!
Posted by: Mary Louise Silva | Jan 26, 2011 at 01:08 PM
I did the photobooth solo once to make a Valentine's Card for my sweetie - I did the Sign Language for "I love you" and then blew him a kiss.
Posted by: Courtney | Jan 26, 2011 at 01:31 PM
aww, now thats a great idea!
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 26, 2011 at 01:50 PM
great finds my dear!!
Posted by: drsmoothdeath | Jan 26, 2011 at 02:47 PM
Love these! Check out this book - http://www.amazon.com/Photobooth-Babbette-Hines/dp/1568983816
It has one of the best written forwards I have ever read.
Posted by: shelley | Jan 26, 2011 at 03:56 PM
Ooh, Im already in love with it just from the cover. Thanks for the tip! :)
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 26, 2011 at 04:08 PM
so very cool. i love old photos like that.
Posted by: kendal croix | Jan 26, 2011 at 06:15 PM
Wow, thanks for finding and sharing these gorgeous pictures. I'm mildly obsessed with them now too! It's funny because some of them look like they could be modern - or modern vintage anyway. Love the bow lady on the second line. :)
Posted by: alisha | Jan 26, 2011 at 06:45 PM
I so love this post. Every single month on the 13th day we visit the photobooth at the mall. That is how we celebrate the monthly anniversary of our daughters birth. It's one of my favourite family traditions.
Unfortunately the booth at the mall uses digital cameras and they always end up looking a bit modern, plus they print horizontally rather than vertically. But still, it's a fun adventure every month and it's giving us something wonderful to look back on.
Posted by: thursday | Jan 26, 2011 at 07:17 PM
oh awesome, that sounds great! thanks for the tip! Well have to remember that. And I know- the dos! They make me want to play with my hair more instead of just letting it be
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 26, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Aww, what a sweet tradition to start- itll be so cool to look back at them years from now!
Posted by: Miss Modish | Jan 26, 2011 at 11:25 PM
oh wow, thanks for sharing these! some of them are so deeply beautiful and mysterious! How about that background on the third one? And the expression on the 4th one...so lovely.
Posted by: .amanda. | Jan 27, 2011 at 06:51 AM
My my, that fellow with the paisley ascot and the ruffled hair is quite dashing.
Posted by: AR | Jan 27, 2011 at 04:39 PM