Show us your strips!!

As the end of summer turns into the beginning of fall, and the weather begins to turn blustery, its a good time to take stock and plan for the coming months.  The lazy days of the Summer Swelter are behind us and the Fall Festivals, both in Savannah and Austin, are quickly approaching.  Forgive the bad pun, but here at Retro we are busy collecting our proverbial nuts.

So, what kind of nuts you might ask?

Well, here's what is going on:

First off, we've been busy working on a new art series exploring how the photobooth strip can be used to tell four-frame stories that can then be translated to public spaces.  Here's a strip going up on a building in Savannah:

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We've also been polishing up our booths and getting them ready for all the adoring fans who will no doubt pile into them after a round or two.  We wanted to change things up a bit on a couple booths and update the look for the new season.  Our flagship booth, The Professor, which has become quite the staple at the Social Club in Savannah, has just received a makeover and now sports some brand new curtains to make all those smiling faces look like they belong in the swinging 60's:

Shagadelic.

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Our Austin fleet has gotten an update as well, with booths moving to new locations and the introduction of a new member to the Retro family.  (Click on a named tab ^above^ to see the updated list of booths and venues.)  We are excited to present our newest booth, Oh Canada, a recent addition to the family and a transplant from our wintery neighbor to the north.  Stay tuned to find out more information about this guy and about where you can find him in the near future.

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And finally, we want to let all the analog junkies in Savannah know about our current project.  We want to see you strip... uh, your strip.  We know that you think you are brilliant and wonderful and ever so creative, so we want you to prove it and show us what you got.  We are holding a call for entries for the Savannah Strip Contest for unique photobooth artworks.  Submit your most awesome, most creative, most witty photostrip, one that tells a story or is just simply badass, and the winner will receive 1 hour of unlimited photobooth vends for you and all your drunken friends.  We know there are loads of artists and free thinkers here in town and plenty of people who understand the importance of analog photography.  This is our way of saying to you, "Thanks for caring about this old piece of metal and the magic it produces.  Without you it would be a very lonely piece of forgotten junk and we are really glad you appreciate the history and art it provides."  Or something like that.  Just like us on facebook: Retro Photobooths ATX and post your scan or picture to our page.

Here are some samples to get your creativity flowing:

And check out some other artists working with the photobooth as a medium:

http://thepaulabooths.com/

http://meagsfitzgerald.blogspot.com/

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Get busy and we hope to see you out and about.  Happy boothin'!