PHOTOBOOTH PHOTO STRIPS

I went to a Christmas party last week and there was a photobooth there. My husband and I decided to sit in the photobooth and have our photos taken. After we donned a few hats and the camera snapped, we stepped outside and waited for our photos. Out printed two small strips with three photos each on them. The photos were slightly bigger than a postage stamp.

My first thought when I got this photo strip was “what am I supposed to do with these?” I carried them to my table, looked at the photos and laid them down. When we left, I put them on the dashboard of my car. They are still there.

The problem is I don’t know what to do with these photo strips? I could throw them away. I suppose I’ll put them in a drawer where they will stay for the next few years. Every now and then I might take a look at them. But there is little that can be done with these photo strips other than take up space in a drawer.

This story makes me even more convinced that our way of doing a photobooth is much better. Here is what the Moments in Time Images photo booth does:

People go into a booth and put on the silly props just like any other photobooth. Then they take a photo or two of themselves. However when they exit the booth, they don’t get a strip of photos. Rather, the photos are emailed to them in full resolution. Sure, there is no instant gratification of seeing the photo, but what they get is much more valuable. They will have a large, digital image from the photo booth that they can print, email, post online and share in whatever way they want.

Instead of instant gratification, they’ll get something they can actually use and not just throw away or put in a drawer.

Next time you want a photo booth, think about that.