A Fool's Errand

We had booked today off to go to Bookham, to the Photo-Me headquarters. We hadn't planned for the torrent of snow that fell in the night...
Consequently, this being England an' all, trains were minimal. We managed to get to Bookham, but none of the Photo-Me staff did... and no trains back to London. So off we went down the pub, where we ate lunch by a roaring fire. Not before a quick photo opportunity in front of the HQ, of course.

Season's Greetings!

Xmas Party

The Christmas Party went with a bang! The booth worked perfectly, the chemistry was looking great, and lots and lots of new people came. Boothers were fuelled by mulled wine and delicious cakes provided by the Utrophia crowd, while the jivers amoungst us kept warm dancing to DJ Dandy's tunes. Even Santa popped in to say Ho...





Many more pics to come... and if you have any to add to our Flickr site our Facebook that would be grand!

Rhythm Riot

A decadent weekend spent in the '50's... dressing up, dancing, and generally having a lot of fun. The first official use of our booth photos, too... on our passes:



Oh! how we'd love to take it there next year...

Christmas Bash

Here it is: the highlight of your Christmas calendar. Due to popular demand, we will be hosting the Photomovette Christmas Party on Sunday 13 December. Another chance to use one of the only analogue photobooths in London! If you're very good, you may get a chance to have your picture taken with Santa... and who do you want to be with in the booth when the mistletoe appears?

Guest DJs Miss Aloha and DJ Dandy will be spinning your favourite rock 'n' roll tunes, and the wonderful people at Utrophia will provide a fully stocked bar to keep those creative juices flowing. We have a great prop box, but feel free to bring your own to add to the mix. For inspiration, click here to see what we got up to at our fundraiser.



£5 entry fee, which includes unlimited use of the photobooth.
At: Utrophia Project Space, The Ice Cream Factory, 136 Tanners Hill, Deptford SE8 4QD
Close to New Cross Overground (trains from London Bridge), Deptford Bridge DLR, and numerous buses.

A beautiful mistake

Yesterday we mixed a whole new batch of chems. It felt so good getting rid of all the old stuff.

We amended our toner slightly, and sure enough, the strips are less sepia. Also mixed the chems with hot water, meaning the environment was much warmer than usual. And consequently, less smudginess! So we are finally getting there.

In the process of our tests, we found this... the strip got stuck behind one which was already in there, and so wasn't bleached, nor redeveloped. Totally love the result... had to scan it in quick before it disappears...

Creative Comments

Just a few examples of the comments book we had at our party: