Photo booth facts for kids
A photo booth is a special machine where you can take your own pictures. It works like a vending machine: you put in some money, and then it guides you through the steps to take your photo. A screen will show you what to do, and sometimes a voice will tell you when to smile! After you take your pictures, the machine prints them out right away.
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How Photo Booths Started
The very first automatic photo booth was created in 1925 by a person named Anatol Josepho. Back then, photo booths took pictures using film and printed them in black and white. Over time, they changed a lot! Now, most photo booths use digital technology, which means they can take colorful pictures and even let you edit them on a screen.
Different Kinds of Photo Booths
Today, there are many types of photo booths, and they offer different kinds of pictures. Some are used for important things like passport photos or pictures for identification cards. Others are just for fun!
Sticker Photo Booths
One popular type is the sticker photo booth, often called purikura in Japan. These machines print your photos on special sticker paper. After you take your pictures, you can use the screen to make them unique. You can change the background, add fun filters, draw on them, or even put in cool letters and symbols. Sticker photo booths were invented in Japan and are very popular there, especially with teenagers and young adults. They are also a big hit in other Asian countries.
Digital Photo Booth Programs
Sometimes, the term "photo booth" also refers to computer programs, like the one on Apple computers. These programs let you take pictures using your computer's camera and then add fun effects like making them black and white, look like a pencil drawing, or even a comic book.
Images for kids
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A Snap Digital Imaging booth in the UK
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Anatol Josepho inside his photo booth.
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Photo sticker shop in Seoul, South Korea.
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A pen-sensitive touchscreen for decorating photos inside a purikura photo booth in Fukushima City, Japan.
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A photo printed from a Chanel event in Singapore in 2013
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A photo booth in a public building in Germany
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Mirror Me Photobooth in Victoria, Australia
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An open-plan photo booth in Lot 10 Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A 3D selfie in 1:20 scale printed by Shapeways using gypsum-based printing
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Fantasitron 3D selfie photo booth at Madurodam
See also
In Spanish: Fotomatón para niños
