When I was in high school, we were all completely obsessed with photo booths. For some reason, the photo booth, and its ability to capture a sequence of three moments in time, became a sort of theater for our emerging identities. The best photo booth pictures required two, preferably three girlfriends all squeezed tightly onto the round metal seat, followed by a series of wisecracks about the size of our collective behinds, who would sit on whose lap, a bit of frenetic makeup-refreshing, and three poses: one silly, one glamorous, and one mock-serious.
If we were feeling particularly ambitious, we'd put on funny hats, our parent's clothes, a feather boa left over from Halloween, and ham it up until we ran out of time, or quarters, or both.
Recently, I framed a photo booth picture of my sister and me, and hung it in our hallway. Without even meaning to, we recaptured the formal essence of photo booth phtography. Now, even with YouTube and camera phones and a million ways to document your life, photo booths still hold a funny attraction for me. And now there's Apple's photo booth software, which Isaac has discovered and made his own. Here, for your viewing pleasure, a few examples of what we are now calling my son's early work.
I love it!
Posted by: kristen | March 03, 2008 at 04:40 AM
Such the creative genius! I love it!
Posted by: Niksmom | March 03, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Isaac is so cute!!!
Posted by: beata | March 03, 2008 at 11:07 AM
so great!
i love the ease of photography now! i only wish i printed more out. i have billions of electronic images and not enough hanging on my way in the beautiful and inspiring way you've with those of you and your sis.
Posted by: kyra | March 03, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Warhol had nothing on Isaac.
Posted by: drama mama | March 03, 2008 at 07:46 PM