A relic of the days before selfies is the new rage.
From the digital age, of course.
And tonight’s Weekend Journal,
CBS’s E Tai hot in San Francisco,
has a snapshot of a surprising comeback.
It’s a developing trend.
So cute. Where old school charm meets today’s selfie culture.
Photo booths, those once ubiquitous machines are making a comeback.
There’s something about the sounds
that just make it part of a bigger experience.
Kayla Kane is a 26 year old content creator.
She says these vintage photo booths are becoming popular
among those looking for an authentic,
unfiltered moment. You have one try,
and then you’re done. You can’t be Kim Kardashian taking 500 selfies.
Walk into Photo Works, a photography shop in San Francisco,
on a weekday morning,
and you might think you stumbled into a trendy after hours club.
Store owner David Handler says ever since he brought in the booth,
his store has been flooded with Gen Zers.
These people are just keep like swarming in here all day,
all the time just because of this.
They’re basically like happiness machines.
Doug Ellington is the co founder of Photomattica,
a San Francisco based company
that owns and operates more than 200 of these booths
across the country. He says interest spiked only recently.
My boyfriend bought an original photo booth from the 70s
after a swell of viral tik toks made them cool again.
I didn’t expect it would take off like this.
With lines at a Photo booth.
That’s kind of a business owner’s dream.
The secret to taking a good portrait,
he says, is being a little goofy.
All right, let’s do the chin back to back.
Another. Hmm.
And then last, we’ll do the mouth open. Ah!
Oh, my god.
As for Kayla,
she couldn’t wait to expose her followers to this catchy new trend.
Look at that. Going from vintage to viral.
And proving these old photo booths are no flash in the pan.
Etai had CBS News San Francisco.