Published in Cleveland Jewish News
Monday November 27, 2006
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Lasting memories
By K.T. LEESON

After the bouquet is tossed and the last crumb of cake is swept away, how can couples keep their wedding-day memories alive? New ideas in documenting the day can tell the wedding story in vivid detail, from the proposal to choosing the gown to saying, “I do.” Photo Booth. The industry has seen many changes over the years in terms of creativity and technology. “The transition from wedding photos as a series of portraits to capturing actual moments in a photojournalistic style began a little over 10 years ago,” says Studio Paris owner Joseph Stein, a San Diego-based photographer. “It's now the most requested type of wedding photography.” Documentary-style photography strives to capture the newlyweds at their most candid times. “By capturing moments and expressions, you're filling in many details of a wedding day that previously were overlooked,” says Klein. Digital technology has also improved the final product. “Now, within hours after the wedding, I can make sure that every one of the photographs that goes into the album is a perfect representation of the wedding in terms of color, exposure and density.” Mark Klein, co-founder of Photobooth Scrapbooks, has taken photography in a different direction. His company furnishes old-fashioned photo booths - the retro, black-and-white booths once found at malls and theme parks. “We already felt there was something magical about the photo booth,” says Klein. “Then we tried it at a couple of weddings, and we knew we had something very special.” Klein provides a scrapbook coordinator who places the photos into an acid-free archive-quality scrapbook and encourages the wedding guests to write their best wishes next to the images. Guests are also welcome to take photos home as party favors. Scrapbook Rental. Scrapbooking itself has become a national hobby, if not obsession. But the time-consuming work that goes into such projects isn't for everyone - especially a time-stressed bride. That's where Cynthia Heigold comes in. Heigold is the founder of StoryLife, an online scrapbooking site that allows a busy bride, or anyone celebrating a special occasion, to create save-the-date cards, announcement cards and scrapbooks with a few quick clicks of the mouse. “We have this innate desire to document the stories of our lives,” says Heigold. “The majority of scrapbookers are women; they're the memory keepers in the family. We're providing them with lots of opportunities to quickly and creatively capture and share life's special occasions with really cool art, combined with their own pictures and their own words.” End. In addition to the above article, a photobooth has been found in parties from Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, and Corporate. An event planner may use a photo booth at a trade show. A photo booth is a unique idea to offer guests a party favor photo booth picture. A Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah or party consultant may plan an event that must have a unique instant photography party favor. This is the case where a photobooth can fulfill that unique planner idea.