The Photobot
       
     
 Over the course of the next couple of years, I used the machine for about 20 events, including my own wedding and the weddings of some very close friends. I more than broke even on the machine with paid events and had lots of fun with it at parties.
       
     
The Photobot
       
     
The Photobot

After discovering the pure joy of the party photobooth backstage at the Rothbury Festival in 2009, I came home wanting to have one of my own.  A little internet sleuthing turned up an emerging industry in photobooth rentals. A couple of thousand dollars of gear and software later, and with the help of a very talented metalworker friend, The Photobot was born.

The Photobot was a crash course in entrepreneurship and making stuff work. I designed and built the device from scratch, constantly adding new tweaks to make it work. I built a website to market it, ran ads on various platforms, drew up contracts, taught myself basic graphic design skills with GIMP, and made honest-to-goodness sales. 

 Over the course of the next couple of years, I used the machine for about 20 events, including my own wedding and the weddings of some very close friends. I more than broke even on the machine with paid events and had lots of fun with it at parties.
       
     

Over the course of the next couple of years, I used the machine for about 20 events, including my own wedding and the weddings of some very close friends. I more than broke even on the machine with paid events and had lots of fun with it at parties. Early in 2013 I sold the entire business, including the website and name, to a young hairstylist who already had a solid footing in the wedding industry. I emerged profitable, and had a great time along the way. A successful exit!