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<\/a>Q: What gave you the idea for the professional headshot photo booth?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A: I was running a studio in Halifax and a big portion of my work at that time were high end corporate head shots, and I would charge $300-$500 for a head shot. I got a\u00a0request from a local University and they needed 4000 grad photos. I remember thinking, there is no money in the world that would make that remotely appealing to me. But, at the same time, both of my children were at University, and I was doing a lot of head shots. Head shots have a sort of formula. There are best ways to take a good head shot. I joked at dinner one night that I was going to find an empty classroom at this University, put my camera on a tripod, set up my lights, and record my voice (I say the same thing over and over), and charge people $20 to come in the room to use my camera. So I thought, \u2018Wait a minute, that\u2019s a really good idea.\u2019 Because I\u2019m living with that demographic, and I understand what they like, and how they operate. At the same time, I would look at Instagram, and my daughter\u2019s friends could take these absolutely stunning selfies. I thought \u2018Why do I exist?\u2019 These girls can take amazing photos of themselves! The quality of the image isn\u2019t always where it needs to be, and they don\u2019t always nail the lighting, but they know how to pose, and take their own photos. So I just put those two things together, to give the people what they wanted.<\/p>\n Q: What is your favorite feature in the booth?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A: Teeth whitening! It\u2019s by far the most popular feature. I tried to put really exquisite lighting into the booth. I tried to use really good equipment in the booth. The user interface was designed and re-designed so many times, that I feel like it\u2019s really tight. It\u2019s almost like someone is in the booth helping you through the process. We developed and wrote all of the code for our own proprietary editing tools, which I\u2019m really proud of. They mimic a cross between Instagram and Photoshop. So, by literally just swiping your finger, you have pearly white teeth. It is like magic. What\u2019s really fun is that we use an algorithm that masks off everything other than your teeth, so you don\u2019t even have to be that exact when you whiten your teeth.<\/p>\n Q: What is the process after you\u2019ve taken you photo, and you\u2019re happy with the finished product?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A: By the time you walk out of the booth, within about 30-60 seconds, you\u2019ll receive an email on your phone with a thumbnail of the image that you edited, and a link to your online account. All of your photos are available online. You can edit them online. You can download them to your desktop, save them to your phone. They are high resolution files, so you can print them on a business card, or brochure. The copyright belongs to the user, so there are no restrictions whatsoever on what you can do with the images.<\/p>\n Q: What are other uses for the booth, if you don\u2019t need a professional headshot?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A: We\u2019ve seen it all! Dating sites\u2026lots of dating sites! We\u2019ve seen mother\/daughter photos, mothers with their babies, girls-night-out, people with their dogs & cats, family photos. One of our busiest days to date was New Year\u2019s Eve. Good hair days are good Iris days. You can be impulsive. You aren\u2019t booking an appointment a week out, and you wake up in the morning with bad hair, or a zit. You can feel good, and just walk into the booth and use it whenever you want. You know, I built it with one idea in mind, but it\u2019s really rewarding to see how other people interpret what I imaged it to be, and use it for their needs and wants.<\/p>\n Whether you or your business associates need a professional headshot, or you\u2019re looking for a new LinkedIn profile picture, the Iris Booth gives you a quick, cost effective, and easy way to accomplish your end goal. Even if you just want to pass some time while waiting for your flight, the booth is a great spot for a travel inspired selfie.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll find the Iris Booth, post-security at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), right next to Vino Volo. The booth is sleek and appealing, and very user friendly. You enter the booth, use a large touch screen to enter your information, and get ready to snap your professional selfie. It is truly \u201cthe selfie reinvented\u201d. The cost for a single headshot is $20, or six for $25.<\/p>\n JAX is extremely excited to offer Iris Booth to its travelers. Iris Booth<\/a> just opened its first two airport locations in Jacksonville, FL and Minneapolis, MN, and plans to expand into many more airports in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/a>