Local film photography stores fading amid digital revolution
By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 11th, 2007 • Category: Loose Ends, News for Creatives (archives), PhotographyJay Walters saw how much photography had changed when he tried to sell camera bags and photo albums at a recent flea market.
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“I was selling stuff for 10 cents on the dollar,” said Mr. Walters, 59, of Clarks Summit.
BY JAMES HAGGERTY of the Scranton Times-Tribune:
“The explosion of digital photography squeezed out the many locally owned stores that used to sell cameras and equipment and made regular business selling and developing film.
The last survivor was Mr. Walters’ Prestwood Photo Service on Sanderson Avenue, which was founded in 1936 by his grandfather, Wallace Prestwood, and closed 15 months ago.
“We were the first camera store in Northeastern Pennsylvania when we started and we were the last one to go,” said Mr. Walters. “There’s no other camera stores” locally owned and specializing in photo equipment and supplies.”
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