“When’s the last time you brought a roll of film to the store for processing? If you can’t remember, you’ll begin to understand why Scorby’s Camera will soon close its doors after more than a half-century in Needham Center. “
A photo-story about a camera shop that is closing down due to pressures of digital photography and big box stores that process digital images. Part of me thinks this is like the newspapers folding. Yes, it’s a sign of the change to a digital world, but also, I hope, the industry settling to a new level – new biz models need to be figured out and the craft will remain in the background, much like farriers, horse tack shops, lino-typists, and other craftsfolk of bygone ages. I believe that new tech does not kill old tech, just forces them into new niches.
