October 30, 2015
(If we live with an open and
grateful attitude, every day will bring a gift. This is one of 365 gifts during
the year I turned 70.)
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| Photo by David M. Ettlin |
I
spent much of today in Baltimore at Service Photo, Roman’s Restaurant, the American
Visionary Art Museum and Gallery 788. My first stop was at Service
Photo in the Hampden area where I entered a packed store in the morning. A special weekend
event had been announced, including Nikon techs at the store to clean camera
sensors—for free. With a wait of at least an hour, I left my camera and picked
it up after other planned stops in the city.
Years
ago in the days of film, I was co-owner with Barry Monaco of a camera shop in
Severna Park, Maryland. At that time, there were more small photography shops
than there are now. Today, with so many people buying photo equipment on-line
and in large discount chain stores, small privately owned camera stores are in
danger of becoming extinct. There are not many specialty photo stores
left in the U.S. This is a shame because these small businesses provide personal
service and good advice unavailable from other sources.
I
live 23 miles from Service Photo and it can take 45 minutes to get there in
traffic. It is the sole surviving store of its kind in this area and is worth
the trip. I have traded in and bought equipment there. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable
and ready to answer my questions. Their prices are competitive but even if I
had to pay slightly more, I’d be willing to do so if that meant keeping this
treasured business in Baltimore.
This
afternoon, I picked up my camera with its cleaned sensors and David took a photo
of me in front of a Hampden hon mural.
My
gift today is clean sensors.
More here:
http://servicephoto.com
> Day 326: Tricks & Treats
You can find links to my other posts on this project here:
http://bjschupp.blogspot.com/2014/12/365-gifts.html
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