What jobs or businesses that you grew up with no longer exist? Which ones from today you don't see making it in the future?

Walgreens and Duane Reade stores still develop film and I'm pretty sure Target does also.  I don't think high-end cameras will disappear because as good as phone cameras are, they are no match for a camera a professional photographer would use.

Do you think that, besides artists, there are still any professional photographers who still use film?
I have no idea what the answer to that is, but my feeling is that there probably aren't many. But like I said, I have no idea.

There must be.    When Kodak was downsizing and announced they were going to stop producing film there was a big rush to get certain kinds of kodak specialty films.    There was something about a one or two  types of colour and a bunch of black and white films that they made that art photographers really, really want and swear by for certain things.   The color films had something was because it gave vintage color temps but I can't remember what it was about those b&w films that was the bigger loss to photographers.  

Maybe cause they saw no color!
Get it?
Nothing?

Well played.

Of course there are professional photographers.  People who do weddings and other events, those who document political events, those who follow news people. 

I know that,
But how many of those use film, instead of digital??? This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 13, 2017 10:49 AM MDT

I would have no way of knowing the answer to that.  Sorry. :)

But gone seem to be the stores that ONLY catered to photography needs.

Possibly - I don't know for sure.

I know they are gone in my area.  

To be honest, I don't use film any longer, so I wouldn't know if there are still places that just develop film.

I long stopped using film myself, but would go up to the local camera store with my Iphone to have some of those printed out.  

Just like that, the place was closed.  Of course you can get pictures done online or at a local grocery or pharmacy, but I will miss a place that specialized in it.


This post was edited by PeaPod is just popping by at March 13, 2017 10:55 AM MDT

I take almost no photos at this point.  All of my family has iPhones and they send me the photos which I print at work. 

I too haven't printed photos since I put together some old images for my MIL.  Other than that, I really only share by uploading them onto my laptop.

It saves a lot of space when you can save things on your computer.  I have at least two dozen photo albums stored in my sister's basement because I ran out of room in my apartment. 

Isn't that the truth.  Of course I do what I can to back up my favorite images.  Sometimes the hard drive crashes and that is it.

I think we still have SafeWay around here somewhere. . . I think.   What about jobs. ))

Chimney sweep, butter churner, village wench.. )

Not sure about that last one, I think that for as long as there are villages, there will be wenches.
That's very funny. )

Oh damn, you're right. As long as there are villages ... that's even funnier ;