I got out of the photo processing industry in 2000, as it was collapsing around me. It’s a shame to lose all the technical knowledge, but there probably were tricks of the trade in making buggy whips, too.
A really great pro that I could only ever hope to be like got his rather good business during the time of the wun.
Great down to earth guy who showed me some stuff too. I was never going to compete.
I asked him why he didn’t do video. He had the big buck Canon cameras. His answer was that he really understand video that well.