Small Business of March

The featured small Business of March goes to....

This guy knows his stuff; if you come to him with a question about film or digital cameras (or the best tattoo artists in the area), I would bet money that he'd know the answer. Jeff, artist and owner of Photo Center, has a selection that is incomparable to any camera store. He's got everything from lens belts to darkroom supplies to the most recent Nikons and Cannons.  I'm a regular in the store with all the film I need developed.  I'm always impressed with their quality and consistency.

There's a lot to see in the store, and just as much to see behind the scenes. I'm one of the privileged few who can go into the "off limits" sections.  I found Elevator Art's merch box behind the scenes in Photo Center; it was originally an old film reel box from the 70s or 80s.  I love the shelves of lens and sections of old cameras.

This funny odds 'n ends wall is sandwiched between shelves of 400 speed film.  The polaroid to the right was my recent donation to the wall. My first donation was a drawing I did years ago that's still there of Daimon and Jeff.

Jeff, and the entire staff of Photo Center are knowledgable, courteous, and constantly up to date with the ever-changing technology of cameras.

Each month, Photo Center has another contest where you can compete for a gift certificate. It's so fun checking out the entries every month; how can you pick just one winner!?

Photo Center is the largest camera store in Ocean and Monmouth counties and is located in Brick. They have some pretty awesome classes for the budding photographer, including basics courses, on-location portraits, photoshop instruction, and newly added events such as the Cape May Birding Day they hosted in September. You can check out their events here.  This business finds ways to give back to the community by hosting free events and contests. For a small business, they have a lot of big events and the contests keep growing with each month.  For this reason, I wanted to make sure Photo Center got the spotlight it deserved. If you submit a photo, you might just win a gift certificate. Here's the winning photo of February.

March's Photo Contest theme is inspired by Cartier-Bresson.  The theme is "The Moment". 

"He believed that “The Decisive Moment” was that split second of genius and inspiration that a photographer had to capture a certain moment. For example, that half of a second that you have when a man is jumping over a puddle, when a couple embraces for a kiss, or when a person points a finger at another. This moment is fleeting, meaning that once you miss that half of a second to capture that moment, it is gone forever. You can never recreate the same circumstances in terms of location and people."

You can submit ONE jpeg photograph to thephotocenter.contest2@gmail.com for a chance to win. Good luck!!

http://thephotocenter.com/