Photosmith Inc

What Photosmith Inc does

Photosmith Inc (DBA Photosmith Imaging) is a privately held, family-owned photographic laboratory founded circa 1980 and headquartered at 263 Central Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire. The company operates a single physical storefront and is one of the few remaining independent photo labs in the United States, serving individual consumers with film developing, digital photo printing, professional scanning, photo restoration, legacy video transfer, passport and ID photo services, retail film sales, and copying/digital printing. Core technical infrastructure includes a Colenta RA27 7Tank ECO roller transport processor for C-41 color film, a Dev.a machine for B&W and E-6 slide processing, and industry-leading flatbed scanners used for high-quality digitization of negatives, slides, photos, and oversized artwork.

The business is direct-to-consumer with three distribution channels: a walk-in retail location in Dover (Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM, Saturday 9AM-12PM), 24/7 online ordering for digital prints with home delivery or in-store pickup through the corporate website, and a national mail-in film developing service operated via the partner site oldschoolphotolab.com. Revenue is generated entirely through transactional, one-time service fees priced on unit or volume-tiered schedules (e.g., $20 US passport photos, $30 per video tape, $5-$15 per negative roll scanned, tiered slide scanning down to $0.50 per slide at high volumes). The customer base is exclusively individual consumers (amateur and professional film photographers, families digitizing memories, and walk-in passport customers), with no enterprise or institutional clients identified. The company employs 1-10 people, has no external funding, and is not pursuing any documented M&A, partnership, or geographic expansion beyond the existing national mail-in channel.

Name

Photosmith Inc

Legal name

Photosmith

Website

https://photosmithimaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Photosmith Inc is a family-owned photographic lab in Dover, NH providing film developing, digital printing, scanning, restoration, video transfer, and passport photo services to individual consumers regionally and nationwide via mail-in.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photography Lab Services

NAICS

Photofinishing (81292), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

On‑Demand Copy & Print Shops (Walk‑In / Quick Print) (EDAEAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Photo Printing & Imaging Supplies Retail (Printers, Paper, Ink, Darkroom) (CRACAHAJ)

Keywords

• Film developing services
• Photo printing services
• Photo scanning services
• Passport photo services
• Video transfer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Film Processing Services: One-time film developing services for 35mm, 120, and other film formats including color (C-41), black & white, and E-6 slide processing. Revenue is earned per roll or per development job.
2. Digital Photo Printing & Enlargements: Online and in-store photo printing services with sizes from wallet prints to 24x90 inch super panoramic enlargements. 24/7 online ordering available with in-store pickup or delivery options.
3. Scanning & Archiving Services: Professional scanning services for negatives, slides, and photos with various resolution options and batch pricing tiers.
4. Video Transfer Services: Conversion of legacy video formats (VHS, 8mm, Hi-8, Super 8, 16mm) to digital MP4 or DVD formats.
5. Passport & ID Photo Services: Walk-in passport photo services for US passports (30-minute turnaround), international passports, and medical card photos.
6. Film & Camera Sales: Retail sales of photographic film (color, B&W, disposable cameras) and batteries for analog cameras.
7. Photo Restoration Services: Restoration and color correction services for damaged or aged photographs, slides, and negatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Photosmith Inc is a traditional brick-and-mortar photo lab in Dover, NH that develops film (35mm, 120, C-41 color, B&W, E-6 slide), prints and enlarges digital photos, scans negatives/slides/photos, restores damaged images, converts legacy home video formats to digital, produces passport and ID photos, sells retail film stock, and offers copying and DIY photo cards and gifts. Services are available via walk-in at the storefront, 24/7 online ordering, and a dedicated mail-in film developing website (oldschoolphotolab.com).

Product overview

Photosmith Inc operates as a traditional photographic lab offering a comprehensive suite of imaging services centered around film photography and photo printing. The core portfolio includes Film Developing (processing C-41 color, black & white, and E-6 slide film), Film Sales (retail stock of Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford, and specialty films), Digital Prints & Enlargements (professional printing on Fuji Crystal Archive paper), Scanning Services (negative, slide, and photo digitization), Photo Restoration, Home Movie Transfers (video and film reel conversion to digital), Passport & ID Photos, Copying & Digital Printing, and DIY Photo Cards & Gifts. Services are available both in-store at their Dover, NH location and through an online ordering platform. The company positions itself as a traditional photo lab with modern capabilities, serving both local walk-in customers and remote customers via their oldschoolphotolab.com partner website for mail-in film processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Richard Photo Lab: Professional mail-in photo lab specializing in film developing, scanning, and high-end printing for analog and digital photographers. Directly comparable in premium lab positioning and service breadth.
• Nations Photo Lab: Online photo printing and photofinishing lab offering prints, gifts, and film processing via mail-in. Directly comparable in online ordering, mail-in fulfillment, and consumer photo printing.
• The Darkroom: Long-established mail-in film developing and photo printing lab offering C-41, B&W, and E-6 processing plus digital prints. Directly comparable to Photosmith in core service mix, mail-in model, and analog/hobbyist customer base.
• MPix: Professional online photo printing service offering prints, albums, cards, and photo gifts. Comparable in consumer digital printing, online ordering, and home delivery model.
• Indie Film Lab: Mail-in film developing lab focused on C-41, E-6, and B&W processing for hobbyist and professional photographers. Direct peer in mail-in film developing with overlapping customer profile.
• Dwayne's Photo: Multi-decade mail-in photofinishing lab offering film developing, scanning, printing, and video transfer. Direct peer in legacy lab category with overlapping services including analog processing and digitization.
• Carmencita Film Lab: Mail-in film developing lab offering C-41, E-6, and B&W processing plus scanning services. Direct peer in mail-in analog processing and hobbyist film photographer customer base.
• Northcoast Photographic Services: Photographic lab offering film processing, scanning, and printing services. Comparable in core photofinishing service mix and analog photography customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Shutterfly: Large-scale online photo printing and personalized products platform. Overlaps with Photosmith on digital photo prints and gifts but operates at much greater scale and as a broad consumer photo platform rather than a specialized lab.
• Walgreens Photo: National retail chain offering one-hour photo printing and passport photos. Comparable on walk-in passport/ID photo services and basic photo printing but operates as a high-volume broad retailer rather than a specialized lab.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/photosmithnh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/photosmith

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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