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Natalia, David and Cherrill. (Submitted)

» Brandon Photographics

Keeping up with developing industry

Brandon Photographics is not housed had to diversify. It started out just roll- they’ve moved away from shooting wed- can hold their own head up, we have to
in a large building, but it appears to do developing, and the studio, and it’s dings and sports teams, they’ve expand- book them into the studio.”
a land-office business. On a weekday branched out into photo books, calen- ed their business in other areas and While a number of places shoot pass-
afternoon, the space had plenty of cus- dars, cards and photo gifts. There’s al- specialize in taking photos of infants, port photos, Brandon Photographics is
tomers – having passport pictures taken, most nothing we can’t put your picture families, and graduates. hailed as one of the most reliable estab-
purchasing photo gifts and getting por- on.” The business’s particular ability to lishments in town to have that all-im-
traits done in the on-site studio. There used to be a lot more competi- photograph the youngest of customers portant picture taken.
A long-time fixture on the local com- tion in town, so Brandon Photograph- also has a side benefit, one that per- “We have a very low rejection rate,”
mercial landscape, Brandon Photo- ics tried to offer things other establish- haps many people might not be aware Hrabok said. “It’s not to say we don’t get
graphics offers great customer service, ments didn’t. That approach – paying of. If you’re travelling out of the country, the odd one back, but we try to stay on
delivers professional results, and has close attention to what’s happening in when it comes to passports, even the top of it. I think we’ve earned ourselves
modified itself to fit the changes that the industry – has obviously worked. youngest of infants must have one of a good reputation in that area for know-
now happen fast and furiously in the Including owner-manager David their own. ing what we’re doing and producing the
photographic world. Tschetter, there are four full-time em- “They need it right from birth,” Hrabok photo that you need accurately and ef-
“We offer a lot of products and a lot of ployees at the shop and as mentioned, said. “If they’re under three months and ficiently.”
services,” Cherrill Hrabok said. “We’ve all of them are kept hopping. While they’re not quite at the place where they » Continued on Page 35