Who prints pictures anymore? Isn't that SO 2005?…read more Call me old school but I still see uses for these shops. With a newborn in my life, I foresee keeping this place afloat by printing numerous photos of my little booger. Second, you can print passport and visa photos here. They can also take them for you, too. They're very familiar with the dimensions for HK, US, Canada, Australia, and other European ID photos. Staff are curt but they can quickly navigate the photo machines so you can send in your orders via your USB or whatever device you have. Typical wait is 30 minutes.

In this day of iphone and digital technology, there really isn't much reason to have to go to…read moresomewhere like Fotomax any more- photos are rarely printed out anyways. To think of the last time I actually had to go and run my photos, I think it must have been something 10 or more years ago. Back then even though I had the short lived APS camera, you still needed somewhere/someone to actually print the photos out. With the advent of facbook, iphones and professionals turning to digital cameras, I thought that most of these photo printers would be out of business by now. their numbers have certainly dwindled compared to the old days when they were everywhere and you always had to wait for ages for your photos to be done. I recently had to update my passport and found that there is still a reason for these shops to carry on- passports do not accept digital photographs. I found myself running around like headless chicken for somewhere quick passport photos and I came across this place. They were cheaper than you would get at photo booths and the fact is more care is taken as opposed to the booth where you are your own photographer. To keep up with the times though, they have expanded what they sell here- accecories for digital cameras, service to burn photos and data onto CDs, small electronics on sale at cheap prices. For the time being they may still survive but come the day when digital photos are accepted everywhere I would presume they will die off as well. It is only the enthusiast who print their photos now and I suspect that number will fall eventually as well.

I do not recommend this business. They were responsive before I hired them. However, once I booked…read morean appointment with them and paid for their service, it took them weeks and months to reply me, and eventually they completely ignored my requests. This is a lengthy yet truthful review: I sent them a message to get a quote for family pictures. They responded very fast. Although they first told me they were fully booked, they were able to squeeze me in at the last minute. Before I confirmed my appointment with them, they sounded very flexible and understanding which made me feel valued. Since I don't live in Hong Kong, I wasn't able to put down a photography deposit. They had no problem with it. They also told me if I wasn't satisfied with the photos, they could just give me the entire set. After my photo session, I selected 18 pictures out of a 1000+ while I was still in the studio. I paid them for my package which just consisted 10 pictures and the extra 8 photos. On the day of photography, they told me it would take a week for my final pictures. They LIED! I waited for a month to get my final pictures. The employees there also lacked communication. In the beginning, they were not aware that I already selected my photos while I was still in the studio. Instead, they emailed me 300+ fine-tune pictures with the company logo/ watermark on them. Okay, I was thinking since they already sent me hundreds of photos, I would take my time to select 18 photos again. 2 photos were different from what I originally selected on the day of photography. I asked them to change to those 2 new ones but they refused. So there you go. Once you hire them and they get your money, they won't be as responsive and flexible as they originally present to you. They told me it's their company policy and they cannot switch pictures for me. When they want to earn your business, they are flexible enough not to get your deposit. When you ask them for some changes, then they start to bring up "company policy" in order not to fulfill your request. The bottom line is they don't care about after-sales customer support and service. Once you give them money, it will take them a long time to reply you or may not reply at all. If your request doesn't work out in their favor, they will ignore you. They really don't care if you aren't satisfied with your photos. Please save yourself time, money, and headaches. Please do yourself a favor and find yourself another photographer who values customer service and wants return customers. If you still decide to hire them, I hope your experience won't be as painful as mine.

Chung Pui Photo Supplies (CPPS) is the second of two camera stores on Stanley street. This one is…read morefurther up the hill just as Stanley street collides with Pottinger street. As a photographer I need to know where to buy the best products for the cheapest prices around the city. When it comes to CPPS I'll go here to have a look at some of its second hand cameras or accessories. They are not the cheapest around but the shop is conveniently located and the prices competitive enough. CPPS is a store to go to if you've recently picked up a camera and want to try your hand in hobby photography. The majority of what they offer are your typical point and shoot cameras, that's not to say they don't provide other products. Some DSLRs, GoPros, flashes, to name a few. They also have a film developing service for any film users out there. The staff working behind the counters and extremely friendly, knowledgeable and great at English. They'll show you around the place and even give you their opinions on which Selfie Stick suits which smart phone best!

My job is to make things happen and what I needed to make happen was to find and book a(n awesome)…read morephotographer who can shoot for a couple of hours outdoors, rain or shine, on a specific day (my client was only in the city for 36 hours). Wedding photographers are usually best for their quick-thinking, quick composition and shoot-first-fix-later mentality because weddings don't pause for anyone and there is no re-do of the I Do. I had very little time to find such a photographer and after scouring the internet, I'll be honest that Stevenc Photography wasn't my first choice. The photos on the website of my first-choice photographer was unbelievably impressive; award-winning, in fact. However, his so-called studio manager (probably his live-in gf or bitchy wife haha) was such an idiot. My client didn't need a full-day 15-hour wedding package. Shit, he isn't getting married! Just needed 2 hours of the photog's time outdoors. I had explained all that, yet she replied back with a rate card of an 8-hour studio engagement shoot, tacked on an outdoor surcharge with a limit to two locations and basically giving me the F U with a five-digit fee quote. Completely over the budget I was given. Completely unbelievable. So, I had to scramble and email a bunch of other studios. Steven Chui from Stevenc Photography was very responsive and professional. He seems to be a budding wedding photographer who isn't quite the Big Dogs yet but does good work. He seemed to have an eye for creative composition, which was what we needed most. He was quite understanding of my predicament and was very flexible. He wasn't one of those diva-artists that had to do things his way - he was receptive to the specificity required and offered his honest opinion. We agreed on pricing quickly, which was way under budget (yay!), and got the date and meeting location settled. We were off to a great start. The shooting day came. Steven and his hair person (Maggie) arrived on time. I was impressed again as I'm so used to waiting for tards (people who are tardy, not the mentally challenged). She did her thang (which was OK) and off we all went to shoot. The weather was complete shit but that didn't phase Steven. Shooting took more than the agreed-upon 2 hours and he didn't charge extra. He also did something that was unexpectedly courteous but I won't mention what, so that he doesn't get taken advantage of with future clients. When it came to deliver the goods, Steven personally delivered it to my hotel. Industry-standards for turnaround time where I work can be weeks and even months but he got the rush job done quicker than expected. Client was happy - and gold star for me. My only complaint is that maybe Steven could have shot at fewer locations and devoted more time on some of the locales because some of the compositions didn't work out so well and I wish they did because of the iconic setting. I can't post any of his work because of client confidentiality and also his copyright, but his wedding work is up on the internet. I uploaded a pic of the deliverables that he delivered. Wax-sealed jackets, customized CD labels, handwritten name of the client (a bit girly - I suspect it's the hair girl's handwriting...and if I have to bet, I think they are a couple)...all-in-all you can tell there is a lot of heart in it for him. Overall, I would book Steven again. PS: unlike other photographers who give you limited-sized images, I got full-sized images that can be printed as large as 24'x36'. Great deal.

We wanted to do something special for one of our friend's birthday, so we decided to go to one of…read morethose self-photography places to take a bunch of photos together. The concept of self-photography has become pretty popular in HK lately and there are many places now that offer it. Basically, you and a group of friends can have an hour in a room with a camera. One person holds the remote that is wirelessly hooked up to the camera, and you press the button on the remote whenever you want to capture a shot. They will provide you with different backgrounds and props to pose with too. We decided to go to this one, named rather unoriginally as 'Selfie'. It was one of the cheapest compared to the others - $245 for an hour for 5 people, making it just $49 per person (most places charge more than $70 per person!) We had to wait a little when we arrived because the previous group ran late and was finishing up with theirs. It was our turn right after theirs, so when we went into the room it kind of was a mess - props were littered randomly on the floor. We quickly moved most of them out of the way, and the staff taught us how to work the remote control. Overall, we all had a pretty good time, but it made sense to me why this was quite significantly cheaper than the rest. The remote control was slow and the camera would only capture the slot a couple seconds after the button was clicked. This meant we had to hold our expressions for a few seconds before moving, otherwise the shot would be blurred. The camera was a bit hard to focus as well and the button that is meant to help it focus did not work sometimes. I'm not sure if I would recommend Selfie - on one hand, they're much cheaper than the others, but on the other hand the photography, which is what we're here for, is clearly not the best!

My company needed headshots for our website and Ken came highly recommended by some friends. I gave…read morehim the look and feel of our website and Ken picked the perfect background for the headshots to pop. Ken was super detail oriented and was easy to work with from start to finish.

Ken was great to work with. He's very professional and knows what he's doing. I felt at ease with…read morehim behind the camera. His studio is also easy to get to. Highly recommended! Thanks for everything!