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    Oliveira Studios

    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Hunt's Photo & Video

    Hunt's Photo & Video

    4.3
    (131 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$

    I had heard so much about this place but had never been. I was amazed the moment I walked in,…read moreseeing all of the different areas for each major brand and felt like I was walking into the Disneyworld of photography. I had mostly given up photography a couple of years ago after doing it semi-professionally for years but a friend asked if I could photograph her wedding and I caved. I needed a specific lens but didn't want to have to buy it, so I rented it through Hunt's online rental system. The process was super easy and it was very affordable. Pickup was quick and the lens was fantastic. Everyone there was knowledgeable and friendly and the visit alone made me crave getting back into photography again. If only I had infinite amounts of money... it would be a dream to have a shopping spree there. Highly recommend a visit and the rental program, especially if you're looking to try some gear before you buy.

    Their developing work is as good as ever, but the quality of their scans has been significantly…read morereduced. I first noticed with my last batch that the 135 scans they did, supposedly at "full resolution" were noticeably pixelated, with jagged edges visible at 100%. I was surprised, since this problem was not present the scans this same lab had done for me in years past. I called and they agreed to re-scan them on a different machine, which ended up producing scans of about 1/4 the resolution of the original job. I finally talked to the manager of the lab who admitted that they deliberately reduced the quality of the scanner's outputs, so even though they bought a machine that can do impressive 30MP files, they no longer collect that much data off the film. They refunded me, but refused to change the settings on their machine. So even though you're still paying the full cost for "high res" scans, you're getting significantly less quality now. This isn't just lazy, it's bad business practice. Their lab work is fine, but if you're looking for quality scans, look elsewhere. Their results are garbage, and they don't even care.

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    Petrillo Photo Studio

    Petrillo Photo Studio

    2.8
    (6 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $$

    Do you need good passport photos? For heaven's sake, avoid Walgreens and CVS at all cost. Horrid…read morelighting, zero privacy, grumpy and impatient workers. After checking options at these pharmacies, which seemed extremely unappealing to me, I decided to look for some sort of photo studio in my neighborhood. See, I am not comfortable taking these kind of pictures. And I want to look sort of presentable on them, since they will be in my passport for next ten years. I chose this photo studio randomly. And this time, I got lucky! It is conveniently located close to the Malden Center station. The owner is this older Italian (I think?) charming man. He immediately made me feel comfortable. His studio was quiet and had a special area for taking portrait pics. He took my picture, and I was shocked to discover that he didn't use digital camera, but a Polaroid one. I said, what if we need a retake? He said he can retake them, but said he trusted this one will be good. He asked me to trust his experience. And he was right - it came out great, without making me look like a walking dead. The best part - all cost less than Walgreens shots. Bottom line: this guy takes great photos for a very low price. He is old school, devoted to old ways of doing photography, but that said, he does know what he is doing. He is like a character from a movie a little: charismatic and with his own flavor. And you can sense he is a good, nice human being that is devoted to his business, providing good service, and making his costumers happy. I hope more people will give him business thanks to this review.

    I came here for passport photos of my newborn, figuring a professional photographer would know how…read moreto accomplish this even though she couldn't hold her head up or open her eyes on command... So wrong. First, he gave me a bit of a guilt trip along the lines of shaking head and muttering "no one does babies because they are so hard... But I do for you." Then he took one photo which was blurry/out of focus, completely not centered, and generally terrible, obviously requiring a retake, which was also not centered and kind of blurry but better and he said it would work. He made a big deal of "not charging for both" (what? I would never have paid for both anyway!) but *did* charge me more than he was advertising because "babies are harder." And then... The passport office rejected the photo anyway because it was not a true headshot and had too much arm in it. Complete waste of time and money.

    Oliveira Studios - photographystores - Updated August 2026

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