This is now my new camera store for developing film. My friend lives in Somerville and suggested…read moreto to me and I had 6 rolls that needed to get developed. I had faith in them that they'd do a good job hahaha. They've got such nice staff, and it was nice to read all the potential prices and extras that are made crystal clear on the chalkboard/wall behind the registers. The best part? It's extremely affordable! Not to mention the high quality scans and they were right on the money when they told me it would take 9-11 days (I'll take it). The camera store closer to me would take 4 weeks!! I'm happily going to make the drive to Somerville for high quality, affordable, supporting a local business, and quick turnaround film development!! :)

Lumentation continues to be my go-to shop for developing and printing! They've got a wide variety…read moreof 35mm film available for purchase, including ones by smaller brands (so not just your typical Kodak, Lomography etc.) and their prints are so much higher quality than CVS. Their development prices are perfectly reasonable and the quality has been consistently good, and best of all, they do it in-house! (So no risk of rolls getting lost in the mail.) The staff is knowledgeable and they've all been happy to answer my questions in my experience.

My sisters and I have only one cherished photo of our parents, who are long deceased…read more It shows them just after WWII ended and my Dad, a paratrooper who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, recently home from the war, is seated next to his bride, on New Years Eve, They are holding hands at a table, at a party, in Chicago. The year is 1945. This was not an easy thing to turn over ... but the image was cracking and fading and I had to try to salvage it. Roger did an amazing job on this photo. It is restored so that the contrast, crispness and line quality of the image are hugely improved. It's nice to see my parents clearly in all their young, hopeful possibilities. Thank you Roger.

Roger was great. In communication throughout the whole process. The restored pictures came out…read moreawesome and he also sent it on a CD for us to to have on file. We loved how everything came out. I would highly recommend this service if you have old pictures that you want to have a keepsakes.

We had a wonderful experience with Karen for my daughter's senior photos. Karen is professional,…read moreorganized and engaging. My daughter felt comfortable and we loved the photos! Karen has a beautiful garden for an outdoor setting. We appreciated the time she spent with us and the personalization of her process.

Came here on a snowy day to find some inspiration, and ended up picking up some film. The guy…read morehelping me was very kind and assisted me with me choosing my film. I also learned more about the services they offer. They digitize old videotapes which I will definitely be taking advantage of. I will be back!

It happened where there was the dreaded blank screen on my camera. Zero power. After replacing…read morethe battery with still no power, I took it to Hunt's photo. They diagnosed my camera as dead. It was one of these circumstances where it would cost more to repair than it would to buy a new one. The sales associate helped me select a new camera pointing out the features for each. The store had a plethora of new cameras to choose from. We used the old lens and strap so I did not have to buy a new one. As far as I could tell, the camera was reasonably priced. If I ever had a problem with my camera, I would return.

We went here for a Canadian passport photo. They were very friendly and service was great.read more

I had 4 photos blown up for an art show and they came out fabulous. Very satisfied with their work…read more They are very nice and helped me figure some other details out. I have always used them and always been satisfied.

The art reproduction service is affordable and fast, the bonus is you can get color corrected…read moregiclée prints that look as good as the original. The best printers anywhere. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful, real people that take pride in their work.

I have been wanting to try Digital Silver Imaging for a long time, and I'm really happy I finally…read moregot around to it. The print they did for me is incredible, my mind is truly blown that a digital image can be turned into a professional darkroom-developed B&W print. I'm very pleased and will be having more photos printed.

I'm pleased to give Liz and Middlesex Framing my highest review. They handled five posters,…read morecollege degrees, and original hand-painted art. Liz managed a perfect match with some earlier frames and the work was very high quality. She is very service oriented. She also has a great aesthetic sense that is helpful in identifying frames to complement your art.

My husband and I had no experience whatsoever in having things professionally framed before…read moreentering this store. Our experience was fantastic! The woman who was working and who I assume owns the shop was SO helpful! We were framing our wedding photo, the one I was looking forward to hanging on our wall for the rest of our marriage; the one I wanted to treasure and wanted framed exactly perfect. She wanted what I wanted! She wasn't pushy; instead she was cheery, polite, and extremely helpful. The prices were very reasonable too. I HIGHLY recommend this store for your framing needs.

I never would have known about this shop if my brother-in-law and sister hadn't moved to Melrose a…read morefew years ago. It is located in the heart of the town, right on Main Street, and if you can't find a parking space on the street there are two municipal lots within short walking distance. Miter Biter is family owned. Everyone I've dealt with is super friendly and knowledgeable. I have bought artwork that they have had on display as well as pieces of my own. The most recent of these is a picture of my great grandparents after getting married and my great-grandfather's family. It is over 100 years old, and was never cared for properly because my grandmother's family was too poor. Amanda, who has been working since the fall, waited on me. I wasn't sure what, if any, kind of restoration might be done to it. She explained that it wasn't just a photograph, but it was actually a photo that had been blown up and re-exposed, then painted, so it was more of a painted canvas than anything else. She showed me how the humidity had affected the coloring, and the only 'real' way to restore it would be to bring it to someone specializing in digitally analyzing the work, but the original would be vastly different. (This is something I'd love to have done someday but I'm sure it would be incredibly expensive). The picture also had what Amanda described was white mold, and that if they tried to remove it, they would probably strip away more of the color. The mold was only at the very top of the picture and had a negligible impact on it as a whole. We decided that we would try to find a frame as well as matte that would accentuate the piece, washed out colors and mold and all. We went through mattes and frames for over an hour before we settled on just the right combination. They also gave me the frame that the picture was originally in (real mahogany) and explained that the joints were a bit loose but if I ever wanted to reuse the frame they could fix it. Fast forward. I picked up the finished product on Sunday, 2/20, and I am still blown away by how beautiful it is. Everything looks just "right", matching the coloring of the picture and the time period, etc... I brought the finished job to my grandmother because it was a gift for her. She looked it up and down (still fastidious at 85) and kept exclaiming how beautiful and well-put together it was. By the time I was ready to leave she was crying because that picture is one of only two that she has of her parents, the second being a small black and white photo when they were much older taken shortly before her father died. This experience alone is enough to merit more praise than I can give, but I will add only that I have had cute etchings framed for my 2.5 year old nephew and signed lithographic posters, as well as other family pictures. Miter Biter is family run and they treat you, their customer, like just another member of the family. If you're like me and have trouble deciding sometimes about what color matte goes well with which frame etc, you can also bring in something and give them creative license. My sister did that for some photos of my grandfather during World War II and gave me the resulting work for my birthday. I don't think I could have picked a better combination or layout than what the patriarch of the family chose for me. Thank you thank you thank you, a million times!

Experts!! Took some needlepoint canvases for framing. They helped me with it all. From choosing the…read moreframes, picking the mattes and stretching the canvases, the folks at Miter Biter knew exactly what to do. Will use them for all my framing needs!