Richmond Pro Lab Shares the Journey From Film To Fast, High-Quality Digital
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A 1938 basement lab that processed black-and-white alongside amateur rolls now runs a high-speed digital operation that can ship school orders in about two days. The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Richmond Professional Lab’s Ted Bullard and Josh Lewis to map the decisions that made digital not just viable, but superior, for volume photographers who demand both quality and speed.
Bullard recounts how Kodak’s consent decree opened the processing market and how Richmond leaned into professional work, long-roll film, and eventually early digital printers. Then Lewis pulls back the curtain on the operational engine: why fewer, faster machines beat a fleet of minis, how custom software gangs tens of thousands of orders, and why posting live turnaround times builds trust during peak seasons. They share into the Canon DreamLabo journey, HP ink and laminate advances, and the color fidelity and longevity that finally matched—then surpassed—silver halide expectations.
The volume landscape is shifting fast, with independents stepping in where a major player receded. That opens space for smarter products and sharper margins: yard signs, big head cutouts, layered graphics, and ship-to-home convenience that schools and parents now prefer. We talk data as a service—analyzing order content, sheet counts, and trends to raise average order value and cut waste—and why keeping photographers profitable is the lab’s north star. The path to growth through 2026 isn’t more schools; it’s deeper youth engagement across sports, dance, clubs, and anything families celebrate.
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