Well, I believe there is still a need for local printing, just on a smaller scale and merged with the changing of the times. If all goes well, I should have a studio and a small lab up and running in a month or two, we'll see. I will mostly focus on studio photography, photo restorations, digital editing, classes, and printing. Still undecided if I want to do c-41 processing or not as I am not as familiar with it as I am digital. We'll see.
My real goal would be to streamline online ordering of my lab with Mpix and attack and re-aqcuire the local pro's work who have turned to online proofing and printing and stopped using local labs. I have built up a good rapport with many locals so that would be a focus for me for a while, getting back the professional photogs business.
anyway. I'll update later if things get rolling, or if I'm living under a bridge I'll try to find wifi now and then to update with photos of rocks and bugs.