Mahesh Digital Studio & Colour Lab

My shop is on Balakampet Road, right across from Lavanya Dental Hospital in Ameerpet. It's been here for quite some time now. We handle all sorts of photography and printing needs. Whether it's a quick passport photo or someone wanting to print out old family pictures from a phone, we do it all here. The machines for the colour lab take up a lot of space and they make a constant humming sound, but you get used to it. Ameerpet is always crowded and noisy, so there's always someone walking in with a project. I've seen technology change from old film rolls to everything being digital. It was a big shift, and we had to learn everything over again. Sometimes the printers act up or the colors don't come out exactly right the first time, so we have to recalibrate and try again. We don't really have a fancy waiting area, just a couple of stools and some samples of our work on the walls. It’s a family-run kind of place. Sometimes my kids are here helping out after school or during the holidays. We try to get things done as fast as we can because people are usually in a hurry in this part of town. It’s busy work, but I like seeing the photos people bring in. It tells a lot of stories. We just stay focused on the prints and making sure the light is right.