I just read the article about all Sears Portrait Studios and Walmart Picture Me Studios have closed without warning. Thoughts on why? Is it because everyone has a camera nowadays? With these chains closing, will this help private photography businesses or is the "everyone is a photographer" syndrome these days going to continue to hurt everyone?

Personally, I didn't think my photos of the wedding I shot last year were that bad but I ended up not selling a single one to family members or guests and I think it was because every single person there had a camera of some sort!

Here's a link to the article about Sears Portrait Studio closing ...

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/stor...Qn8rXLecw.cspx