About Us

Encinitas Photo Center has proudly been serving the photographic community of North County San Diego since 1983. Encinitas Photo Center has been at the same Encinitas location on Coast Highway 101 in the Lumberyard Shopping Center it opened in 1983. Over the years this resilient photo shop has adapted to the many changes in trends of technology in the photographic industry.

During the early years the photo industry was completely film dominated, so film developing services with fast turnaround and good quality was expected by our customers.

When digital cameras began to be popular, Encinitas Photo Center had to face new challenges and had to quickly adapt to the new technology. As digital quality advanced and the quality of digital kept improving, it seemed that new cameras were introduced every few months, each with better quality and more features. In the early days of digital, it was Encinitas Photo Center’s job to keep our customers informed on the latest digital technology, and to advise on which products would be best to purchase, and not become obsolete when the next new technology was introduced.

Now with the resurgence of the popularity of film again, Encinitas Photo Center has gone full circle with film cameras and film, developing services being an important part of our offerings to customers, along with newer digital technologies.

Not only has Encinitas Photo Center kept up with the latest film and digital trends over the years with camera sales, services, and camera repairs, we have also kept up with the latest image archiving technologies. Encinitas Photo Center specializes in scanning and archiving old photos, negatives, and slides. We also offer a variety of custom printing services, from digital files, film negatives, and slides.