100 years of everything Photographic!
Parker’s Photographic was established in 1925, and is an independent family run shop in Woolston, Southampton, with a long-standing reputation for helpful customer service.
We stock new and used equipment including film and digital cameras, lenses, lighting, darkroom kit, Ilford products, binoculars and telescopes, accessories such as memory cards and batteries, and lots more.
Specialist services include scanning and transfers, film develop and process, printing, photo restoration, passport and ID photos, studio and darkroom hire.
Transfer analogue/older formats into modern digital formats
VHS Tapes, Camcorder Tapes, Cine Films, Slides, Negatives, Paintings and more…
Can be put onto:
Memory Stick, Emails, CD, DVD, Hard-Drive…
Hassle-free Instant Passport, ID and Blue Badge photos (UK and International) – all taken by our helpful staff.
Accessible / Wheelchair Friendly – great with babies, young children and adults.
We develop and process film: 35mm, 120 and 5×4 – both colour and black and white.
Our service is quick and efficient with many options for scanning and printing.
Our Ebay shop lists some items we have for sale.
Please contact us if there’s anything you’re looking for that’s not listed here!
Do you have Photographic Equipment you’d like to sell?
Bring the items down to us and we will assess and provide a valuation for you while you wait!
Try your hand at traditional black and white printing from negatives.
You can book a course to get you up to speed if you need to, then hire the space at your convenience and leisure!
We print from digital files, film, slides and prints.
Postcard size, enlargements, bespoke sizes, and photo-restoration.
We sell a broad range of 35mm and 120 film, colour and black and white, polaroid and disposable cameras.
Parker’s Photographic high-street shop is Aladin’s cave of new items and second hand equipment.
If you’re after something specific, feel welcome to visit or contact us.
Specialists in Ilford products, including great quality film, photographic paper and developing chemicals.
Two studios available to hire. Ideal size for individual or family portraits.
Lighting, backgrounds and changing facilities included.
Plenty of ideas for storing and displaying your photographs, with a broad range of styles are available.
Darkroom tuition with an accredited teacher!
We have darkrooms and great facilities, along qualified lecturer running lessons that are tailored for you.Whether you want to create stunning prints by hand in the Darkroom, begin working with medium-format film, or just get started with 35mm photography, our one to one tuition and flexible lesson plans will suit you perfectly!
Available dates: January 11th, February 8th and beyond.Contact us for further information and bookings, or pop into the shop!