Graduation is just around the corner and for many students they are having mixed emotions about the upcoming event. Some students will be counting down the minutes until they’re out of school, others will be looking back over the memories they’ve made and some will be wishing they could have one more year of high […]
Tammy and Geoff Give Back Through Junior Achievement
Camera Box’s very own Tammy and Geoff are taking time out of their busy schedules to teach others through the Junior Achievement Program! Founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail, Horace Moses, and Senator Murray Crane the Junior Achievement program was initially started as an after school program for high-scholars. Junior Achievement is now a K-12, […]
A Dose of Inspiration!
No matter the season, at some point every photographer will need a dose of inspiration. Whether it is dull winter or humid summer there is inspiration, we just need to look for it. One thing that a photographer can do to stay inspired is to go back and read the original manual of their favorite […]
Darkroom Developing: Is it Still Worth it?
Since the introduction of quality digital cameras, the running debate has been whether or not you should ditch your old, reliable 35mm to a fancy new digital. There are positives and negatives to both media, and it is really up to the photographer and what he or she plans on getting out of the photographic […]
We ALL Have a Right to Be Heard
1848…It had been 72 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed and Elizabeth Cady Stanton along with Lucretia Mott and about 200 other woman suffragists, first introduced a radical concept for the time. A woman’s right to vote in Seneca Falls, N.Y. The moment was met with obvious public ridicule and some withdrew their […]
Help Stop MS!
This coming Saturday, August 13, marks the 6th annual George F. Hempt Memorial MS Polo Match which is being held at the polo fields across the Carlisle Pike from Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. This wonderful philanthropic event takes donations from local businesses and citizens alike in order to generate an atmosphere of charity […]
Ride the Pride with Your Pooch and Support the Harrisburg Area Humane Society!
This year the Human Society of the Harrisburg Area is celebrating 100 years of service to Central Pennsylvania. They are teaming up with the Pride of the Susquehanna riverboat for a one of a kind event! At “Ride the Pride with Your Dog,” pet owners and their pooches can cruise the Susquehanna and enjoy a […]
IBM Celebrates 100 Years: The Impact on Photography!
Since its formal introduction to the world in 1839, Photography has largely been about technology. Changes, many of them quite radical, have marked the history of photography in general and our business in particular. IBM is a giant in industry and has been innovators in the technology business for 100 years. With their eye for […]
Thank You to Everyone Who Supported the LLS and These Amazing Children
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health organization committed to supporting blood cancer study and providing education and patient services. Every year, the LLS raises money to fight blood born cancers with their Boy and Girl of the Year and their Man and Woman of the Year. I became interested in […]
Founder of Camera Box Remembered: A Heartfelt Message from Tammy in Honor of Her Father-in-Law
On Father’s Day, we remember the men who made lasting impressions on our lives. While honoring my own father and his constant support, love and guidance through all of my personal and professional endeavors, I must also reminisce about my father-in-law, Glenn Shearer, the founder of our family business. Glenn dreamed of being a movie […]