text: wanting to start a old time photo studio,where you take a person's picture? the type that has costumes & camera as in gatlinbug,tn i think i know what you mean. you need props, costumes, etc and a good digital camera with optical zoom - get the best optical zoom you can afford. various programs convert the picture to sepia from a colour shot. then a good photo printer to print them out. again get the best printer you can afford. also frame them for your customers. put the pictures on a web site for advertising what you can do and advertising from other traders and let me know when you've made your first million. great idea.