EXHIBIT 31.1

# CERTIFICATIONS

I, John R. Helmen, certify that:

|1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB/A of
Photo Control Corporation;
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|2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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|3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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|4. |  | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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| | (a) |  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | (b) |  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (c) |  | Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely, to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. |  | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) |  | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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| | (b) |  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.
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|Date:   August 26, 2004 |                                 |  |  | /s/   John R. Helmen | 
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|                        | John R. HelmenPresident and CEO | 

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