Photo Processing

Prudence · 08-22-2005, 09:39 AM

My parents have had horrible luck with Costco -- including great big batches of prints with heads totally cut off at the top and big chunks of white space at the bottom. Colors have been way off. Might just be regional variation, but no one in our family gets photos at Costco any more.

wendybeth · 08-22-2005, 09:48 AM

Eric could certainly contribute a lot to this thread, having managed a photo center for 12 years, but he is at work. I do know that anytime you have machine processed film you are going to have (generally) less than perfect results. That's why it costs less. When the photos are hand processed by a real person, particularily one with experience and a good eye for color and detail, they will turn out much better. They can detect flaws in lighting, color imbalances (either machine or human error) and even correct damaged photos. It costs more, but if you are interested in the best images possible, it's worth it.

Stan4dSteph · 08-22-2005, 09:55 AM

Ofoto.com is Kodak's online photo site where you can order prints. You might check there too if you're going the online route.

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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Eric could certainly contribute a lot to this thread, having managed a photo center for 12 years, but he is at work. I do know that anytime you have machine processed film you are going to have (generally) less than perfect results. That's why it costs less. When the photos are hand processed by a real person, particularily one with experience and a good eye for color and detail, they will turn out much better. They can detect flaws in lighting, color imbalances (either machine or human error) and even correct damaged photos. It costs more, but if you are interested in the best images possible, it's worth it. __________________
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Ofoto.com is Kodak's online photo site where you can order prints. You might check there too if you're going the online route.
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