Developing disposable cameras

Elessar Elfstone

So, slightly odd question here. The g/f and I found and old unused disposable camera and decided to, uh, take some pictures whilst having fun, if you get my meaning. Afterwards, she said "don't get those developed unless no one else can see them!" but I told her I'm pretty sure there's no way that disposables can be developed without the photo tech or whatever seeing the photos. Am I right in this regard? Are these sexay photos trapped forever in the purgatory that is film?

p.s. no there is nothing illegal like donkey buttsex and we are both 19+

Raere

I don't think they're supposed to look at them, but they're going to see them somewhere along the line. I don't know if it's illegal or not, but when you go to pick them up, be prepared to be smirked at by the staff. Also, yeah, it's pretty much impossible unless you have a dark room or something I would guess.

Elessar Elfstone

I kinda figured as much. Ah well, thanks anyways!

MrOletta

Photo tech here.

The way it works at our store is you have two choices - 1-Hour service or "Regular" service.

If you develop it 1-Hour, the tech on the job will have to process and print your film, and chances are they'll look at it. We do at our store, but it's because we go frame by frame and adjust CYMK.

The regular service is just a daily bag that gets shipped to a processing plant, when they return we don't see them at all and just file them away. I'm not sure how they're processed there, but it's a large facility so chances are they just have the machines on auto-pilot and simply stick the negative in the machine and throw the photos/cut negatives into the envelope.

taliosfalcon

When i was in high school i worked in the photo lab at a fairly large chain, we did everything, 1 hour and regular service in house, and while we don't go through looking at them, its pretty much impossible to develop them without seeing anything.

Fibretip

also... i don't know how it works where you are, but every time i've ever picked up processed photos... they've wanted me to open the pack and check them right there at the counter to make sure they are the right photos and i'm not going to come back in a minute complaining.

that could be a bit awkward :S


depends i guess what worries you. If you're worried of going into the photo shop and seeing your butt blown up to poster sized on the wall behind the counter then why not try one of those mail in film processing places (if you have then in canada?)... they'll still see your photos, but you'll never know who saw them? or alternatively somewhere that's very touristy. I used to know a guy who worked in a little photo place on the south bank in london and he was on auto pilot the whole time because every single photo reel he saw was identical with all the sightseeing stuff so he just did them and shoved them away.

or the ultimate answer is get yourself a job in a photo place long winded...but potentially worth it depending on the photos :P