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I just got my pictures back from my vacation and i was really excited, until i saw the quality of the pictures...i haven't used a disposable camera in a few years and was wondering if pictures like this are normal....on one camera i only got 18 of 27 exposures and i think only 13 of them are decent quality. the other camera was not much better. does this look like bad picture taking, or a mistake on the photo departments part? person behind the counter said it was just bad picture taking..but in two pics there are black areas on the far right of the picture (pretty hard to get when you are on a beach)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/gracesmith/lastscan.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/gracesmith/lastscan2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/gracesmith/lastscan3.jpg

2007-06-15 07:50:22 · 17 answers · asked by Gigi 3 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Photography

would my thumb on the side cause a straight line?

2007-06-15 08:02:08 · update #1

17 answers

This looks like a combination of two or three problems. All of the pictures you posted are underexposed. If the camera did not have a flash or if it wasn't turned on that would account for the results. You are taking pictures in circumstances where there is not enough light OR the camera shutter or flash was not functioning properly.

The processing machines that print these pictures often use visual recognition by the operator or optical sensors to find unexposed areas of the film to help align the images before printing. If a picture is underexposed it may be difficult for the machine or operator to properly align the negative, if it is not aligned properly you can get a dark line on one side or the other (but not both). The lab should either reprint the pictures with dark lines or take the pictures back and refund the charge for them.

2007-06-15 08:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rob Nock 7 · 2 0

I used to work at Walgreens in the photo department and unfortunately yes this is pretty common. Normally rational adults get drunk and think how hilarous it would be to take pics of the bathrooms, under tables, body parts...stupid crap like that. You also see alot of shots that are way too dark because the flash wasn't on and people's fingers in front of the lens. The sad part is too many brides are using this idea "to save money" as their only method of photography and usually end up leaving the store in tears because they basically have no wedding pictures. This is why I highly highly caution people against spending money on table cameras. Most people now bring their own digital cameras anyway and for the same cost as the cameras and developing you could find a photographer who you know is going to take nice non-boobie pictures....if not at least you can get your money back and in some states they have to pay to recreate the wedding pics.

2016-03-13 23:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Rob Nock is correct about the frames being mis-aligned and why. I wonder, did you fly with the camera? High speed, underexposed film is grainy, but this looks like some x-ray damage might be going on as well.

Also, digital dry system printers (like NexLab) make a mess of underexposed film. These prints actually need to be printed darker, not lighter. That will brighten the subject and make the grain less objectionable.

The flash on a disposable camera is good for about 8 or 10 feet, maybe less. So the subject was too far away to be adequately lit.

Disposable cameras are about f/11 @ 1/100, so they work best in bright daylight. Next time try a few at the beach in brighter light.

2007-06-15 15:47:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0 0

The black lines can be fixed as the negative was not centered correctly ...the photos are sooo underexposed which is not the fault of the lab....there is absolutely NO WAY those photos will ever be good quality...why? cause you used a disposable camera. Disposable cameras have very bad lens quality and you have to stand within a certain distance...not too far and not too close for you to get a mediocre photo. I cannot stress enough DO NOT USE DISPOSABLES there is no such thing as a disposable with good quality

2007-06-15 12:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by Lindz19 2 · 0 0

Depends on whether or not you were using the correct kind of camera. Was it bright outside or was the sun going down? If it was getting dark you may have wanted to use a flash. Or sometimes a higher speed film makes a difference. I use disposables all the time and usually get pretty good pictures, although I have got some back that were poorly developed.

2007-06-15 07:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by firedup 6 · 0 0

YOU NEED MORE LIGHT. Should take your pictures during the daytime and with the sun behind you. What you see is not necessarily the same as the picture you will get. Disposable cameras aren't good cameras, and even good cameras have a hard time taking pictures in low light.

2007-06-15 08:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by EMERGENCY 2 · 0 0

Those look like garbage, I'd say ask the photo lab to brighten them up. That won't make the quality higher, but at least you'll be able to see more of it.

I hope you learned your lesson here! Do yourself a favor, but a real camera! If you don't want to spend a lot, go to a pawn shop or check out ebay for a used film camera. $50 can get you a nice film camera nowadays.

Next, make sure you always keep your optics clean, that could possibly have been some of the issue.
Use decent quality film (at least!) and you should end up with much better results.

2007-06-15 08:08:20 · answer #7 · answered by oceanofapathy 3 · 0 0

Depends on the type of camera most of the time. But yeah once you got digital, you'll never go back to disposable because they SUCK! and you can't even see the pictures you've taken UNTIL you get them printed so that SUX even more! But yeah disposable cameras suck generally.

2007-06-15 08:28:07 · answer #8 · answered by Rina 4 · 0 0

I have been using disposable cameras for years. I can only say that once I was disappointed with the developers. I gave the camera to get developed, 'cause my sis was going to a city that had a place to develope them. Our town didn't have one. It ended up that she mailed the camera to one of those companies. They were awful. I got like 13 out of 27 back. It is the developer, NOT the photographer. You are usually charged by the # of complete prints. If only 10 come out, 10 is all ya pay for.

2007-06-15 14:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by Marie 4 · 0 0

Cameras are not magic and especially disposable cameras are not not all that good. They have a lot of limitations.

At the minimum next time (a) try to stay in daylight (b) or use camera with flash (c) stay close - with in 5 feet (to 10 feet max) when using flash.

Film works best with ample light. If you had to error, it is better to overexpose film than underexpose. Just FYI digital it is the opposite, if you were to error, it is better to underexpose (but only a little).
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As for the line at the edge, they say you picture quality and didn't bother correcting for the frame alignment.

2007-06-15 14:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by Lover not a Fighter 7 · 0 0

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