Film Photos Online
May 3, 2017 5:21 PM Subscribe
What is the best current way to get photos from film to a website?
I assume I can have them developed at Costco or a drugstore and have the photos posted online or on a CD, but will the resolution be large enough to use in modern web design? Should I use a more professional service like Moon Photo or Dark Room?
Negative scanner?
posted by Violet Hour at 6:26 PM on May 3, 2017
posted by Violet Hour at 6:26 PM on May 3, 2017
Best answer: I use the Darkroom for this. I also have a film scanner, but if I'm starting from a new roll of film, it's a lot easier to just have them do it all at once. Even when I'm really careful, I find that when I scan them,l myself, I find that I spend a fair amount of time dealing with dust and stuff. As for drug stores, I've found the attention to detail to be highly variable. I personally don't think it's worth the risk/hassle, but that's your call.
posted by primethyme at 6:35 PM on May 3, 2017
posted by primethyme at 6:35 PM on May 3, 2017
I'd use one of those online services that specializes in film, rather than a drug store (I think Costco stopped entirely in the last couple of years). Most of the chains that used to do one-hour photo now mail film out, so they're not really any cheaper or faster, and some of them don't even give you your negatives back.
If you've got a local place that specializes in it, of course, they're worth checking out, too.
posted by Polycarp at 7:07 PM on May 3, 2017
If you've got a local place that specializes in it, of course, they're worth checking out, too.
posted by Polycarp at 7:07 PM on May 3, 2017
Best answer: I've had a lot of film done by TheDarkroom and have always been happy with both the processing and the scans. The downside is that they're pretty pricey but I haven't found anyone else that does as nice a job. The standard scan looks like this at least for 120 film shot at 6x4.5. 35mm scans might be smaller, not sure.
posted by octothorpe at 7:24 PM on May 3, 2017
posted by octothorpe at 7:24 PM on May 3, 2017
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posted by see_change at 5:38 PM on May 3, 2017