Has anyone recently tried to get a nude photo of their girlfriend developed at Wal-Mart? Any success?
Wal-Mart Photo
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I keep thinking of the movie One Hour Photo with Robin Williams.
I would think that Wal-Mart wouldn't have a problem with it. If you're into kiddie porn, and your pictures look suspicious, they might report it.
If the pics are digital, your best bet might be to do it all on-line to avoid any embarassing encounters with store clerks.
I would think that Wal-Mart wouldn't have a problem with it. If you're into kiddie porn, and your pictures look suspicious, they might report it.
If the pics are digital, your best bet might be to do it all on-line to avoid any embarassing encounters with store clerks.
Big photo labs generally will develop tasteful nudes with no questions asked. I once asked at Japan Camera and they said "if there is only one person in the picture, we're definitely not going to have a problem with it." There are laws requiring labs to report photographers who bring in images of naked children. More than a few serious photographers have had unpleasant dealings with police stemming from what you'd have thought were easy calls (e.g., a parent who took his camera to a nudist colony and photographed his own family with their consent).
It's probably a good idea to inquire about a lab's policies before handing over your film. I once had a mooning picture removed from a roll of film I got developed at Shoppers. They left the negative, but took the racy photo and inserted a little flyer explaining that they don't develop naked pictures.
You won't be the only person who will see -- or save -- those pictures. I know people who work in photo labs, and every lab keeps binders in which they save copies of choice customer prints -- attractive nudes, embarrassing images, you name it. You should also know pictures of guns, explosives, and drug paraphernalia are routinely copied and forwarded to the RCMP or FBI along with the customer's name, phone number, and credit card number.
Like Robin Williams Character in One Hour Photo, it's simply a matter of hitting the print button twice and grabbing the duplicate from the output feed.
One option that you might try is taking them to a one-hour place and asking them to develop the roll only, and not make prints. If you hang around while they work, they may not attempt to make their own keepsakes. Try a place with an exposed machine and go in at an odd time, like right when they open. Tell them you are an art student, and you need the film developed quick so you can make some prints at the school lab. After you've got the negs done, you could just scan them.
It's probably a good idea to inquire about a lab's policies before handing over your film. I once had a mooning picture removed from a roll of film I got developed at Shoppers. They left the negative, but took the racy photo and inserted a little flyer explaining that they don't develop naked pictures.
You won't be the only person who will see -- or save -- those pictures. I know people who work in photo labs, and every lab keeps binders in which they save copies of choice customer prints -- attractive nudes, embarrassing images, you name it. You should also know pictures of guns, explosives, and drug paraphernalia are routinely copied and forwarded to the RCMP or FBI along with the customer's name, phone number, and credit card number.
Like Robin Williams Character in One Hour Photo, it's simply a matter of hitting the print button twice and grabbing the duplicate from the output feed.
One option that you might try is taking them to a one-hour place and asking them to develop the roll only, and not make prints. If you hang around while they work, they may not attempt to make their own keepsakes. Try a place with an exposed machine and go in at an odd time, like right when they open. Tell them you are an art student, and you need the film developed quick so you can make some prints at the school lab. After you've got the negs done, you could just scan them.
I spoke to Wal-Mart a little more than 3 years ago and was advised that their policy is not to print any "obscene" photos. I asked them if they consider the following pictures "obscene":
1) Mother breastfeeding her child.
2) Woman giving birth to baby.
3) Bare breasted adult girlfriend.
3) Two year old daughter taking a bath. (THIS IS BAD! WAL-MART WILL CALL POLICE TO ARREST YOU FOR CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD PORN!)
I did not see the movie One Hour Photo. Is it legal for a lab to print and keep a duplicate photo?
1) Mother breastfeeding her child.
2) Woman giving birth to baby.
3) Bare breasted adult girlfriend.
3) Two year old daughter taking a bath. (THIS IS BAD! WAL-MART WILL CALL POLICE TO ARREST YOU FOR CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD PORN!)
I did not see the movie One Hour Photo. Is it legal for a lab to print and keep a duplicate photo?
I wouldn't touch Wal-Mart photo finishing with a ten foot pole.Rockslinger said:
Here in Barrie the police got called when a woman brought in a disposable camera that happened to have photos on it from her husbands trip to the gun club. She was confronted by the police and photo finisher *in public* about the photos and was asked to see her Firearms PAL (Possession and Acquisition Licence). Even the cop didn't seem to understand that she didn't need a PAL to have *pictures* of firearms. She was "let go", but was admonished to have her PAL with her next time. I sincerely doubt they will ever see her again.
For any pictures that could remotely raise some puritanical a**hole's eyebrows, I print at home.
Stay safe,
Diggy
Wal-Mart people are a bunch of tight asses. I worked at Japan Camera for about 10 years as a printer during my high school and university years and the policy was that we were not supposed to print any picture depicting child pornography or sexual contact between two people. During my time there, we must have received and printed hundreds of film rolls from people of all walks of life that contained nudity and they all left happily with their pictures. If you are still using a regular 35mm camera to take pictures, go to a regular photo lab (not Wal-Mart) and tell them that you have a roll that contains nudity. The key is, be natural. If you don't act and approach the guy at the counter as if you are a pervert, he should be fine with it. Too bad there are still too many people in society who view nudity as innappropriate. Remind him to give you all the copies printed, including tests. 
Photo labs in small stores will likely give you more flexibility... Of course the service you receive is always subject to the tastes and sensibilities of the individual serving you. But two year olds in the bath? Thats pushing it. especially if thekid is not being posed or mistreated. I have a few shots of my kids wearing shampoo pompadours. Cant believe they crack down on that now.
I had "spread eagle" shots of my ex developed at Costco.
No problem.
Too bad when we split, she was smart enough to hunt the photos and negatives down.
No problem.
Too bad when we split, she was smart enough to hunt the photos and negatives down.
