New Orleans Film Lab

Yes, we can develop that disposable camera.

Whether it's your first roll of film or your ten-thousandth, we're excited to be your plug.

Open today·Thu–Sun · 10a–5p CT

In the Lower Garden District at 1512 Melpomene Street.

Developed and scanned from $20 a roll

Current Turnaround Times
Color (C-41)About a week
B&W2-3 weeks
Full pricing and turnaround info ↓
Photos: Hayden Parker · @gumbofilmlab
Getting your film to us

Three easy ways to get your film to the lab.

Develop your film
From the shop

Shop film and cameras

See everything in the shop

Why should you trust us?

We're local

We're proud to be New Orleans' only film lab and retail store and we offer 10% off everything to full-time residents of Orleans Parish in the store.

Privacy

Your photos are delivered to you as high quality scans in a gallery that we host on a private server because it doesn't make sense to digitize your photos and immediately upload them to a giant corporate cloud.

Your photos and data are yours

We protect your photos like we'd protect our own. This means we can confidently tell you that your images will never be used to train an AI without your permission and we'll never sell your data.

Prices and turnaround

From $20 a roll, developed and scanned.

Develop your film

Current Turnaround Times

Color (C-41)About a week
B&W2-3 weeks
Slide (E6)3+ weeks
Cinema (ECN-2)3+ weeks

From when your film reaches us.

Need it sooner?
RushWe prioritize your color film for delivery in 3-4 days.+$10 a roll
Next DayYour color film is processed and delivered by the end of the next day.+$20 a roll

Color (C-41) film dropped off at the shop.

What a roll costs

Developing
Color (C-41) or B&W$10
Slide (E-6) or Cinema (ECN-2)$15
Scans
Standard$10
High Res JPEG$15
High Res TIFF$20
Prints
4x6 Prints · 35mmEvery frame on the roll, 4×6.$12
4x6 Prints · 120$10

Disposable cameras are developed as color. Negatives or slides we didn't develop pay only for scans and prints.

Prices are per roll, before 10% sales tax. Paying by card adds 3%; cash at the counter doesn't. Returning your film to a drop box adds $5 a roll.