Online Film Processing: Where to Develop + Scan Film
A Near Definitive List of Online and Local Photo Labs Near You
You don't need me to tell you that finding an online or local film lab that will stick around long enough for you to grow as a film photographer, let alone one nearby, is getting harder and harder by the day. And while it's impossible to list every single photo lab out there, this is about as close to a definitive list as you'll find on the internet dot com: the usual suspects, hidden gems, and everything in between, divided by region.
I'm based in Los Angeles, California so naturally, I included more film labs in L.A. compared to other regions. Still, always a good idea to check your neighborhood — punch in "film lab" on Google Maps and you might be surprised. Also, don't sleep on your local CVS, Walmart, and Costco, because some are surprisingly still developing film. And if don't see your local photo lab listed here, let me know and I will add it to the list.
California
Los Angeles
Negative Lab・Gold Photo・Quik-Pix・The Icon・35mm Pr・Berry Flash・Post Mix・Red Room・Richard Photo Lab・J&F Photo・East L.A. Film・Analog Photo・L.A. Film Lab・Advanced Photo・Last Good Film Lab・Mira's Film Lab・Samy's Camera・Valley Photo Service・The Photo Dept.・House of 35・Fromex・Relics
Orange County
Rewind Film Lab・Legacy Film Lab・Pro Photo Connection・The Darkroom・The Photo Lab
San Diego
Safelight Labs・Total Photo・Nelson Photo・I'm Still Developing・The Great American Photo Lab
Bay Area
Foto Express・Mayfield Photo Lab・A Film Lab・Underdog Film Lab・Royal We Film Lab・Photo Laboratory・Oscar's Photo Lab・Photoworks・Photo Plus・Photo Pro Lab
Fresno
Santa Rosa
Santa Barbara
Southwest
Las Vegas
B&C Camera・Pro Image Photo Lab・Fremont Photo Co.
Albuquerque
Arizona
Wilson Camera・Strap Film Lab・Phoenix Film Revival
Utah
The South
Florida
Reformed Film Lab・Palm Film Lab・Bellows・Thacker's・Olilous・On a Roll・Homebrewed・Lakeland・Coastal Film Lab・Not Another Film Lab・Harmon Photo
Texas
Goodman Film Lab・Prisma Film Lab・Legacy Photo Lab・Flats・San Marcos・Lagos Vista・Turbo Photo・Kingwood・Real Quick
Tennessee
Knoxville Film Lab・Boutique Film Lab・Southbound Film Lab
The Carolinas
Spartan Photo Center・The Asheville Darkroom
Alabama
Electra Film Lab・Indie Film Lab
Georgia
Bleach Film Lab・Bellows Film Lab
Kentucky
East Coast
New York
Photodom・NYC Film Lab・Contact Photo・Photo Lab NYC・Nice Film Club・Sammy's Photo Lab・5R Photo Lab・Luster Photo・Trilogy Photo・Exposure Therapy・DL Film Dev・The Color House・Color Resource center
Pennsylvania
Indie Photo Lab・Eastern Standard Photo
Massachusetts
Hunt's Photo & Video・Cat Labs・iLA Film Lab
New Jersey
Connecticut
Mid West
Ohio
Cincinnati Film Lab・Process 614・Memphis Film Lab
Illinois
Constant Agitation Film Lab・Brooktree Film Lab
Michigan
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