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    3.8 (351 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Film price sheet 7/28/24
    Abby C.

    I originally came here for the Photo Booth because someone told me about it. It's card only and also accepts Apple Pay. The photo experience was cool and very fast. While we were waiting for the film to develop we walked around the store. The film options this store provides is awesome. The prices are fair for the assortment offered. There are many variations of B&W film, colored film, as well as Polaroid film. I asked the associate about development prices and they were very patient and knowledgeable. The development prices are great, better prices than some stores in the South Bay. The turn around time is a couple days which is to be expected. They even have an option for digital prints. I'll definitely continue to come here.

    Specks of dust under the glass, which I can't even remove due to how they framed the photo.

    Would not recommend for their framing services. Came here to get a photo printed and framed with one of their custom frames. For the price you pay, the service is very lacking. For the photo printing, you email a copy of the photo and they show you what the photo will look like, and you go over the sizing. I was told the photo quality was great and on the computer it looked like the resolution was good especially for an iphone photo. They notify you when the photo is done and then you return to discuss which frame, mat size, and type of glass you want. The photo was extremely pixelated. I'm not sure how that didn't even raise any questions for them. Luckily, I inquired about it and they reprinted the photo after checking the photo quality again. When I went to pick up the frame, they showed me a package that had the right frame but wrong photo! It was a portrait of someone else, most likely someone's grandmother. I told them that's definitely not my photo and they apologized and said they'd try to figure out what happened. Went back a third time to finally pick up the frame and photo. Frame is right, photo is correct, but there's specks of dust under the glass and the mat has a couple smudges... And they framed the photo in a way that you cannot take it apart... At this point I'm not going back a fourth time. Having paid close to $300 for this I'm very disappointed in their service. To say their attention to detail is lacking is an understatement.

    strip print
    issa s.

    cute b&w strip~~ but just know that once you pay (can pay w apple pay) the countdown starts right away and countdown is SO fast between each picture. It takes about 2.5 minutes for your picture to print. It tells u where to look but I still missed where the camera was LOL. As of this post it was $7.50 one print.

    Frame that was scanned and sent to me. Love the coloring!!!

    I stopped by during my trip to SF a week ago. Dropped off a roll of film and it was scanned and sent by the date they estimated. Very grateful for their service and the cool selection of unique films for sale. Exposed me to new ways of thinking and looking at photography, a love of mine. Thank you for the service!

    showed that film was in my order of 3 rolls

    I paid for them to develop 3 rolls of film. it was a really simple process going in and having them take my order and the people at the front were super nice! unfortunately, one of my rolls ended up being messed up so they obviously didn't develop it. which is fine, but like... I basically paid over $70 for them to develop 2 rolls of film..? idk, maybe I'm not getting what their process was. if they actually did the amount of work it takes to develop 3 rolls then that's fine but from my end, it seems like they just took the roll that couldn't be developed, repackaged it, and gave it back to me..? I'm not even necessarily mad, cause I'm sure they put in the work for my film- I just want an explanation/reasoning for what happened and why it still cost over $70 to NOT develop one of my rolls. maybe some of it was developed??? either way, I would really like to hear back from the folks here!

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    Lynn F.

    Since 1987! That's pre-digital. I've been a loyal customer for at least 20 years & they've never disappointed. I love that they still develop film in-house, a hard to find service in SF. Really, Photoworks is one stop. You can upload your jpegs, order your prints, then get custom framing. Everyone is friendly & knowledgeable. The walls are filled with creative, inspirational photos. They used to be located on Church & Market. Now you can find them on Market, between Sanchez & Noe.

    Lynn L.

    there was a little line on a saturday evening, but it went by quick. the pic is taken immediately after paying and it takes awhile for the photo to come out. overall, it was a fun experience!

    Sample Photo Scan from Photo Works - Taken at the Independent in the Richmond
    Vijay N.

    Since moving to the bay area in February, Photoworks has been my go to film processing shop. The shop itself is small, but it has a great selection of film (even with the 35 mm shortage right now). More than the film selection though, the turn around time of the lab is great. As an anecdote, I dropped of 9 rolls of film on a Monday a few weeks ago (a mix of 120 and 35m) and the team there was able to turn it around within a week, which is incredible. The scans are always great and the shop makes it really easy to download your pictures. The staff has also been super friendly and have let me know about various film events in the city which has been super nice as relatively new person in San Francisco. Looking forward to visiting this shop frequently in the future

    How cute isn't it?
    Christiana C.

    I live in the Bay Area and saw this place on Tik Tok. As a former photography nerd I knew I had to check it out. When we arrived, it was very clean and spacious inside Nice location and parking was easy to find. Photos were fairly inexpensive to be in a tourist city, so that was pleasant surprising. They had lots of options for purchasing film and the ones you took in the booth, like frames and a digital copy. The clerk helped my friend with some film purchases and she said that they were very patient and helpful! Overall a great experience at Photoworks and I will be taking all of my friends that come to visit!

    Great quality from my Canon AE1

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    4 months ago

    Bringing back old school vibes. Very vintage but also pricey. Was able to get street parking on the other block.

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    1 year ago

    A bit pricey, but they developed my film quickly and it's really nice quality! I love the online album access for my photos.

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    Needed something last minute- Pleasant team, efficient and delivered. Quality work and on time- thanks!

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    Nice prints. Nice that 220 is same price as 35. Overall good experience. Thank you! Cheers

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    3 years ago

    Professional, engaging and solicitous staff ever ready to consult on film, gear and top shelf framing. Look no further!

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    Ask the Community - Photoworks

    Do you take passport photos?

    No, we do not.

    Do they sell photo albums?

    Do you convert photos to metal prints?

    Absolutely. We can scan the original photo and have it printed onto a metal.

    I want a digital photo printed, what is the best way to send it to you guys?

    Upload it to our website for printing or bring the digital file in store.

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    Review Highlights - Photoworks

    Shoutout to River for helping my naive self unload the film & choose which film would work best for my camera.

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    Advance Camera

    Advance Camera

    4.5(51 reviews)
    2.7 miMonterey Heights
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    I accidentally dropped my Nikon 18-105mm lens and noticed some distortion on the bottom left…read morequadrant of all my photos. I gave Yakov a call and he told me to bring it over immediately for inspection. On first look, he actually wasn't convinced that anything was wrong but after taking a few test shots, he noticed the same issue I saw (most of the bottom left quadrant was blurry while the rest of the image was sharp). Unfortunately, he wasn't sure that he could fix it. He also had to borrow my camera body because he didn't have a Nikon on hand. During the duration of holding my camera, I neither received an update via email or via phone. It was a bit unsettling. I called him after 4 days for a check in and he told me it wasn't ready and hung up. I gave another call today (6 days later) and he told me that it was ready for pick up. When I arrived, he told me that he couldn't completely fix the issue but that it was greatly improved from its previous state. True, the distortion was drastically reduced in well lit situations or when focusing on objects far away, but on items closer, I can hear still the lens struggle to focus. Yakov said there's nothing he can do about that, but recommended I call Nikon. He still charged the entirety of his estimate...which I wasn't really satisfied with, given how the problem still persists. Yakov has 52 years of experience under his belt so he certainly knows his craft. But whether or not I would choose to use his service again, I'm not sure.

    Weird that there are a handful of reviews for Nikon repair, but when I called to inquire, was told…read morehe doesn't work on Nikon... Sad for me that I was in his neighborhood and have to figure out where next to go...

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