No it isn't my fault you call yourself a professional photographer

[draftermatt]

Oddly enough I went with one of the cheapest photogs (pro) for my wedding. But he's also been doing it the longest (he did my parent's wedding in 1982, and my mom thought he was old then)

[auntiem]

Not to be rude, but you go to a 1-hour photo to get your snapshots developed, not pictures that people are paying money for.

I adore the people at my 1-hour. It is the only place in town I will take my film. If I want a really good print or need some dodging/burning then ya, I'll go to the expensive professional place. But the mistakes this lady has made can't be fixed in development anyways.
A professional would have rushed their camera to get fixed the minute "light leaks" was mentioned (or at least reached for the duct tape).

[wolfie]

I'll second that, having worked in a mini lab I know exactly what can go wrong, how often, with what results. Which is why I now shoot digital!

Many years back, I took a couple rolls of pictures of a friend's wedding to the Wal-Mart 1-hour photo place (cheapest available), but in my defense:

- I was not the designated photographer (he hired a pro, I was just one of the guests).
- I shoot slides, and wanted to give him a set of prints. As it turns out, the cheapest way to get prints from that many slides was to buy a used slide duplicator, along with a couple rolls of print film and processing. Even if Wal-Mart had shredded the film, I could have re-shot through the slide duplicator with new rolls of print film.

As it turns out, when he looked through the album of prints, one of my shots of the receiving line was the only "unobstructed view" one that he had. He asked to borrow the negative for it to get more prints made, and I flipped to the back of the album where all the "original" negatives were. I also pointed out the 2 shots of his wife signing the register - one left-handed and one right-handed (I had accidentally "flopped" the slide the first time).