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Developing
Your film is processed in the lab using the appropriate chemistry for the film you’ve sent us.
How it works
How we develop your film
Sending film to Take It Easy is straightforward. Order online, get your rolls to us and we’ll take care of the developing, scanning and checking here in Leeds.
Black & White film developed in house
From your camera to your inbox
Here’s what happens from placing your order to getting your scans back.
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Order online
Choose your developing service, scan size and any extras you want, then complete your order online.
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Pack your film
Put your film somewhere secure and include your order number inside so we can match everything up when it arrives.
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Send it or drop it off
Post your film to the Leeds lab, bring it in yourself or use one of our drop off locations.
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We book it in
Once we’ve opened your parcel, checked the order and booked your film into the lab, we’ll send you an Order Received email.
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We take it from here
Your film is developed, scanned and checked by the team. When it’s ready, we’ll send your scans digitally.
Good to know
Your Order Received email is the important one
A delivery notification from Royal Mail or your courier means your parcel has reached us. Your Order Received email means we’ve physically opened it, matched your films to your order and booked everything into the lab.
Current standard turnaround
11-13
working days
From the working day after your film is booked in
Inside the lab
Your film passes through several stages before the finished scans reach you.
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Scanning
Once processed, your negatives are scanned at the resolution you selected when ordering.
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Checked by people
Before your order is finished, your scans are checked by the lab team. We’re a real group of people looking after your photographs, not just an automated processing line.
Your film
What happens to my negatives?
Your negatives still belong to you after processing. When ordering, you can choose how you’d like them handled, including whether you want them cut into strips or left uncut.
Make sure you choose the return or collection option that works for you when placing your order.
Doing our bit
Read more about sustainability →
Film is messy. We try to make it less so.
Running a film lab creates chemical and material waste, so we take practical steps to reduce what we can.
That includes recovering silver from chemistry, filtering waste, recycling where possible and finding ways to reuse materials that would otherwise be thrown away.
Ready when you are
Got a roll waiting to be developed?
Choose your developing service and we’ll take it from there.
