Kodak Express

I rarely get photos actually printed on photo quality paper, I just don’t see the point of having hard copies when digital will do (also with the aid of the various digital photo frames I’ve got free over the years)
I do however need a few half-​decent photos printed for a portfolio a few months back and seeing as I actually walked past the Kodak shop without even realising it I U-​turned and made my way in.
It’s the usual on offer. Developing counter, frames and the like on offer and machines which do your developing for you. That’s really all I needed, 6 images printed with perhaps a couple as a backup.
I’ve a small 2gb SD card at the moment and all was fine with the self serve system, although it seemed to take a bit longer than machines I’ve used in the past. Developing was quick and painless too, cheap and cheerful and the image quality was bang on. There’s not a whole lot that can go wrong with an establishment like this. Digital photography has made the entire procedure of processing images almost impossible to mess up.

Right, so, I’m an absolute plank. I drove into Belfast, parked up and wandered up to Shaftesbury Square with the intention of developing about 30 photographs of my nephew’s first birthday party. When I got there I explained my intention to the attentive assistant who immediately told me the 16gb SD cards are useless, apparently they always crash and they are difficult to scroll though — she was helpful and showed me how to insert the card, upload and scroll through the prints. I stood scrolling for ages and I noticed the more you buy the less you pay — I was therefore gearing up to buy loads of my cute nephew. After about ten minutes the pictures all uploaded and I couldn’t find my pictures anywhere — yes, I’m a fool — I bought the wrong SD card. The woman just laughed it off when I apologized for wasting her time. She was really nice and even complimented me on a photo of me that she caught a glimpse of. I would recommend this express counter for help with your prints and even advise on the best equipment to use — I overheard a male member of staff giving another customer hints and tips on how to use his fancy camera.