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Since I work in photo developing, I thought I would give a few quick pointers here from my experience and a few warnings of photo mishaps and what to do. Thought this would be the best place for a thread like this. 
#1. If your roll of film jams inside your camera, DO NOT open the camera and yank your film out. We have seen people turn in rolls of film where it jammed, they opened the back, yanked the film out, and wrapped the exposed portion of the film around the canister. If this ever happens to you, take your camera to a camera shop or to a photo developing place (again, my stores (Eckerds) have these) and we can put your camera into a black box, open it up, and extract the film and wind it back into the cartridge without causing light damage to the film.
#2. Disposable cameras don't work well in BRIGHT outdoors.
#3. Higher film speed = more grainy film and pictures. When used to take pics in sunny outdoor pictures, this grain becomes evident. Use 400 and 800 speed inside or later in the evening. 100 for bright outdoors, 200 for normal sunny days or well-lit rooms.
#4. airport x-rays can and possibly will damage your film. buy a lead-lined film bag (available at camera stores or photo developing stores) to protect your film / disposable cameras and keep it in your carry on to show security when they question it.
That's it for now. If any of you have film or picture taking questions, reply and I will do my best to answer you.
#1. If your roll of film jams inside your camera, DO NOT open the camera and yank your film out. We have seen people turn in rolls of film where it jammed, they opened the back, yanked the film out, and wrapped the exposed portion of the film around the canister. If this ever happens to you, take your camera to a camera shop or to a photo developing place (again, my stores (Eckerds) have these) and we can put your camera into a black box, open it up, and extract the film and wind it back into the cartridge without causing light damage to the film.
#2. Disposable cameras don't work well in BRIGHT outdoors.
#3. Higher film speed = more grainy film and pictures. When used to take pics in sunny outdoor pictures, this grain becomes evident. Use 400 and 800 speed inside or later in the evening. 100 for bright outdoors, 200 for normal sunny days or well-lit rooms.
#4. airport x-rays can and possibly will damage your film. buy a lead-lined film bag (available at camera stores or photo developing stores) to protect your film / disposable cameras and keep it in your carry on to show security when they question it.
That's it for now. If any of you have film or picture taking questions, reply and I will do my best to answer you.
