Palo Alto, California, USA

REOPENING APRIL 12, 2025

Payment methods?

With cash money or paper checks made out to “Mayfield Photo Lab.” I will gratefully accept payment via Venmo or Zelle, but I might think mean thoughts about you around tax season when I get literal pounds of extra forms and documents through the mail.

I don’t have a CD drive.

I can give you a scannable download link with your negatives if you order a scan. Just let me know when you drop off your film or include it in your order instructions. Files will stay up until the end of the week after pick-up, plus one week.

Won’t you try a CD? Your data won’t get scrambled by an Airpods case like a hard disk, or just sort of evaporate away in a flash chip.

Do you offer discounts?

Students with ID and customers over 65 will not receive a discount. Military (active duty and retired) and first responders (Police, Fire, EMS) will get a respectful “thank you for your service” and a shallow Asian style greeting bow, but still no discount. Employees of Facebook/Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle will be double charged because they are despicable grub wretches and I hate them. Anyone involved in biotech or the defense industry must pay triple. Evasion of these extra fees will result in a lifetime ban.

How long do I have to pick up my photos?

Until the end of the month, plus one month. I’ll usually feel bad and hold onto your negatives for another month, but it’s going in the trash after that. Recycled if it’s black and white.