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Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm

Gulabi Photo Lab

Glasgow's indie film lab! Fast, professional colour (C41) and B&W processing and scanning ✨
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25/08/2026

We've just got a hold of the brand new Lucky C400 and we're delighted to say that it looks great at box speed and scans well across the board. ✅

We smashed through a roll on a typically dull scottish day, and scanned it on both the Frontier and Noritsu. ☁️

Here's a selection from the roll. Frontier scans are the ones with a border! 🎞️

If you're into how these look and want to try it out for yourself, you can pick up a roll of C400 from us for £12 while stocks last - don't forget, you can now order to collect via our website! 🎁

📷: Nikon 28ti

07/08/2026

Summer is very much in full swing, and we have a service update for you! 🚨

We are continuing to experience a huge volume of orders coming in to the lab, and we’re working literal overtime to try and get through them.

Unfortunately, we have fallen behind previous turnaround estimates since many of you handed your film in. We are now quoting ~10 working days for C41 & BW.

We are still getting dozens of emails chasing orders every day. We cannot respond to those and scan your film at the same time.

We kindly ask that you hold tight and you will receive an invoice as soon as your order’s ready. If there are any issues with your order, we will get in touch with you.

The TL;DR (but please do read) is that this is the busiest we have ever been, and we are working hard to deliver your photos as fast as we can.

So please. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please. Pretty please. Help us to help you. Stop chasing orders. We are eternally sorry. We feel like we're on fire. We're getting crispy.

04/08/2026

Numbers are in for July and that was our busiest month on record! ☀️ So, a huuuuge thanks to all of you out there sending us your precious film to develop from quite literally all corners of the globe! 🌍

We're still working hard to get the backlog down, and really appreciate your patience while we do so. 🙌

Big love from all of us at Gulabi! 💕 x

29/07/2026

We love our Fuji Frontier SP500's!! If you could name our next Frontier what would you call it??

20/07/2026

🛑 Starting Tuesday 21st July we are unable to complete new ECN2 orders until further notice. This is due to temporary unavailability at the cine lab we outsource ECN2 to.

⏸️ New ECN2 orders received and verified by the lab during this period will be safely stored until the service can continue.

📣 We will update you as soon as the service is available again, and until then please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused!

✅ If you have already received your conformation of arrival email, this will not apply to you. So please do not contact us about your order.

🎞️ Meanwhile, we are still working overtime to try and catch up with the backlog. Please do not chase orders that are within turnaround times (turnaround times are in working days, not calendar days), as all emails we answer take us away from scanning your film!

☀️That's it. Stay safe out there, keep that sunscreen topped up!

17/07/2026

In June we moved the lab to a new premise, and here's some video from those initial couple of weeks while we felt like we were losing our minds in the backrooms!

THE GULABIROOMS WON'T HURT YOU. EVERYTHING IS FINE.

Video also features some art from Lisette May Monroe who occupied our Gulabi Gallery space during the moving period with her 'Hard Lines' exhibition!

05/06/2026

PROOF OF LIFE.

Hi! It's been quite the week. The lab on Torrisdale is no more and we've fully moved into Niddrie Road.

Here's a selection of photos from the move. And yes, the very fact you are seeing these means that the scanners survived the move and we've ALMOST got the lab up and running (just a few more things to check!). Phew. We have an insane backlog to get through so pretty please, with sugar on top, STOP EMAILING US TO CHASE YOUR ORDERS. We're on it, promise!

PS: if you see the shutter open in the old lab, don't go under looking for us. It'll be just you and the worms x

📷: Nikon 28ti
🎞️: Kodak Ultramax

24/04/2026

🎞️ Now processing E6 🎞️

Lovers of fine grain, rich contrast, and saturation dialled to 11, rejoice 🙌

We're very pleased to announce our new E6 service!

💷 £15 for dev and scan, £10 for dev only
📷 35mm & 120
⏱️ Turnaround of ±14 working days
🧪 Genuine E6 chemistry

Processing is outsourced to a dedicated lab and positives are scanned in-house.

We’re also stocking E6 films for sale in-store (Kodak E100 and Fuji Provia).

With less dynamic range than C41 stocks, shooting reversal film can be daunting, so check out our blog for some practical advice on how to successfully shoot colour reversal film for the first time, with side-by-side comparisons between the Noritsu and Frontier! 🫡

16/02/2026

Want to work at Gulabi? We’re looking for two excellent people with an interest in analogue photography to join our team. Hit the link in bio for full details and how to apply. Applications close 23:59 Mon 23rd Feb. Good luck!

14/02/2026

Yesterday we bid adieu to Audrey as she anticipates the arrival of her secondborn. Audrey has worn many hats - journalist, indie rocker, photographer, mother, and for the last three years, Gulabi all rounder ... but her favourite hat is definitely the Ilford snapback. We’ll miss you dearly Auds! Thanks for everything 🫡

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140 Niddrie Road
Glasgow
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Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.gulabi.co.uk/

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