Can I have my photo prints from CVS lightened and will the picture quality still be bad if lightened?

Back on June 5, i brought a disposable camera from CVS cuz +44 was my mall signing cd's and i wanted pics, well i haveth pics developed today and i had copies made for a freind but their all so dark that you cant see the band because the flash was off. Is there a way the people at CVS can lighten the picture without ruining the quality, like can t be made into a normal picture or will there be a huge white spot or blur where th band is? I really wanted these pics to be good and theres not even a salgable picture out of them. Does anyone know if CVS will or can lighten photo prints?

Can I have my photo prints from CVS lightened and will the picture quality still be bad if lightened?
Taking pictures indoors with a disposable camera with no flash is not advisable. Even had you used the flash, unless you were within 10 feet, the pics would be underexposed.





The problem with gross underexposure is if you try to lighten it, the image just gets grainier and foggy looking. I doubt your images can be saved, but take them to CVS (or another lab) and ask to have a couple reprinted. Ask for one to be printed lighter and one darker. (Yes, darker!) You can decide if it helps.
Reply:I've done photo developing at an Eckerd's, which is basically the same as CVS. It's possible to lighten prints; sometimes it works like a charm with great results; other times the pictures end up lighter but grainy-looking. If the pictures were taken indoors during the day, I'd say there's a good chance that you can get at least a few good pictures out of the roll.





Store policies differ, but at my store you didn't have to pay for pictures that you didn't want. So you could probably bring the roll to the development place and ask to have a few done, or as the technician's opinion if it would be worth it or not. But as a general answer I would say that the pictures can probably be salvaged.
Reply:CVS (or another photo processor) will have to scan your negatives and turn them into digital files. From there you can have them re-printed at any place that does digital prints--and adjust the expose at the same time to make them lighter.