On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:35:19 +0100,
(D.M. Procida) wrote:

I've just had some photos back from Snapfish (in the UK), and I'm quite
disappointed with the colour rendition.

In most of the pictures - which were taken with three different cameras
of different brands, over a period of several years - skin tones are
really horrible. People look like they are made out of plastic, like
shop dummies.

Is this normal, or have I just been unlucky (or hypercritical)?

Did you specify that they NOT optimize the photos, ie not try to
correct them?