At that time, most of the Labrador advertisements were in black and white. More ads are now in color and there is a new demand for color photos for use on web sites. Most of my work is now in color. I've tried various color photo labs and am now using a local lab whose owners and operators have done a lot of dog and horse photography and are sensitive to my requirements. They are also very good in what they do.
Basic processing is usually adequate.
They are not color corrected, cropped, or of sufficient size for most ads. Yes, a magazine can enlarge them, but you lose quality. Their purpose is to give the customer some input into what gets printed as an enlargement and final product.