Why is my canon AE 1 not working?

I have a canon AE 1 which doens't seen to be working. It seems to be working fine when I take the photographs, then when i take it to be developed, there is nothing on the film. Is there anything that I am doing wrong or I can fix, or will I have to take it to a shop to get it fixed?

Sounds like the film is not advancing on the spool - make sure that the film is loaded properly - if it is, then the problems is most likely with the shutter. Does it make a grinding, pulling sort of noise when you advance the film? If so, the film isn't going anywhere and you're taking the shots on an empty slide. I had that problem with my Pentax, and I fixed it simply by putting a small piece of tape over the film on the spool. Otherwise, I can't think of anything that wouldn't be an internal problem....you should probably take it into a shop - find a specialty shop where they really know their stuff. they charge $140

just to look at it

you decide Canon film SLR's will develop a common condition that is known as the "Canon Squeek" when they get on in age. This condition is especially prevelant in the AE1 & A1 lines from the late 70's early 80's.

The squeek develops as the lubrication in the shutter mechanism begins to dry and is something that can be fixed relatively easily (and for a reasonable price) by any trained professional.

If you're not hearing any abnormal sounds when you fire the shutter (as I described) then you probably have a situation where your film leader backed out of the take-up spool (a common problem with most 35mm's).