5 posts tagged “lomo”
I just got my 3rd roll of Lomo pictures scanned in. This roll was the best yet, now that I had the camera on the right exposure setting! Check this one out for example (click for a bigger version):
Here are a few of the photos from the first role of film with the Lomo camera. Lisa and I took these on our weekend to Friday Harbor.
I've learned a few things looking at these first roles and I'm looking forward to refining my technique with this camera and seeing if I can get better results next time.
I've been having some extra fun with photography these last few weeks. I was charged with taking photos for the next major revision of the Exbiblio website. We've been playing around to find a photographic "look" that we want.
I suggested that we try Lomo photography which seems fun and edgy for a corporate web site. The Lomo camera has a great history that I won't go into here, except to say that it is an old school camera made in the USSR that takes photos that have lots of character. It also has a certain "shoot from the hip" attitude that surrounds this camera. Check out this BBC link and their Red, Blue, and Green galleries for examples of Lomo photos.
Lomo cameras have become something of a fad, and are expensive collector items now. Fortunately Lauren, a co-worker already had one (hipster that she is) and was kind enough to loan it to me for a few weeks.
I bought a variety of professional slide films known for saturated colors, and have been snapping photos of all kinds of random things (you are not allowed to think too much when using a Lomo).
I just took the first two rolls to the film shop. One is being developing normally and the other they are "cross-processing" for me which means that they develop the slide film using print film chemicals (another Lomo thing to do). I can't wait to get them back! It seems like forever since I had to wait to see my photos. It is kind of like waiting for Christmas (except less cider).
