Showing posts with label lomography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lomography. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

could I be starting a collection?


     After getting my Lomography Actionsampler I've been getting back into film photography.  It's pretty exciting to get the phone call from Camera's Etc. saying that my prints are ready.  (I almost got kicked out yesterday when I stood there for ten minutes while I looked through the roll and took up too much space at their counter.)  I've been thinking about the other types of cameras out there that have this "pictorialist" sense, where the photograph is more of an art in itself, than just any photograph.
     This camera is similar to the one I have but instead of having 4 frames it has 3.  I think this would be really interesting to use to sports or architecture because of the way information is distributed on the print.  I feel like the viewer looks at the two smaller images and can wonder what is happening on the rest of the field, or behind that building, where this camera then reveals more information in that third frame.


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Monday, February 15, 2010

Lomomomo m o mo mo o

My current favorite. I was a little disappointed that my last roll on my Lomography Actionsampler camera (http://www.lomography.com/) did not come out as expected. I was still experimenting with timing, since that's what this camera is mostly about. What I discovered through my failure was that there is much more to timing than what changes in the actual content.
This photograph has been dubbed my current favorite because it has practically the same exact content in each frame, but because of time and change in light, each image developed differently. I love the 70's-esque glow in each shot, and how even though there are four separate frames, there is still a strong focal point in the top right. A very happy accident.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Lomography Camera



I just got a Lomo camera from my uncle for Christmas, and I have to say that it is one of the top favorite objects I own right now. I carry it almost everywhere with an extra canister of film. It takes 4 separate shots within roughly two seconds. There is an amazing 1970's glow to every shot and they're really unpredictable in themselves. These two photos were my favorites from the first role that I took. The one of my dad driving reminds me of the photographs where light is maniupulated by leaving the shutter open; the line of light that shines along his arm and the wheel seems to make that sort of a shape.

One of my friends commented how the bottom right photo would be so creepy on it's own, but in the set it comes off just as a sillohuette. The top photo is a flock of seagulls on the Hudson after they all got startled.
I also got a BandW roll developed which came out with really great contrast, but I think I prefer to work with color in this camera because the '70's style is emphasized. Tomorrow I pick up 3 more sets of prints! Matte vs. glossy??