vol . 7
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welcome.
lomo lovers has been created by two sisters who have a passion for lomography and want
to share whats out there to fellow lomographers.
we are creating monthly inspiration books. different cameras, film, techniques and
maybe some specialist features you name it, we just want to share it. we would like to
thank everyone who has contributed to this issue, without you the book would be empty!
this month we have gone with a classic... the Diana. the lightweight plastic body, the
simple shutter, the colour-dripping lens and soft-focused surprises, what more could you
want from a camera! we are also featuring fed.v as our inspirational lomographer who
specialises in different films and techniques (definitely worth a read)
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we are two sisters from Buckinghamshire who have a passion for Lomography and vintage
cameras. We both got our first cameras back in December 2010 and since then our
collection has grown to over 40 between us.
we love slide film and experimenting with different techniques, and we love being
constantly surprised with the results that you just dont get with digital photography.
we are always inspired by the analogue community, and want to share this wonderful
world with everyone.
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favourite camera:
favourite camera:
Favourite film:
Favourite film:
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a guide to techniques
throughout the book we may highlight techniques of how the image was created
heres a rough guide to the terms
rats eye: this is where the camera is placed at ground level, it gives a great perspective
and depth.
double exposure: one shot taken over the top of another usually using an mx
button or finishing a roll, rewinding, then shooting on top.
home made redscale: take some colour film and put it in your camera the wrong way
round, so you expose on the back of the film.
long exposure: using the bulb mode B you can create motion blurs.
cross-processing: xpro for short. processing your film in the wrong chemicals gives
your film more impact and saturated high contrast.
sprocket hole: modifying a medium format camera to use 35mm film, means you will
have the image bleeding onto the sprocket holes.
coloured flash: get some coloured plastic gels, place one over the flash and
experiment with colour.
panoramas: combining multiple shots of one subject to create one long overlapping
image.
camera tossing: moving your camera or throw it in the air as you take the shot. giving
a camera shake and motion blur.
Inspirational lomographer
of the month....
name: federico venturino
flickr home: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fed_v/
day job: web developer
How long have you been into lomography / photography:
Ive been taking pictures for about 15 years. I bought my Fisheye camera 5 years ago but
it wasnt until 2 years ago that I got really into Lomography.
Favourite film:
Colour Negative: Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Colour Film (2486). Its got
crazy exposure latitude perfect for guessing exposures on toy cameras. Colour palette
reminiscent to old Kodachrome.
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favourite picture
title. Tigre
flickr name. fed_v
Konica Auto S2
Hoya R72 IR filter
Rollei Retro 400S rated at 25ASA
Microdol-X 1+3
13min @ 24
Agitation: 10sec every 1min
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B&W: Kodak HIE High Speed Infrared Film (RIP) & Kodak Technical Pan 25 (The holy grail
of B&W film)
Slide Film: Kodak Ektachrome 160T EPT (At least 10 years expired). Cross processed,
colour reminds me of Autochrome Lumire from the 1900s.
* This film was designed to make slide duplicates of colour negatives so it has strong blue cast to
compliment the orange mask found on negatives.
This give the images almost a cross processed look to them. It is extremely slow (around 3-6 ASA) and
seems to be somewhat fogged adding a bit of magenta to some areas of the film.
This creates a warm and cool colour tone that seems interesting for some pictures despite having almost
no shadow detail.
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* After discovering that some people pre-soak Rollei films to remove the anti-halation layer (its in the
developing instructions Ive never read!), it occurred to me that perhaps by removing said layer before
loading it in the camera I might be able to simulate the glowing highlights of aura of Kodak HIE High
Speed Infrared Film.
To do this, I simply took a roll and loaded it into my developing tank, washed it in water for about 3
minutes and dried it with a hair dryer in complete darkness. I then Rolled it back into a 35mm cassette
and loaded my camera. The highlights get a little fuzzy but you can only really notice the effect when you
have strong highlights set against dark shadows or a black sky. Still, I think it makes the film a little more
interesting if one manages to avoid water streaks!
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* This is where I think Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Colour Film (2486) shines. Nice, rich, saturated
colours in full sunlight. Its impossible to overexpose this film!
I generally shoot it with one of my toy cameras and pretty much every pictures turns out fine but when I
can expose it properly, I set it to 250 ASA.
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* Kodak Vision 3 500T Motion Picture Film is a Tugnsten balanced film designed for artificial light.
I love taking it out for daylight shots to get that blue colour cast.
The Receskys blurry edges really makes the center of the image the focus point.
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* This is another tungsten balance colour negative film. The colour cast isnt as blue as the 500T but
more of a light cyan.
The L in NPL stands for Long exposures so I though it would be appropriate for pinhole shots.
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title. untitled
lomography name. Lipford Street 391
shot with. polaroid
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Diana shots
of the month
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title. untitled
flickr name. alessandrarasechi
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. n/a
technique. n/a
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title. Double
flickr name. meesterbrein
shot with. Diana
loaded with. n/a
technique. multiple exposure
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title. untitled
flickr name. Squamy
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome GX
technique. cross processed
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title. Fjra 05
flickr name. margrethe87
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. redscale
technique. Fisheye
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title. amsterbikeride
name. marianne chua
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. n/a
technique. n/a
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title. img160
flickr name. fed_v
shot with. Original Diana No. 162
loaded with. Kodak Tri-X
technique. n/a
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title. Dianas 3
flickr name. espaciovictor
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. fuji Superia 400
technique. n/a
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title. Dianas 5
flickr name. espaciovictor
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. fuji Superia 400
technique. n/a
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title. amsterbikeride
name. Marianne Chua
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. n/a
technique. n/a
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title. CNV00002
flickr name. miss_vivienne
shot with. Diana
loaded with. n/a
technique. n/a
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title. Ops!
flickr name. reffrusta
shot with. Diana
loaded with. Fuji Provia 100F
technique. n/a
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title. Whoa!
flickr name. missmornings
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. n/a
technique. cross process
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title. Flare
flickr name. Slimmer_jimmer
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome 100G
technique. cross process
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title. D1000010.
flickr name. Quaisoir @ Lil Miss QQ
shot with. Diana F+
loaded with. n/a
technique. Mask
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title. dirt
flickr name. biondapiccola (holga my dear)
shot with. Diana
loaded with. Fomapan 400
technique. multiple exposure
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lomolovers tipster:
bokeh multiple
exposures
title. *Cow
lomohome & flickr. Daz.
shot with. LC-M
loaded with. fuji velvia 100F
technique. bokeh doubles
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creative bokeh....
Daz. (a lomo lovers regular on flickr and lomography.com) has created this great
technique for doing bokeh multiple-exposures.
step 1: Cut and shape the sheet to make a fake lens hood. The Diameter is made so that
it snugly fits on the lens.
step 2: In the middle of the filter the wanted bokeh shape is cut out - in out example a
star is used. (you can use a puncher or cut it by hand).
step 3: Set your camera to its lowest aperture value (completely open).
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step 4: I shot a roll of film through my SLR using a custom bokeh mask. The basic idea behind
the mask is that it changes the out-of-focus areas from standard circle-ish shapes to fancy
shapes such as stars, faces, hearts etc. It works particularly well in dark situations with lots of
lights in the background.
step 5: I shot my roll around town one night streetlights, traffic lights, etc. I used a large
aperture (f/1.8) and made sure the lights were out of focus this led to maximum custom
shapes. You dont have to go round town to shoot lights you could just put some fairy lights
up in a dark room (I used this option for my second attempt its much warmer and quicker!).
step 6: Once I finished the film in my SLR, I put it into one of my Lomo cameras and shot
normally. I think I got some rather pleasing results. The cow with a star in her mouth, and the
planetarium are particular favourites
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We are already planning vol. 8. the recent news that KODAK are discontinuing their fantastic slide film
has got us down... so we thought we would celebrate the amazing film and cameras that they have
produced over the years!! so submit your best Kodak film or camera shots and visit our lomolovers
flickr group and start posting!
special effects/techniques welcome. we are also looking for tipsters, and one special person to be our
inspirational lomographer of the month!
deadline for entries is Sat 24th of March so I can start editing!
contact me at nicnocnoo@hotmail.co.uk or follow us @lomoloversuk on twitter for more information