{"id":3700,"date":"2011-09-17T01:36:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T07:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/17\/what-is-lomography\/"},"modified":"2011-09-21T00:22:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T06:22:48","slug":"what-is-lomography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/17\/what-is-lomography\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Lomography"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lomography\"<\/a>It\u2019s amazing how the world of photography has grown in just a short amount of time. It seems like only yesterday that I got my first SLR manual camera and started taking pictures like a pro. Of course I wasn\u2019t and I am still just an amateur. But today, you don\u2019t have to be a professional to create high quality pictures. You don\u2019t even have to spend that much and really don\u2019t even need a professional camera rig to create images. If you want great looking images and you aren\u2019t interested in professional quality, you can purchase a decent point-in-shoot digital camera and start taking pictures. Then you can boost that quality to a higher level with Photoshop<\/a> and Adobe Lightroom 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But What\u2019s the Challenge in That?<\/h2>\n

As I mentioned before, this is great for the everyday person who just wants to take pictures for fun and save their memories. But for those that are looking for more of challenge there is a new society of photographers that do not use digital cameras they use film cameras! Not only do they use film camera, they use toy cameras<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

What Type of Photography Uses Toy Cameras and Why?<\/h2>\n

Lomography<\/a> is a type of photography that uses vintage cameras and toy cameras. They use these types of cameras because it creates a look that in some circles considered as a bad picture. But with lomography, that is the whole point. The lomographer is looking for the off colors, wrong focus, vignetting<\/a> effects. But the challenge is, they want to do it in a way that looks good and is considered art. But since this type of photography is done on film, the photographer doesn\u2019t know what he has until the film is processed.<\/p>\n

Lomography.com says there are 10 things that make up Lomography. If you live by these rules, then you can do Lomography.<\/p>\n

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  1. Take your camera everywhere you go.<\/li>\n
  2. Use it any time \u2013 day and night.<\/li>\n
  3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.<\/li>\n
  4. Try to shoot from the hip.<\/li>\n
  5. Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.<\/li>\n
  6. Don\u2019t think. (William Firebrace)<\/li>\n
  7. Be fast.<\/li>\n
  8. You don\u2019t have to know beforehand what you captured on film.<\/li>\n
  9. Afterwards either.<\/li>\n
  10. Don\u2019t worry about any rules!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    What Types of Cameras Are Used for Lomography<\/h2>\n

    Most types of photography use high end professional camera rigs or at least a good point-and-shoot camera but with lomography it\u2019s the exact opposite, they use low quality cameras and most are so low quality that use a plastic lens.<\/p>\n

    Lomography has only been around since the early 1990s and was founded by the Lomographic Society in Austria. The Lomographic Society found that the cheap Russian made toy camera, Lomo LC-A took unique pictures that were high contrast, vignettes, and soft focus.<\/p>\n

    The original lomo cameras were the LC-A, Holga, Fisheye, Supersampler, and the Colorsplash.<\/p>\n

    As for new and improve version of these cameras, Lomography.com<\/a> offers a great selections of lomo cameras to choose from. You can also find a selection of cameras on Amazon.com as well.<\/p>\n

    Examples of Lomography<\/h2>\n

    There are many styles of Lomography, each style uses a different camera, lens, or a different type of film processing. Below is a list of my favorite creative commons<\/a> lomography images. For more great examples checkout the lomography.com society and the lomography flickr groups. They both have great communities and they love to share their work.<\/p>\n

    Lomography Sprocket Rocket Examples<\/h3>\n

    \"Lomography<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Lomography<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Lomography<\/a>\"Lomography<\/a>Image Source: Sprocket Rocket \u2013 Paris<\/a>
    \nImage Source:     Sprocket014<\/a>
    \nImage Source:     Sprocket015<\/a><\/p>\n

    Lomography – Fisheye Photography<\/h3>\n

    \"Fisheye<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: PhotoWalk<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Fisheye<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: fisheye-rol1-koech100-013<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Fisheye<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: Fisheye Mall<\/a><\/p>\n

    Cross Processing Lomography<\/h3>\n

    \"Cross<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: Maratea, again<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Lomography<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: South Beach<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Analogic<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Source: Broken Umbrella<\/a><\/p>\n

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