"Lomo my Landy"

[Pixel-Snapper]

So I got a Lomo style plug in for CS2 not sure its worked that well?

[Greg964]

Its quite nice, but the square vignette doesn't look very 'Lomo' to me.

[tim-b]

Sorry, don't think it has worked really.....when I think of Lomo, it's vibrant colours/casts, also the vignetting here looks too uniform and 'applied'.

There's loads of Flickr groups for Lomo pics, like this one http://www.flickr.com/groups/lomolca/

Edited by tim-b on Thursday 9th October 16:38

[Pixel-Snapper]

Cheers guys think ill have another go at it then.

tim-b - you have some really good images on you site :OP

[_dobbo_]

As said, the Lomo "style" typically involves a much less uniform but equally pronounced vignette. The amount differs from camera to camera and often from shot to shot





lots more here

One way to fake this is to apply a vignette in post processing. To make it uneven, try increasing the image canvas size in one direction only, then apply a vignette, then delete the extended portion of the canvas. This will give you a vignette that is heavier on one side than the other.

Alternatively just play around with a gradient fill from black->transparent and draw in the vignette manually.

Edited by _dobbo_ on Thursday 9th October 21:08

[PJR]

Theres a handful of Lomo users here on PH too. A quick search will show up a few interesting posts. I have a Lomo, Fisheye II

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[SamHH]

One one hand, I think that much of the appeal of this sort of photograph is the knowledge that it was created by such a basic piece of equipment. Taking it with an expensive, high-quality camera and then using complicated software on a super-powerful computer to achieve the effect seems to defeat the object. On the the hand, there is the argument it's the end result, rather than the equipment used to achieve that result, that is important. It's an interesting philosophical question.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Wow dobbo your blog is a very interesting read thanks for that, the venice images are stunning by the way.

After looking on ebay at how cheap holgas are to buy I think I might just buy one and have a go instead try to replicate the style. At least that way I can use up all the 120 film I have sitting in the fridge from my uni days.

Whats the oldest film you've yet to put through it dobbo I have some going back to the 80's?

Cheers

P-S

[_dobbo_]

Thanks for the comments on my blog! Regarding film age, the oldest roll I've put through was dated 2002, so not that old really! I couldn't see any difference between it and the new stuff.

Holgas are pretty cheap for a foray into shooting film, but also pretty limited. I do love mine though! I'm away for my 30th birfday weekend in London today and intend to use it more than the D200 as it's a bit easier to carry around.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Yeah I love using film theres something about it that digital just doesnt bring, still use my canon T90 35mm now and again.

PS Happy birthday chap

;OP