Lomo Lovers Vol.2

lomo loversvol . 2

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welcome.Lomo lovers has been created by two sisters who have a passion for lomography and want to share what’s 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 is medium format.

a guide to techniquesthroughout the book we may highlight techniques of how the image was createdhere’s 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.

microclicks: Overlapping, merging many exposures together so that they create a much more striking, fluid and cohesive panorama.

Inspirational lomographer of the month....name: Liana Garcia Joyce

flickr name: golfpunkgirl

day job: Manager of Lomography Gallery Store Soho, London

How long have you been into lomography / photography: I’ve been a solid Lomographer for nearly 8 years now. Chanced upon the Lomography site randomly one rainy day in 2004 and the rest is history. History being 1) meeting my husband through Flickr because he loved my LC-A photos 2) turning a hobby into a career by now working with the Lomography UK team 3) expecting our first lomobaby!

your favourite picture: This is impossible! I have too many! All are sentimental one way or another as I use photography as a way to document my life, like a journal through photos. If I had to pick one, I’ll choose a recent one shot on holiday to beautiful Santorini Island with the amazing new LC-Wide. Its 17mm lens captures EVERYTHING plus the half-frame mode allows you to shoot endless panoramics that blend in smoothly shot after shot. I am in love with this camera.

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favourite picture flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. LC-W

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What cameras do you own:GAH! Let’s just say I now have too many, most of which I haven’t shot yet or have had test rolls of film living in them for months. This is a classic case of having too many cameras and not enough time! What I can say is how many digital cameras I own and that would be zero… it’s analogue all the way! Plus plenty of others that I can’t think of or are broken. Buying second hand cameras from eBay is almost as addictive as taking photos...

favourite film: Slide film is always going to have an upper hand and again there are too many favourites but if I had to narrow it down to three, I’d go with:- Agfa CT Precisa 100 (the older emulsion)- Fuji Provia 400x- Lomography Chrome 100

favourite shooting locations:Everyday, mundane things as well as shooting in the underground and classic street photography, portraits and feet shots, signs, graffiti, textures, doors and locks plus multiple exposures mixing up various cities and countries.

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Favourite Camera / Film / Accessory Combination:My favourite all-time camera has to be the Lomo LC-A. My continuing love affair with this camera goes beyond the photographs they produce but rather the weight of the memories each shot represents (if that makes any sense). Nothing quite captures things like the LC-A and it feeds back images that depict things as I envision them. Plus, clip on the instant back and get instant goodness in minutes… it’s a killer combination. Bottom line: This camera does it for me.

Two other contenders would be the Polaroid SX-70 and the Canon SLR A-series

a bit about yourself:I love golf and shooting multiple exposures on film; I live to travel; eating nutella straight out of the jar with a spoon is WIN and I have unconditional love for my mental cat, Ilford. On the flip side, I hate people who won’t give up their seat for a pregnant lady on the tube. Boo. Oh and mussels, you couldn’t pay me to eat one!

where would you like to shoot where you haven’t so far?India and Cuba would be amazing… the culture, the colours, the people – could there be anything more photogenic? Plus I really want to go there so it’s win win.

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. LC-W

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. dianaF +instant back

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. Diana F+

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. LC-A + canon A-1

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flickr name. golfpunkgirltechnique: doubles collaboration

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. canonAV-1

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flickr name. golfpunkgirlshot with. Lubitel

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Your favourites by others:

title. behind memory doorflickr name. emile79

shot with. Polaroid 180loaded with. IDUV Film

technique. diptych

title. Ilfordflickr name. benbenbenbenben

shot with. Lubitelloaded with. n/atechnique. xpro

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120 film shots of the month

title. Holga Helter flickr name. m+b

shot with. Holga 120Nloaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100G

technique. cross processed

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title. In the poppy field flickr name. nicnocnoo

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak 160VC

technique. cross processed

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title. The Gloamingflickr name. The Infinate Now

shot with. Holga 120Nloaded with. Fuji 400

technique. double exposure

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title. Holga 4flickr name. kristianj

shot with. holgaloaded with. Kodak Ektachrome 64 EPR

technique. Expired 1999

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title. drowningflickr name. back, and to the left

shot with. Kiev 88CM + Arsat 30mm fisheye loaded with. Velvia 50

technique. cross processed

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title. Koi Descending Stairsflickr name. Lomo-Cam

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Lomo XPro 200 technique. cross processed

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title. Curious Daliflickr name. nicnocnoo

shot with. Holga 120 CFNloaded with. Kodak 400 VCtechnique. double exposure

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title. Bridge Over Calm Watersflickr name. dainmcgowan

shot with. Hasselblad 500cloaded with. Kodak T Max

technique. n/a

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title. rumbo de regresoflickr name. Karen F.H

shot with. holgaloaded with. Fuji Velvia 50

technique. cross process

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title. fresh roastedflickr name. dirklancershot with. Holga 120N

loaded with. Kodak E100VStechnique. cross process

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title. Panoramic Testflickr name. The Infinate Now

shot with. Holga Pinhole Panoramic loaded with. Kodak portra 400

technique. pinhole

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title. [DF/04] Wheelchairflickr name. Daz.

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Fuji Velvia 100f

technique. crossed processed

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title. The contents of my hat 01flickr name. *KUNI*shot with. ARAX60

loaded with. Portra 400NC technique. MC ARAX 80mm F2.8.

w/Close-up filter

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title. #51 summer in redscaleflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. Yashica 635loaded with. Lomography 120 Redscsale Film

technique. n/a

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title. Autumn Ashridgeflickr name. smmiepops

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak 400VCtechnique. cross processed

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title. Pandaflickr name. DJ Bass

shot with. holgaloaded with. n/a

technique. n/a

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title. Losmirflickr name. Adam Scott - not the golfer

shot with. holgaloaded with. n/a

technique. cross process

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title. [DF/04] arc flickr name. Daz.

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. fuji velvia 100F technique. double exposure

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title. quatre louvreflickr name. sammiepops

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. n/a

technique. splitzer

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title. contrast flickr name. Jaechon Anderson

shot with. Diana F+ loaded with. Fuji Neopan

technique. double exposure

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title. antes de volver a decirte adiósflickr name. Karen F.H

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak E100 G

technique. cross process

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title. Danger! No Diving...No Kidding!flickr name. kycamlewis

shot with. Holgaloaded with. Agfa RSXII technique. expired film

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title. Weird industry thingflickr name. Daz.

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS

technique. cross processed

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title. Wings of fireflickr name. squamyshot with. Diana F+

loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome GX technique. cross processed

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title. Weymouth Harbourflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. Yashica 635loaded with. Fuji Provia 400technique. cross processed

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title. venice?flickr name. majikmunkeedrool

shot with. Diana Floaded with. Kodak 400VCtechnique. cross processed

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title. untitled flickr name. OPAL76

shot with. Lubitelloaded with. Kodak EPT

technique. Cross processed

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title. Flower Eyesflickr name. Jaechon Anderson

shot with. Diana F+ loaded with. Fuji Neopan

technique. diptych

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title. untitledflickr name. racheldubbs

shot with. Holgaloaded with. fuji velvia 50

technique. double exposure

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title. entranceflickr name. sammiepops

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak E100 VS

technique. cross process

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title. Balloooonsflickr name. Daz.

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS

technique. multiple exposure

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title. Once a part of something elseflickr name. Zeb Andrews

shot with. Hasselbladloaded with. Kodak Portra 400

technique. n/a

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title. untitledflickr name. hannah brown 7

shot with. Dianaloaded with. n/a

technique. double exposure

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title. palmflickr name. stitch

shot with. Holgaloaded with. expired kodak verichrome

technique. double exposure

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title. Kilo Echo Foxtrot Oscarflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. Yashica 635loaded with. Fuji Provia 400technique. cross processed

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title. Hytheflickr name. fitzhughfellashot with. holga 120 WPC

loaded with. n/atechnique. pinhole

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title. round and roundflickr name. dirklancer

shot with. holgaloaded with. b&w

technique. n/a

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title. reflectionsflickr name. nicnocnooshot with. Holga 120N

loaded with. Ilford HP5 Plustechnique. n/a

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title. Lots of Balloonsflickr name. Daz.

shot with. Holga 120Nloaded with. Fuji Velvia 100technique. double exposure

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title. Our ever expanding dreamsflickr name. Zeb Andrews

shot with. Holgaloaded with. n/a

technique. holgarama

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title. untitledflickr name. OPAL76

shot with. Lubitelloaded with. Kodak EPT

technique. n/a

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title. Seasalterflickr name. majikmunkeedrool

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak 400VC

technique. light leak

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title. Road To Nowhereflickr name. majikmunkeedrool

shot with. Dana F+loaded with. fujifilm

technique. n/a

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title. Get to the topflickr name. Simon Tomlinson

shot with. Diana Floaded with. Kodak Ektachrome 64T (EPY) expired 1994

technique. cross processed

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title. no. 9flickr name. sammiepops

shot with. Diana F+loaded with. Kodak 160VC

technique. light leak

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title. Wavy Atlantic flickr name. pixietart

shot with. Holgaloaded with. n/a

technique. diptych

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lomolovers tipster: creating microclics

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title. FunFair Microflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. holgaloaded with. Lomography Redscale XR

technique. microclics

creating microclicsMicroclics is all about overlapping, merging many exposures together so that they create a much more striking, fluid and cohesive panorama. With the help of the websitewww.squarefrog.co.uk written by Simon Tomlinson and photography by slimmer_jimmer. This is how you do it...

step 1: Choose your subject and decide where you want the panorama to start and where to end. Your image can be as wide as you like, the only limit being the length of the film. Often Microclics images are the width of 3–4 frames of 6x6, so that’s between 18– 24cm long. This length would make a panorama of roughly 180º

step 2: Point your camera at the left edge of your panorama, take the first shot, then wind the film on 4-5 clicks and take the second, and so on (don’t worry about precision!). Then you need to turn roughly 25º, or, using the viewfinder overlap about 1/3rd over your previous exposure. If you are taking a 180º panorama you will end up taking about 7-8 exposures.

The key thing here is to remember the order to do it in: click-wind-turn, click-wind-turn. Or else you may forget whether you wound the film on or not.

step 3: After you’ve taken all your shots, you then need to wind on 32 clicks to the next frame. You’ll usually find that if you keep your eye on the counter window you’ll probably end up near a frame number when you get to about 32 clicks, I would leave it on a frame number in case your next shot ends up being a conventional single-frame.

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Preventing overexposure: It seems obvious that the most common problem with this technique is overexposing your film, due to so many exposures going on top on one another. Things that can help with this are:

• Low ISO film: 100 or slower is best• Use an ND filter, or a red filter when shooting black and white to decrease the amount of

light hitting the film.• Shoot on overcast days.• Use red-scale film, which is almost impossible to overexpose—perfect for Microclics.

Developing your film: When you get your film developed don’t forget to ask them not to cut the film! That way you have greater control over how the film is cut. You’ll probably have to scan the film yourself, unless your lab can do it for you.

Tips: A tripod is very useful for Microclics, if you really want to get a straight horizon. But, as I’ve said before, precision isn’t always best.

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title. #52 microclick windmillflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. holga 120Sloaded with. Lomography Redscale XR

technique. microclics

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title. Poppies micoclicksflickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. holgaloaded with. Lomography Redscale XR

technique. microclics

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title. Microclick #1flickr name. slimmer_jimmer

shot with. holgaloaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100G

technique. microclics

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lomolovers vol.. 3multi lens

We are already planning vol. 3. this time round it’s the awesome world of multi lenses. whether it’s 2 or 10 or anything in between, we want to see them! so visit our lomolovers flickr group and start posting!

special effects/techniques welcome. we are also looking for tipsters in this format, and one special person to be our inspirational lomographer of the month!

deadline for entries is Fri 23rd of September so I can start editing!

contact me at nicnocnoo@hotmail.co.uk or follow us @lomoloversuk on twitter for more information