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Showing posts with label Lomography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lomography. Show all posts
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Saturday, 2 July 2011
In The Heart of East London
If you mentioned at the beginning of the year East London to me, I would have thought about Lord Sugar, Spitalfields and Brick Lane.
Now when you mention it, I will add Graffiti art to that list. Over a month ago I joined a Lomography walk and found so much art, art that I would never have appreciated before.
With some of the art, it is so small you really have to open up your eyes and look down!
xoxo
Thursday, 16 June 2011
La Sardina is on the Market!
Lomography has done it again...they've brought our a new camera for all the analogue fans out there!
Heres the Official Lomography press: -
La Sardina
The Fresh and Unique 35mm Fish Can Super-wide-angle Camera
Fishy Fantasy
Straight from the La Sardina fish market, Lomography brings you four stylish cameras that will take
analogue lovers' hearts by storm. Meet El Capit·n, Fischer's Fritze, Sea Pride and Marathon, the first
four colorful clones (with a 1000 more to come) of the brand-new La Sardina camera. La Sardina is a
point and shoot camera, using 35mm film and equipped with a plastic wide-angle lens that enables
pros and beginners to shoot beautiful Lomographs easily. No need for long explanations at your local
lab, the processing is really easy due to the regular format of the shots. As different as these four
models may be, they all have one thing in common - a crazy wide-angle plastic lens and the best lens
ring of all time.
El Capit·n and Fisher's Fritze are also equipped with Fritz the Blitz, Lomography's newest and most
powerful flash. Not only is this stunning flash the most powerful Lomographic flash ever, it also
comes complete with 3 unique distance settings that allow you to set the power of the flash - giving
you maximum creative control. This flash is also packaged with yellow, red and blue filters that will
drench even the darkest pirate adventure in colorful light.
While its designs are flashy and stylish, the technical features of La Sardina are humbly reduced to
the basics to enable even the greenest of greenhorns to make a first step into Lomography. Say hello
to your new favourite camera!
Get it now! shop.lomography.com/cameras/la-sardina-cameras
Read more about the La Sardina Camera! microsites.lomography.com/la-sardina
See the galleries! microsites.lomography.com/la-sardina/galleries
Technical Details
Film Type: Standard 135 roll film
Exposure area: 36 x 24mm
Lens focal length: 22 mm
Aperture: 1:8
Angle of view: 88 degrees
Focusing range: 0.6m - infinity
Shutter speed: N (1/100), B (bulb)
Multiple exposure: Independent MX switch
Flash contact: Unique Fritz the Blitz flash contact
Flash Sync: first curtain X-type synchronization
Flash Battery: 1xCR123A
Tripod socket thread: Standard 1/4" tripod socket
Cable release: Universal cable release socket
Retail price: El C·pitan, Fischer's Fritze with Fritz the Blitz Flash: EUR 89 / USD 99
Sea Pride, Marathon: EUR 49 / USD 59
WHAT THE HELL IS LOMOGRAPHY?
http://www.lomography.com/about
The Lomographic Society International is a globally active organization dedicated to experimental
and creative snapshot photography. Boasting over a half-million members across the world, the
concept of Lomography encompasses an interactive, vivid, blurred and crazy way of life.
Through our constantly expanding selection of innovative cameras & photographic accessories, we
promote analogue photography as a creative approach to communicate, absorb, and capture the
world. Through the efforts and skill of our Lomographic Society members, we seek to document the
incredible planet around us in a never-ending stream of snapshots - literally a global "Lomographic"
portrait as seen through the eyes of countless individuals and cultures.
The Future is Analogue!
xoxo
Monday, 30 May 2011
The Fun of Instaxs
My Diana F+ got it's back changed recently. It went from taking 35mm films to Instax minis. Instax Minis are polaroids but are a mini version of 62mm x 46mm as opposed to the originals at 60mm x 99mm.
With the back changed, who best than to try it on a bunch of colleagues! Look at how much fun we had, who would have ever imagined?
xoxo
With the back changed, who best than to try it on a bunch of colleagues! Look at how much fun we had, who would have ever imagined?
Thursday, 19 May 2011
A New Toy! LC-Wide
There I was thinking I had myself a new toy and all I needed to get next was the spinner and that would be it. Guess what I was wrong. Hello LC-Wide!
This is brilliant!
LOMO LC-A LEGACY
It's been 27 years since the Lomo LC-A entered our analogue life and took our hearts by storm with its shadowy framing, super saturated colours, sharp contrast and multiple exposures. To cherish this little camera in the past we even plated it with gold but never before expanded its lens. Now the day has come and we are welcoming the new offspring of the Lomo LC-A Legacy: The Lomo LC-Wide, that will challenge your Lomographic perception. It is a passionate celebration of the ultra-wide-angle: Still celebrating the classical features of the Lomo LC-A+, the Lomo LC-Wide adds a new dimension of format frenzy to its specially developed ultra-wide-angle 17 mm Minigon glass lens. Switch from half-frame, to square to full format and enjoy a new quality of wide-angle Lomography!
GO EXTREME
Go close, even closer than your perception of closeness tells you to and watch your favourite caterpillar being sucked into the vortex of this 17 mm glass genius. Go wild, even wilder than your mother ever allowed you to and dive into Ultra-Wide-Angle- Lomography! To up the ante a little bit we equipped the Lomo LC-Wide with three formats to choose from: full-, square- or half- format. If you don't want to think too much while you are shooting, switch to half-frame-format and fit an amazing amount of 72 shots onto one roll of 36 shots film. Fans of retro will stick to the classic square format while panoramic shots are most effective on the full format.
ULTRA-WIDE-LOMOGRAPHY
No matter if you are hooked on breathtaking panoramic shots or if you are more the-closer-the-better-type, we designed the Lomo LC-Wide to satisfy lovers of all extremes. Its delicate 17 mm Minigon glass lens combines the classical features of the Lomo LC-A with an ultra-wide-angle that will open your eyes to an unknown extent. Follow your curiosity and let the Lomo LC-Wide take you into the wide! With all this options, the Lomo LC-Wide catapults you in a format frenzy that triggers unbeliev- able creativity and proves itself to be a trusty offspring of the Lomo LC-A Legacy.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Exposure area: 36 x 24mm, 24x 24mm (square format), 17 x 24mm (half frame format)
Film Type: Standard 135 roll film
Lens focal length: 17 mm
Maximum aperture: 1:4.5
Angle of view: 103 degrees, 89 degrees (square format) 81 degrees (half frame format)
Focusing range: 0.4m - infinity
Maximum shutter speed: 1/500
Minimum shutter speed: Unlimited
Auto exposure mode: Programmatic
Exposure range: Unlimited ~ EV18
Multiple exposure: Manual shutter cocking with independent MX switch
Film sensitivity supports (ASA/ISO): 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Flash: X-type synchronization hot-shoe
Tripod socket thread: Standard 1⁄4" tripod socket
Cable release: Universal cable release socket
Overall dimensions: 108 x 68 x 44.5mm
Weight: 220g (film and battery not included)
WHAT THE HELL IS LOMOGRAPHY
The Lomographic Society International is a globally active organization dedicated to experimental and creative snapshot photography. Boasting over a half-million members across the world, the concept of Lomography encompasses an interactive, vivid, blurred and crazy way of life.
Through our constantly expanding selection of innovative cameras & photographic accessories, we promote analog photography as a creative approach to com- municate, absorb, and capture the world.
Through the efforts and skill of our Lomographic Society members, we seek to document the incredible planet around us in a never-ending stream of snapshots – literally a global "Lomographic" portrait as seen through the eyes of countless individuals and cultures.
I WANT ONE!!!!
xoxo
This is brilliant!
LOMO LC-A LEGACY
It's been 27 years since the Lomo LC-A entered our analogue life and took our hearts by storm with its shadowy framing, super saturated colours, sharp contrast and multiple exposures. To cherish this little camera in the past we even plated it with gold but never before expanded its lens. Now the day has come and we are welcoming the new offspring of the Lomo LC-A Legacy: The Lomo LC-Wide, that will challenge your Lomographic perception. It is a passionate celebration of the ultra-wide-angle: Still celebrating the classical features of the Lomo LC-A+, the Lomo LC-Wide adds a new dimension of format frenzy to its specially developed ultra-wide-angle 17 mm Minigon glass lens. Switch from half-frame, to square to full format and enjoy a new quality of wide-angle Lomography!
GO EXTREME
Go close, even closer than your perception of closeness tells you to and watch your favourite caterpillar being sucked into the vortex of this 17 mm glass genius. Go wild, even wilder than your mother ever allowed you to and dive into Ultra-Wide-Angle- Lomography! To up the ante a little bit we equipped the Lomo LC-Wide with three formats to choose from: full-, square- or half- format. If you don't want to think too much while you are shooting, switch to half-frame-format and fit an amazing amount of 72 shots onto one roll of 36 shots film. Fans of retro will stick to the classic square format while panoramic shots are most effective on the full format.
ULTRA-WIDE-LOMOGRAPHY
No matter if you are hooked on breathtaking panoramic shots or if you are more the-closer-the-better-type, we designed the Lomo LC-Wide to satisfy lovers of all extremes. Its delicate 17 mm Minigon glass lens combines the classical features of the Lomo LC-A with an ultra-wide-angle that will open your eyes to an unknown extent. Follow your curiosity and let the Lomo LC-Wide take you into the wide! With all this options, the Lomo LC-Wide catapults you in a format frenzy that triggers unbeliev- able creativity and proves itself to be a trusty offspring of the Lomo LC-A Legacy.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Exposure area: 36 x 24mm, 24x 24mm (square format), 17 x 24mm (half frame format)
Film Type: Standard 135 roll film
Lens focal length: 17 mm
Maximum aperture: 1:4.5
Angle of view: 103 degrees, 89 degrees (square format) 81 degrees (half frame format)
Focusing range: 0.4m - infinity
Maximum shutter speed: 1/500
Minimum shutter speed: Unlimited
Auto exposure mode: Programmatic
Exposure range: Unlimited ~ EV18
Multiple exposure: Manual shutter cocking with independent MX switch
Film sensitivity supports (ASA/ISO): 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Flash: X-type synchronization hot-shoe
Tripod socket thread: Standard 1⁄4" tripod socket
Cable release: Universal cable release socket
Overall dimensions: 108 x 68 x 44.5mm
Weight: 220g (film and battery not included)
WHAT THE HELL IS LOMOGRAPHY
The Lomographic Society International is a globally active organization dedicated to experimental and creative snapshot photography. Boasting over a half-million members across the world, the concept of Lomography encompasses an interactive, vivid, blurred and crazy way of life.
Through our constantly expanding selection of innovative cameras & photographic accessories, we promote analog photography as a creative approach to com- municate, absorb, and capture the world.
Through the efforts and skill of our Lomographic Society members, we seek to document the incredible planet around us in a never-ending stream of snapshots – literally a global "Lomographic" portrait as seen through the eyes of countless individuals and cultures.
I WANT ONE!!!!
xoxo
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Doubles Experiment
Ever heard of multiple exposures? Well I hadn't really until few months ago when I came across Lomography. With digital cameras you can't really achieve this however with film its another story. So multiple exposures is where you can take a picture on top of each other. You can do a double exposure, or even 3, 4 is probably the max you want to do before the photo becomes complicated.
With some Lomography cameras you won't be able to do this, others you can click away before winding the film on.
One thing you can do is take a picture, turn the camera upside down and take the picture again, like the one above and the one below.
Another option to try is to load a film in one camera, take pictures on the roll, rewind the film, ensuring you don't rewind the full film back into the canister, otherwise it won't work and then load it in another camera and shoot again. So this is what I did, I loaded the film in a Diana F+, took pictures of London and the loaded the film into a LC-A+ and shot pictures at home. Some of my results (took me time to figure out what I took!).
The first picture was taken up the tube escalators and the second was a shot of a self reflection.
A scene of Tower Bridge and then me and Sin. Can you see Tower Bridge by my ear?
And some didn't turn out well, one picture just didn't come through: -
See the rest of my pictures here
http://gallery.me.com/yychan/100128
Can't wait to try this again
With some Lomography cameras you won't be able to do this, others you can click away before winding the film on.
One thing you can do is take a picture, turn the camera upside down and take the picture again, like the one above and the one below.
Another option to try is to load a film in one camera, take pictures on the roll, rewind the film, ensuring you don't rewind the full film back into the canister, otherwise it won't work and then load it in another camera and shoot again. So this is what I did, I loaded the film in a Diana F+, took pictures of London and the loaded the film into a LC-A+ and shot pictures at home. Some of my results (took me time to figure out what I took!).
The first picture was taken up the tube escalators and the second was a shot of a self reflection.
A scene of Tower Bridge and then me and Sin. Can you see Tower Bridge by my ear?
And some didn't turn out well, one picture just didn't come through: -
See the rest of my pictures here
http://gallery.me.com/yychan/100128
xoxo
Saturday, 14 May 2011
I'm Back
Yes it has been a while since I have been here, just lots of happened!
So whats new?
Well: -
- New job - am pretty sure I have now covered a number of miles, probably in thousands!
- New porch - post to come later
- Extra weight - no more need to be said!
- Increase in my collection of Nails Inc
- Watched Water for Elephants and have fallen in love with Robert Pattinson all over again. And it probably isn't right as he is only just celebrating his 25th Birthday now! Feel so old
- New addition to my camera family - the LCA!
Will talk later, the long distance is making me sleepy
Night
xoxo
Saturday, 23 April 2011
The Experiment, Speed Doubles
So whilst we were at the Carters Steam Fair two weeks ago and about to go, we were asked to pair up as we were about to take part in a 5 minute challenge. I paired up with Becky and we were given an Action Sampler, loaded with Redscale film.
For those that don't know, Redscale film is normal film but loaded the other way round in the canister. When you normally shoot film, you shoot on the glossy side, in the Redscale film, its the other side...something I learnt only a few weeks ago, anyway back to our experiment.
So we had 5 minutes to go round the fair, run, walk, do whatever we needed to shoot 36 photos. So Becky and I just shot randomly, hoping for the best really. Back we went after 5 minutes, the film was rewinded back, just enough that the last bit didn't go back into the canister. The film then went into one of these....
The Fisheye 2! So off we went again with 5 minutes on our clocks!
Now some turned out ok, some not, here some of the results: -
To see the Lomography post on this, go to http://www.lomography.com/magazine/news/2011/04/21/lomowalk-speed-swaps-lomography-gallery-store-soho
To see my full album, go to
http://www.lomography.com/homes/juliet1688/albums/1701033-lomowalk-speed-doubles
All in all, a fun day!
xoxo
For those that don't know, Redscale film is normal film but loaded the other way round in the canister. When you normally shoot film, you shoot on the glossy side, in the Redscale film, its the other side...something I learnt only a few weeks ago, anyway back to our experiment.
So we had 5 minutes to go round the fair, run, walk, do whatever we needed to shoot 36 photos. So Becky and I just shot randomly, hoping for the best really. Back we went after 5 minutes, the film was rewinded back, just enough that the last bit didn't go back into the canister. The film then went into one of these....
The Fisheye 2! So off we went again with 5 minutes on our clocks!
Now some turned out ok, some not, here some of the results: -
To see the Lomography post on this, go to http://www.lomography.com/magazine/news/2011/04/21/lomowalk-speed-swaps-lomography-gallery-store-soho
To see my full album, go to
http://www.lomography.com/homes/juliet1688/albums/1701033-lomowalk-speed-doubles
All in all, a fun day!
xoxo
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
My New Love spends Sunday with me!
Weekend was packed with activities, and I'm still recovering from it, hence why no update on my blog for days, which is so unlike me!
So whats my new love you're wondering? I wonder if this will grab Sin's attention btw, but anyway back to topic. I booked myself onto a Lomowalk on Sunday. A Lomowalk is a walk set up by the Lomography Store in London. They kindly lent us one of their cameras for the afternoon, the LCA. That is my new love!
So the LCA was what started Lomography. It has a glass lens, unlike the other Lomography cameras. It has a light reader so that it can manage apetures and shutter speeds, nothing for you to worry out. It has a multiple exposure switch as well allowing me to take pictures on top of pictures. It has a number of iso settings ranging from 100 to 1600. You can also put a wide angle lens or change the back so that it takes polaroids! What more can I say?
So with my new love we went to the Carter's Steam Fair at Ravenscourt Park. It is a family run Fair, with a lot of old rides and slot machines, really worth having a look.
http://carterssteamfair.co.uk/index.html
Here are just some of the pics I took with the LCA
I didn't manage to go on the rides as for me, I'm getting old. What I did manage to do was go to the Wall of Death Show
Text found from the website re the Wall of Death: -
So whats my new love you're wondering? I wonder if this will grab Sin's attention btw, but anyway back to topic. I booked myself onto a Lomowalk on Sunday. A Lomowalk is a walk set up by the Lomography Store in London. They kindly lent us one of their cameras for the afternoon, the LCA. That is my new love!
So the LCA was what started Lomography. It has a glass lens, unlike the other Lomography cameras. It has a light reader so that it can manage apetures and shutter speeds, nothing for you to worry out. It has a multiple exposure switch as well allowing me to take pictures on top of pictures. It has a number of iso settings ranging from 100 to 1600. You can also put a wide angle lens or change the back so that it takes polaroids! What more can I say?
So with my new love we went to the Carter's Steam Fair at Ravenscourt Park. It is a family run Fair, with a lot of old rides and slot machines, really worth having a look.
http://carterssteamfair.co.uk/index.html
Here are just some of the pics I took with the LCA
I didn't manage to go on the rides as for me, I'm getting old. What I did manage to do was go to the Wall of Death Show
Text found from the website re the Wall of Death: -
'Wall of Death presents and operates Europe’s oldest motorcycle sport show.
For over 80 years the Messham family now in its fourth generation, have established and upheld an international reputation for excellence of performance and presentation of this unique and thrilling entertainment The Wall of Death.
“The smallest and steepest race track in the world.”
A visit to the Wall of Death fulfils the need for excitement, satisfies a lust for danger.
The spectacle of ever present danger, bravado coupled with the inevitable anticipation that something may go wrong as the artists cling to their machines, steering them with their feet, sitting sideways, backwards and forwards breaking down the forces of gravity.'
The spectacle of ever present danger, bravado coupled with the inevitable anticipation that something may go wrong as the artists cling to their machines, steering them with their feet, sitting sideways, backwards and forwards breaking down the forces of gravity.'
Just some of the pics I captured
The Steam Fair is at Ravenscourt Park to the 17th April, worth having a look if you have the time
Rest of my photos can be found here: -
xoxo
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Lomography - The 10 Prophecies
Lomography launched its 10 Prophecies about a month ago. You're probably like me now and saying "What the hell are they?"
Well Lomography as you know is all about analogue, no need for digital cameras, computers mobile phones etc. The 10 Prophecies are based around the Analogue future. The Prophecies spell out how to turn the Lomography vision into a reality.
Lomography has launched a competition around these prophecies. The idea is to take one of the prophecy stickers or posters, post them up and take a picture of it.
I decided to use the afternoon to do a bit of shooting with my Diana F+
Well Lomography as you know is all about analogue, no need for digital cameras, computers mobile phones etc. The 10 Prophecies are based around the Analogue future. The Prophecies spell out how to turn the Lomography vision into a reality.
Lomography has launched a competition around these prophecies. The idea is to take one of the prophecy stickers or posters, post them up and take a picture of it.
I decided to use the afternoon to do a bit of shooting with my Diana F+
The 10 Prophecies
Unfortunately the one downside to Lomography and Analogue is that you don't get to see the pictures straight away. So I know this goes against analogue but I really wanted to show you what I got up to, so I used my mobile!!!
So heres a few: -
I wonder how my Diana photos will come out...anyway my photos of the prophecies can be found here: - http://gallery.me.com/yychan/100084
xoxo
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