lomo lovers vol . 4
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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 it’s the awesome world of multiple exposures. Multiple exposures are one of our favourite and unpredictable techniques and I just can’t get enough, I’m always amazed with the fantastic results, so enjoy!
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who are we?
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 don’t 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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name: Nicola Clark
name: Sam Clark
flickr & lomohome name: nicnocnoo
flickr name: sammiepops
day job: Graphic Designer, London
day job: Power Plate studio owner
favourite camera:
favourite camera:
that’s a tough one, but currently have a top 4! LC-W, LC-A+, Holga CFN and my limited ed cream Horizon Kompakt.
Like Nic, it’s hard, but would say my top ones are LC-Wide, Vivitar UWS, Sprocket Rocket or Diana F+.
Favourite film:
Favourite film:
currently Fuji VelviaF 100 or Lomography chrome 100.
Kodak elite chrome 200 or Fuji Velvia.
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a guide to techniques throughout the book we may highlight techniques of how the image was created here’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: James Butler flickr name: slimmer_jimmer day job: Layout Artist on “Peppa Pig” and “Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom” How long have you been into lomography / photography: I got into photography at college in the 90s, shooting Pentax K1000s, developing and printing B&W. My interest fell away in my twenties until flickr rekindled it in 2007.
What cameras do you own: Lots! 3 SLRs, 2 LCAs, a bunch of multiple lens cameras, a couple of half frames, an XA2 and an XA3, a lovely Yashica TLR (charity shop bargain!), a Holga and Diana, and a whole bunch of Vivitar ultra Wide and Slims. All bought on the cheap from eBay, charity shops or donated to me. Oh, and a half share in a Lomo LC-Wide with my brother, too expensive to buy outright!
Favourite film: At the moment I’m liking Kodak Elitechrome 100 (or the Lomography Chrome 100, which is the same thing).
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favourite picture
title. London bound flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim loaded with. Kodak Elitechrome 100 technique. cross process
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favourite shooting locations: I really enjoy revisiting the same location at different times with different cameras and films. My “Spooky Tree” series ended up as 100 images of the same dead tree taken over a few years with a bunch of different cameras. I’ve since moved on to the Pitstone Windmill as a recurring theme, and near work there’s a neon sign and a poster of the surfer Kelly Slater that I keep returning to. As a one-off I really enjoyed shooting at the Red Sands sea forts (accessed via boat trips from Herne Bay or Whitstable). Well worth a day trip.
Favourite Camera / Film / Accessory Combination: I’ve got a few: Kodak E100g in my Holga, redscale in an XA2 and Kodak Elitechrome in my LCAs
a bit about yourself: I’m often asked why I shoot film... the answer for me is not really about film itself, it’s film cameras I really like. I enjoy shooting with them, collecting them, buying and selling them, lending and borrowing them and hacking and modifying them. I live in small town Hertfordshire, work in soho in London, which gives me plenty of different locations to shoot....just wish it was a bit nearer the sea. 8.
where would you like to shoot where you haven’t so far? I’d love to go back to Lake Como - a few years ago we borrowed an amazing apartment right on the lake... just at the point I’d fallen out of love with photography. I wince when I think of all the shots I could have taken... And somewhere I haven’t been... I’d love to go out and shoot an Oil Rig....how do you organise that I wonder?
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title. Autumn / Winter Spooky #88 flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Holga 120S loaded with. Fuji Astia 100 technique. cross processed
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title. Facial Structures flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Aryca Action Sampler + Lomo LCA loaded with. Lomography chrome 100 technique. cross processed
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title. Keyhaven boats, redscaled flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Olympus XA2 loaded with. redscaled Fuji Superia 400
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title. #8: accidental single #2 flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim loaded with. Fuji Provia 100F
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title. Jonny & The Rocket flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Olympus XA2 loaded with. Agfa Precisa technique. cross processed
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Your favourites by others:
title. RX303 double flickr name. captainbonobo shot with. Holga 135BC loaded with. expired Fuji Velvia 100 technique. double exposure
title. dongsishitiao flickr name. kirkario shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. double exposure
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multiple exposure shots of the month
title. Lomo @ Antwerpen I flickr name. meesterbrein shot with. Diana mini loaded with. n/a technique. double exposure
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title. Petworth Monument 180 flickr name. 25thC shot with. Holga 135BC loaded with. Fuji Superia 400 (expired - date unknown) technique. double exposure
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title. Double Towers flickr name. nicnocnoo shot with. Holga 120 loaded with. Ilford HP5 Plus 400 technique. multiple exposure
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title. Photo31_31 flickr name. for the easily distracted... shot with. Diana mini loaded with. Ilford XP2 technique. double exposure
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title. pavilion waves flickr name. captain bonobo shot with. n/a loaded with. n/a technique. double exposure
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title. Photo12_12 flickr name. welland shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. double exposure
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title. One forward, two back. flickr name. Back, and to the left shot with. LC-A+ RL loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100GX technique. double exposure
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title. untitled flickr name. massou shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. double exposure
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title. branches and the blue horizon flickr name. Red Kiwi Photography shot with. Holga 120GCFN loaded with. 120 Fuji Velvia 100 technique. cross process
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title. las burbujas desaparecen flickr name. patorayado shot with. Lomo LC-A loaded with. Lomo chrome 100 technique. cross process
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title. #98 - too many trees flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Supersampler + Fisheye loaded with. Fuji Velvia 100F technique. double exposure
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title. untitled flickr name. massou shot with. LC-A loaded with. N/A technique. cross process
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title. Gate Keeper flickr name. welland shot with. LC-A loaded with. Fuji Velvia 100 technique. splitzer
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title. Through the Portal flickr name. Cloni shot with. Lomo LCA+ loaded with. Agfa Precisa 100 technique. cross process
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title. Hands In The Sky, Feet In The Water flickr name. bertwootton shot with. Polaroid Land Camera loaded with. Fuji FP-100c technique. double exposure
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title. Untitled flickr name. Russel_Darling shot with. Holga loaded with. Kodak Portra 800 technique. film swap
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title. swans’ scene flickr name. [Londres] shot with. Diana F+ loaded with. n/a technique. multiple exposure
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title. tired seagull flickr name. captainbonobo shot with. Olympus XA2 loaded with. expired Kodak E100G technique. cross process
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title. n/a flickr name. sammiepops shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. cross process
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title. Bristol Towers For those unfamiliar with Bristol, these are several-hundred metres apart flickr name. Daz. shot with. LC-A loaded with. Fuji provia 100F technique. cross process
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title. Kubla Khan flickr name. Fotobes shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. lomo chrome 100 technique. cross process
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title. The view from BT Tower #1 flickr name. m+b shot with. LOMO LCA+ loaded with. Kodak Elitechrome EB technique. splitzer
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title. MexicoHolga-014b flickr name. OPAL76 shot with. holga loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. surfing in the sky flickr name. nicnocnoo shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. lomo chrome 100 technique. cross process
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title. Aberdeen Beach flickr name. clairepirie1 shot with. n/a loaded with. n/a technique. sprockets
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title. Pirates in a bottle flickr name. helloshengan shot with. Diana F+ Instant Back loaded with. Fujifilm Instax Mini technique. Splitzer with 2 different coloured filters
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title. #31 Wall of Oak flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Aryca Action Sampler + Lomo LCA loaded with. Lomography chrome 100 technique. Cross process
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title. HawkeyeBrownie001 flickr name. dirklancer shot with. Hawkeye Brownie loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. Palacio de Cibeles & Torres de Col贸n flickr name. jose-rodriguez.net shot with. Holga 120N loaded with. Fuji Pro 400H technique. double exposure
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title. untitled flickr name. kidders536 shot with. La sardina loaded with. Lomography chrome 100 technique. cross process
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title. Ornate New York flickr name. Lomo-Cam shot with. LC-A+RL loaded with. Fuji MS 100/1000 technique. cross process
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title. Lca Tour des nombres flickr name. OPAL76 shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. Fuji Xpro 038 flickr name. OPAL76 shot with. n/a loaded with. Fuji Xpro technique. n/a
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title. Molten sea flickr name. Photobes shot with. Mini Diana loaded with. redscale technique. multiple exposure
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title. 167 Cleared For Landing flickr name. slimmer_jimmer shot with. Pop9 loaded with. Lomography Chrome 100 technique. masking
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title. the oysterhouse lighthouse in KCSPancras flickr name. Bottanissima shot with. Holga TLR loaded with. Fuji velvia 100 technique. cross process
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title. Poppies vs. Windmill flickr name. sammiepops shot with. Holga loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. untitled flickr name. Simon Tomlinson shot with. Horizon Kompakt loaded with. Ektachrome 64T (expired 2001) technique. cross process
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title. Veggie Breakfast on Sunday Morning flickr name. sara.annabel shot with. Diana F+ loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. Cranes & Suns flickr name. Daz. shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. Fuji Provia 100F technique. cross process
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title. Lit Sky and Austin Awed flickr name. Lomo-Cam shot with. LC-A+RL loaded with. Fuji MS 100/1000 technique. crossed process
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title. untitled flickr name. massou shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. cat got the mouse flickr name. hannah brown 7 shot with. LC-A loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. Ghostly in 3D flickr name. Fotobes shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. Kodak Elite Chrome 100 technique. cross process
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title. untitled flickr name. milk&miel shot with. diana mini loaded with. n/a technique. n/a
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title. Flowery skelter flickr name. m+b shot with. LOMO LCA+ loaded with. Kodak elitechrome 100 technique. cross process
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lomolovers tipster: firework’s doubles
title. Trees flickr name. Daz. shot with. Lomo LC-A and LC-M loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS technique. double exposure
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playing with fireworks with the help of Daz. (flickr) here’s a guide to creating these seasonally appropriate double exposures!
what you will need: You will need a camera with some sort of long-exposure/bulb mode, a tripod (optional), and a firework display.
step 1: Go to the firework display and attach your camera to your tripod. You don’t need a tripod, but it does ensure your photos of the fireworks actually look like fireworks!
step 2: Wait for the fireworks to begin and start taking photos of them. If you are using a camera (such as the Lomo LC-A+) then set your ISO to match the film speed. When taking photos, remember to hold the shutter button down for the full exposure. You can get longer/shorter exposures by setting your ISO to lower/higher than that of the film’s speed. If you are using a basic camera with bulb mode (such as the Diana or Holga) then hold the shutter open for about 5 seconds. Of course, this is an approximate time. Hold the shutter open for more time if you want more firework trails in the photo; and less time if you want less firework trails.
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step 3: Rewind the film. Be careful not to wind it all in, otherwise you’ll need a film-retrieval tool (or your local lab) to get the end out again.
step 4: Reload your camera with the film and shoot again! Daylight landscapes/cityscapes look great with fireworks in the sky, but you can shoot anything you want...
conclusion: This technique works so well because the explosions of the fireworks are
surrounded by a dark night sky. This darkness doesn’t get picked up on the second exposure; so when shot over, it creates photos with fantastic little explosions of colours!
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title. Fireworks under Brighton West Pier flickr name. Daz. shot with. Lomo LC-A and LC-M loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS technique. double exposure
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title. Firework Light by Day flickr name. Daz. shot with. Lomo LC-A and LC-M loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS technique. double exposure
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title. Lighthouse Slip flickr name. Daz. shot with. Lomo LC-A and LC-M loaded with. Kodak Ektachrome E100VS technique. double exposure
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lomolovers vol.. 5 panoramic
We are already planning vol. 5. this time we are looking for your best panoramic shots!! you don’t need a panoramic camera for this, as long as it’s one long continuous shot! but if you are lucky enough to own a panoramic camera like the horizon or sprocket rocket, then show us what you’ve got! so 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 Fri 25th of November so I can start editing! contact me at nicnocnoo@hotmail.co.uk or follow us @lomoloversuk on twitter for more information