lomo loversvol . 10

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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!

We have also got ourselves a blog where you can reference tips and tricks to make the most of your lomography at www.lomolovers.com

We love love love slide film so we dedicated this issue to just that! So here’s some great submissions...

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

flickr & lomohome name: nicnocnoo

day job: Graphic Designer, London

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.

Favourite film:currently Fuji VelviaF 100 or Lomography

chrome 100.

name: Sam Clark

flickr name: sammiepops

day job: Power Plate studio owner

favourite camera: Like Nic, it’s hard, but would say my top ones are LC-Wide, Vivitar UWS, Sprocket Rocket or Diana F+.

Favourite film:Kodak elite chrome 200 or Fuji Velvia.

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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: Steve Wrigley

flickr name: captainbonobo

day job: Technician at Brighton Royal Pavilion & Museums which involves anything from changing light bulbs to handling millions of pounds worth of paintings, lighting exhibitions to fixing hoovers, jetwashing stone ramps to painting cases filled with stuffed birds. It’s pretty varied and by far the best job I’ve ever had!

your favourite picture:I have to say that I don’t think I have taken it yet. If I have to choose now it would probably be ‘Pavilion Waves’ (opposite). This was taken using my Petri Micro Compact loaded with expired Fuji Sensia 100. The wavy layer shot was taken in the Science Museum, London & the second shot is of the office. This was from a roll I shot as if doing

a filmswap with myself. No planning involved.

How long have you been into lomography / photography: I was given an Agfa Optima Sensor 335 by a neighbour when I was about 6 or 7 (way back in ‘78/’79) when she saw some pictures I had taken on a family day out. She told me I had a good eye and deserved to have a camera of my own. I started shooting with my Step-Dads LTL-3 slr when I was about 11 (which I still own) and carried on until I went away to university. I have a gap of around 8 years where I grew apart from cameras (other distractions!) until I started shooting digital (Boo!) in around ‘97. It was only when I

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title. pavilion wavesflickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. n/aloaded with. fuji sensia

technique. cross processed

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moved to Brighton 3 years ago that my thirst for film was awakened once more.

What cameras do you own:Lomo Fisheye 2, Actionsampler, Hanimex 35 FX, Holga 135BC, Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim (modified for MX), Olympus Trip 35, 2 x Olympus XA2 (one black & one grey), Halina Telewide 110, Holga 120SF, Vivitar IC-101 (modified for MX & home made splitzer added), Olympus AF-1, Vivitar PN2011, Vivitar T201 (modified for MX), Pentax Espio 120mi, Yashica Atoron sub miniature, Practika LTL3, Petri Computor 35, Konica C35, Petri Micro Compact, Olympus XA4, Olympus ‘Go 100’, Ricoh 500GX. Plus a few novelty 110 cameras & a Kodak 4000 Disc camera.

Favourite film:Has to be Fuji Astia 100F. Beautiful pinks & subtle shifts when xpro’d.

favourite shooting locations:Wherever I am, that’s my favourite. That said, a lot of my shots are taken on the way to or from work. I’m very lucky to live in such a photogenic place!

Favourite Camera / Film / Accessory Combination:I love my modified Vivitar IC101 with or without the splitzer I made for it, but I cannot possibly ignore the XA2 loaded with Astia. It’s always in my bag. It usually has some company but I never, ever leave home without it.

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title. robots in the skiesflickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. Olympus XA2loaded with. expired Fuji Astia 100F

technique. cross processed

where would you like to shoot where you haven’t so far?Las Vegas, New York, Moscow, Barcelona...the list is endless.

your favourties by others?so hard to pick just one from Marc. I am humbled and inspired in equal amounts by his work.

again, impossible to pick just one from 25ThC. I owe Christos a lot in terms of my return to film. He persuaded me to buy an XA2 & I did my first filmswap with him. He is also the first person I ever became friends with through the internet. A true flickr star.

I wish I could choose more than 2! There are so many inspirational shooters I have had to leave out...you know who you are...

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title. pebbles make me happy flickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. Vivitar UWS (with multiple exposure modification)loaded with. expired Fuji Sensia 100

technique. cross processed

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title. Bexhill Holgaflickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. Holga 120SFloaded with. expired Kodak E100G

technique. cross processed

title. (223/365) gotchaflickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. Vivitar IC101 Panoramaloaded with. expired Fuji Velvia 100

technique. cross processed

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title. red ladyflickr name. captainbonobo

shot with. Praktica LTL-3loaded with. expired Agfa Vista 200

technique.

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Your favourites by others:

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title. untitledflickr name. marccc1970

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Boots slide 200

technique. cross processed

title. V&A vs NH 6 flickr name. 25ThC

shot with. XA2 vs XA2loaded with. Fuji Astia 100

technique. cross processed

slide film shots of the month

title. Signs everywhereflickr name. begutierrez

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Slide

technique. cross processed

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title. Segunda Sesiónflickr name. MAILO

shot with. Pop9 vs LC-A+ loaded with. lomo chrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. sunset jumpflickr name. haribogreen

shot with. Nikon FGloaded with. Fuji Velvia

technique. cross processed

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title. The Wonder of the Worldflickr name. Fotobes

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Fuji Velvia 100technique. cross processed

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title. Ben in profileflickr name. usestangerines

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. lomo xpro 200technique. cross processed

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title. Legsflickr name. Fotobes

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Lomography Chrome

technique. cross processed

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title. swan attackname. captainbonobo & Anna

shot with. LC-A & Olympus XA2 loaded with. Kodak EBX 100

technique. dishwashed & cross processed

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title. untitledflickr name. rachelwislow

shot with. holgaloaded with. ektachrome lumiere 100

technique. cross processed

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title. it is a wonderful world skegnessflickr name. nicnocnoo & slimmer_jimmer

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. fuji sensia 400technique. cross processed

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title. untitledname. for the easily distracted...

shot with. superheadz wide and slimloaded with. lomo Xpro

technique. cross processed

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title. Taxi!flickr name. Fotobes

shot with. LC-A+loaded with. Lomography Chrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. jump! flickr name. tagliatele la testa

shot with. n/aloaded with. xpro chrome

technique. cross processed

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title. Scavengersflickr name. Fotobes

shot with. LC-A+loaded with. Lomography Chrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. Domflickr name. ruekenwind

shot with. Lomography Horizon Perfectloaded with. n/a

technique. cross processed

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title. untitledlomography name. marcin_kubiak

shot with. LC-Wideloaded with. elitechrome

technique. crossed processed

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title. untitledlomography name. Duk3y

shot with. Diana F+ 35mm Backloaded with. Kodak Gold 400

technique. n/a

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title. untitledname. MAILO

shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. lomo chrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. untitledname. usestangerines

shot with. LC-W loaded with. fuji ms 100

technique. cross processed

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title. Molten Beachflickr name. captainbonobo & Fotobesshot with. Olympus XA2 & Lomo LC-A

loaded with. Fuji Astia 100F technique. cross processed

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title. underground overgroundflickr name. captainbonobo & Fotobesshot with. Olympus XA2 & Lomo LC-A

loaded with. Fuji Astia 100F technique. cross processed

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title. shadow name. tagliatele la testa shot

with. olympus mjullloaded with. kodak elitechrome EB

technique. cross processed

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title. Street Levelflickr name. mike oddhayward

shot with. lc-aloaded with. lomo chrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. Una romana a Milano - castello sforzescoflickr name. biondapiccola

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Kodak elitechrome EB

technique. cross processed

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title. untitledflickr name. for the easily distracted

shot with. yashica samuria loaded with. Kodak elitechrome 100

chnique. cross processed

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title. untitledflickr name. [Marina Faria]

shot with. n/aloaded with. Fuji Velvia

technique. cross processed

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title. ruins VIflickr name. biondapiccola

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. Lomography X Tungsten 64

technique. cross processed

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title. Clock tower IIflickr name. margrethe

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. n/a

technique. cross processed

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title. untitledflickr name. Du3y

shot with. Diana F+ 35mm Back loaded with. n/a

technique. cross processed

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title. craneflickr name. [Londres]

shot with. minolta himatica f2loaded with. agfa ct precisa technique. cross processed

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title. Essen Hauptbahnhofflickr name. espaciovictor

shot with. LC-A RLloaded with. kodak ektachrome e100v

technique. cross processed

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title. Love!flickr name. MAILO & Atria007

shot with. LC-Aloaded with. kodak elitechrome 100eb

technique. cross processed

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title. untitledflickr name. marcin_kubiak

shot with. LC-Wloaded with. elitechrome 100

technique. cross processed

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title. The British Museum #1 panoramaflickr name. nicnocnoo

shot with. horizon kompaktloaded with. lomo xpro 100technique. cross processed

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title. untitledname. balmox71shot with. LC-A

loaded with. n/atechnique. cross processed

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title. kitesurfname. santisssshot with. LC-A

loaded with. Kodak ektachrome 160Ttechnique. cross processed

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title. untitledname. begutierrez

shot with. LC-A+ loaded with. n/a

technique. cross processed

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title. Library Wing of Biltmorename. Red Kiwi Photography

shot with. Vivitar ULTRA Wide and Slimloaded with. AGFA Precisa 100

technique. cross processed

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title. Hamburg Wide Doubleflickr name. Ruekenwind

shot with. LC-Wloaded with. n/a

technique. cross processed

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lomolovers tipster:film soup

with Silica Gel, Water and Washing Powder

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creating film soupnicO (flickr) is fast becoming an expert in creating fantastic photography using film soups. With the help of Nic and inspiring film photography site coolgirlsshootfilm.tumblr.com, here’s some tips to experiment with.

Film Soups are a way of distressing your film so that you get unpredictable effects. There are many ways to distress film, here is one using silica gel, water and washing powder.

Materials you need:

1 x large bowl

A tablespoon full of hand washing powder

A cup full of silica gel

A cup full of cold, boiled water

You can buy silica gel from Amazon or from some larger craft stores. In these volumes it’s often used for drying flowers for pressing. I bought 500g which is enough for a lot of film soup.

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step 1: Make the soup!

Grab a suitable container for your Film Soup bath. I use a glass mixing bowl. Add one cup of silica gel and one cup of boiled water to the bowl. Add a heaped tablespoon full of hand washing powder and stir really well.

Step 2: Add the films At this point you want to dunk some films into the mixture and leave them there for a while. You can choose any kinds of film and you’ll get different results depending on the film you choose.

Place the films into the mixture and make sure they’re completely immersed in the soup.

Cover the bowl so your pets/children/friends don’t drink it by accident!

Step 3: Take the films out

After two or three days, take the films out of the soup. Don’t leave the films in for too long, they might get too distressed!

Step 4: Dry the films Leave the films in a warm place for a day or so. Then use a hair dryer and a dark room (or your bathroom with bin bags taped over the window…) to pull the film out and dry it off thoroughly. You might find some of the films don’t spool very well after they’ve been in the soup. Just unspool and respell them until they are running free and easily.

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Step 5: Load and shoot!

You can shoot these as normal. I usually shoot multiple exposures but experiment and see what happens!

Step 6: Develop, and be prepared

Once you’ve shot a roll, drop it in the lab and see what you get back. Be prepared for failure - these are experiments, after all! If they’re too blistered or damaged then reduce the potency of your mixture, leave the films in for less time. If there’s not enough warping and weirdness for your taste, try something else, or leave it in the soup for a little longer.

Step 7: Try other soup

You can make a film soup out of nearly anything - see the amazing Cool Girls Shoot Film blog for some more ideas:

coolgirlsshootfilm.tumblr.com/tagged/film%20soup

All photography by nic0 (flickr) (these are all silica gel ones) showing varying amounts of soupiness

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title. pier baitflickr name. kenickie56

shot with. lc-a+loaded with. fuji velvia 100

technique. double exposure

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lomo lovers vol..11instant cameras

We are already planning vol. 11 and we are looking for your best instant camera shots!! visit our lomo lovers flickr group to 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 Sat 23rd June so I can start editing!contact me at nicnocnoo@hotmail.co.uk or follow us @lomoloversuk on twitter for more informationCheck out our new blog at lomolovers.com where you can find interesting tips