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jiminyClickit
02-24-2007, 09:54 AM
What else does this photo need to simulate that inexpensive Lomo look?

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47146451@N00/400531194/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/400531194_61cf490486.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="LomoPin" /></a>
wulf
02-24-2007, 11:02 AM
Maybe less colour and more softness. I know the picture isn't a rainbow of colours but the orange is still quite strong. Also, I think the picture probably looks too sharp for simulating a cheap lens.

Having said that, I am not sure you will even get it looking that convincing - can you do macro photos with a Lomo camera?

All in all, I think it is a fantastic picture as it is - personally, I would be very content to leave it right there.

Wulf
omega
02-24-2007, 04:02 PM
Could you post the original?
Saralonde
02-24-2007, 06:05 PM
Perhaps there are too few elements in the picture to give it a very distinctive lomo look. I haven't tried the lomo effect yet, so I'm, not sure about this.
jiminyClickit
02-25-2007, 01:14 AM
All of the above: I'm geared the other way, to improve the quality. Most lomos leave me wondering what the attraction is. This was almost painful.

And the ones I remember were of old machinery of some kind, so the effect worked there. There's an old frontloader out back I may try it with.

Original will appear shortly, omega.

Thanks for thoughts.
jiminyClickit
02-25-2007, 01:39 AM
It's cardboard in sunlight.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47146451@N00/401371946/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/401371946_16bfe8af2b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="LomoPinX" /></a>
wulf
02-25-2007, 09:01 AM
I think the work you have done works well; on the original, the pin is rather small but cropping, rotating, changing the colour curve and vignetting all combine to make it into a much stronger image. I don't think you would fool a lomo-ista and, with this result, I really don't think that matters.

However, I will be interested to see how you get on with a different subject.

Wulf
jiminyClickit
02-25-2007, 04:44 PM
wulf,

All grist for the mill. Thanks again.

(That cropping? Only way I can create Macro. Fuji, not big on little)