Thoughts on this shot...

[Lance Nelson]

I snapped this real quick while I was outside today sitting on my patio. After a little bit of photoshopping I came out with a Lomo inspired shot. What do you think?

[Saralonde]

Interesting. I'd like to see the original for comparison. It almost looks like the can was added afterward.

[Lance Nelson]

Here's the original...

[clockdoc]

Hi,
I am not familiar with the Lomo effect you referred to. Can you help me understand what this is and how it is shown in your image? Many thanks.

[Ant]

clockdoc, I may be able to help.

lomo's are a make of camera that often produce images like this:

notice the dark corners and edges.
I really want a lomo or a holga but i dont have any money

[Ant]

p.s that shot isnt mine, just googled lomo

[clockdoc]

Thanks, Ant. I appreciate the link. I'll have to study this Lomo effect a little more as it seems to be quite popular.

[Saralonde]

Clockdoc, from the blog: http://digital-photography-school.co...o-photography/

[Saralonde]

Lance, I think you did a nice job with photoshop, I think the composition bothers me more. The can stands out nicely, but the chair and the house seem a little too important or oddly placed in the shot. If you just want the can emphasized, try not to let anything compete with it. Maybe a little more blur in the background would help.

[clockdoc]

Hi Saralonde,
Thanks for the very informative link on the Lomo process. It appears that the key ingredients are vignetting, color saturation and contrast. The circular vignetting reminds me of the circle of illumination you get with a lens on a view camera, the style with the accordian bellows. It is that circle of illumination that allows one to make corrections by contorting the bellows to achieve the desired results. Perhaps the Lomo camera lens came up a little short on its circle of illumination creating the vignetting everyone who likes that style goes for. I also read where Lomo followers used cross processing of film (shooting transparency film and then processing it in chemistry designed for negative film.) I'll have to be on the lookout for more Lomo submissions now that I better understand the process.