First Lomo

[WuWeiProf]

Discovered Lomo today...wow! Found a How To Lomo link from DPS head-dude and tried it...amazing! It brought out the hyper-coloring my mind saw when I took the photo but I couldn't get to show. Thanks! And, if it doesn't violate this forum's rules, I'd appreciate feedback (a great way to learn!)

Peace,

WuWeiProf

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[tingeliM]

Very nice!

I'm a big fan of lomo- and vintage-look in PP (I have loads in my Flickr if you're interested) so I've done lots of this sort of processing. I think it's a great way bringing something extra to the photo's atmosphere. It's really a passion for me. I love it that much.

I think this one would work better without the vignette. It's a bit too obvious and distracting. Or maybe just make it a bit more transparent and subtle. It makes my eye go to the upper right corner first and then I find myself staring at the reflections in the window above the open-sign. So it's really pulling the attention away from the main subject, which would be the umbrella.

But it's a very good start and an entry into the "flomo" (fake lomo) world. ^___^
Keep experimenting! That's the key in lomo- and vintage-processing. It's never the same but it's very dependent on the photo so the exact same thing just doesn't usually work for different photos.

[Indigo November]

Cool photo! I don't really get what lomo is though, I read some stuff about it on some lomo website but I totally don't get it. Is it a kind of camera, or is it post-processing? And more importantly, how do you do it? I'm so curious!

[tingeliM]

Originally Posted by artofindigo

Cool photo! I don't really get what lomo is though, I read some stuff about it on some lomo website but I totally don't get it. Is it a kind of camera, or is it post-processing?

There are lomo-cameras (analog) that do this sort of an effect. They're quite cheap and different kinds of light leaks and stuff creates the dreamy colors and all that.
And then there's the lomo processing that wants to recreate that effect in digital photos.

[MidwestBeachBum]

I agree that the vignette is a little heavy...other than that though, I think it is a great pic. I like how the grafitti detail on the table popped!

[pratapsankar]

yeah.. other than the vignette, the retro efffect pops the colors..

[TheMoons678]

Did you use a lomo script or did you follow a lomo tutorial? Maybe instead of using an offset oval layer mask you could roughly free hand lasso areas so that the vignette is not so perfect, and lower the opacity of the layer before your merge it. Great job with the contrast and the colors.

[klr]

That looks so awesome dude. I'm going to have to try this style sometime. It's really growing on me.

[Sterling]

Originally Posted by artofindigo

Cool photo! I don't really get what lomo is though, I read some stuff about it on some lomo website but I totally don't get it. Is it a kind of camera, or is it post-processing? And more importantly, how do you do it? I'm so curious!

Lomography is where you take thousands of dollars in equipment and software to simulate the look of a $100 camera.

[mschaning]

Looks great! I agree that the shading of the upper right corner is a little heavy. My only other criticism is that it isn't the true "before" shot--the people in the window have moved.