Lomography: Really, really?

[christineleong]

Hey there.
Recently on Facebook (at least my group of friends), there has been events on Lomography, its cameras and so forth. Apparently they take street-level shots, at least in the past event.

Any ideas if this could be really fun? The camera looks... daunting. And overexposed photos?

What do you all think?

[Murtasma]

I liked lomography when I first discovered it then I started to dislike it. Too many "snapshots" hardly any thought behind the majority of images. To me it's for people who aren't artists but like clicking the shutter button. Don't get me wrong there are talented people out there doing lomography but I think the majority just do it for fun.

Nothing wrong with having fun, but for most thats what it is; just fun. Walk around the street and take random pictures. Sometimes the look of lomography can be really cool but only when in moderation just like most things it can wear out quickly.

[fletch]

Have a look at this guy. Some great Lomography.

Flickr: lomokev's Photostream

[Murtasma]

I like that persons montage's very cool. You don't see images like that very often. That's what I like to see something I haven't seen tons of times before, that's what gets my juices going.

[BCampbell]

If you're just looking to have fun, yeah sure, any "toy" camera can be fun. If you don't want a high buy-in or to learn a new system, try this one.

Note that getting the film processed can be a little expensive.

Only you know what will be fun to you. It sounds like you're intrigued, so why not. At the worst, you'll learn something from this that you might be able to apply to your photography as a whole. I persoanlly have been having fun with really cheap lenses on my DSLR. All of these were taken with a $50 lens. It's been teaching me a few things.

Go have fun.

[k8et]

I have a colorsplash (which keeps malfunctioning) and a fisheye camera from lomography.com

other than the technical issues with the colorsplash (and they even replaced it once... i'm not using it anymore) they are fun, and also throwing me back to my brief film education back in school.... It's a steeper learning curve and cost but it's making me learn! and i have a few really fun pics that have been worth it.

their shoot-from-the-hip technique will result in varied quality photos, but anyone who has a vision and knows how to use them can create some great shots. I'm trying to plan them more than go with the "luck" technique, but sometimes i still need luck on my side :P

the cameras are not daunting at all, just remember they are "toys" lol. (at least mine. maybe the holga is better?) and i liked taking them to the desert as I didn't care as much about the possibility of having them damaged or destroyed, the biggest cost is the film/developing...

[Raoul Isidro]

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