Lomography

The second of my four part series is about a 35mm lens, slightly wide it has a wonderful range of applications, quite fast for lower light, wide enough for an everyday lens but not too wide to be specialist.

There are many, many reviews of the LC-A. This one is different. This one is about the LC-A Russian Lens. This one steps back and looks at the heart of the LC-A and why you should want one.

La Sardina is one of my favorite Lomography Cameras. This maybe because it was my first (along with Diana), or possibly because it is one of the most forgiving and flexible. Get the best from this excellent camera with some back to basics knowledge!

This four part mini-series sets out to review my four favorite lenses. All these lenses share a commonality: they are all M42 lenses. I love the M42 standard. Canon and Nikon, and later Pentax are all proprietary; the M42 is not. We begin with the Helios 44-4 M.

The vignetting and focus of the Holga pair wonderfully with the enhanced contrast and hyperreality of expired Kodak Ektachrome 100 GX to form a match made in heaven.

This month, I'm breaking the rules. I've no evidence, no figures, no statistics to explain why 'The Plateaux of Mirror' is a classic. No critical acclaim has lauded over it. I shall simply say this. Play it.

I am a programmer. My daily life is spent mostly in front of a large screen. I work from my own office, at my home. This means I spend upwards of 8 hours per day in front of my computer.

The Belair has to be one of the easiest cameras to use that Lomography has invented. Even a novice can get good very good shots from it. With a little know-how, you can achieve amazing shots with it.

From Back to Basics where we looked at the science behind photography, here we apply it to specific cameras. This month, why getting the right film for your Diana F+ can make the big difference between good and bad results.

There's no denying this thing is pretty, in Globe Trotter form it may be Lomography's most attractive camera yet. But how does it perform when out and about? Here's my first thoughts on the camera.

As Lomography celebrates its 20th Anniversary I'm celebrating a much more humble occasion. It's my first!

It's one full year now since I joined the community. I can trace it back to a trip to an Art Gallery. But if I think about it, perhaps I can trace it back much further.

During the height of the success of Brit-Pop and Indie in the late 90's in England, Mansun created an antidote to the 'laddy,' pub-centric Blur/Oasis juggernaut. The cerebral 'Attack of the Grey Lantern' was a nod to story-telling prog rock and was a breath of fresh air. A classic album.

Little boys are rough n' tumble, roly-poly, active fun. Ask them to stop for a picture and they'll grimace, drool and show off. Here's my tips to capture them at their most natural.

If you want to try something a little whacky and totally unpredictable, try these two tips for a scary halloween feel.

Fantastic photos are a given with Lomography cameras, but with a little knowledge, you can get the shot you want almost every time. Prove your chops in the Back to Basics Rumble!

Einstein may have denounced the possibility of time travel, but the greatest thing about our first love, photography, is that it gives us the ability to stop time. This final Back to Basics article gives you the power to choose how.

Jimmy Carter was president of the USA, Thatcherism was just around the corner in the UK, Star Wars was bursting onto the big screen, disco was in the throes of its death, I was born, and the world would never be the same again.

I bought the DigitaLIZA 120 and DigitaLIZA 35mm as a combo, mainly for the DigitaLIZA 35 to enable me to scan 35mm sprockets. I wasn't prepared for the very useful side effect of the 120 version.

One of the most iconic album sleeves of all time. Unpopular on release, now recognized as the masterpiece it is. Another classic album.