Lomography

The Nikon EM makes me look like a serious film photographer on the outside, while remaining a carefree lomographer on the inside.

It's a good thing to be surrounded by a lot of people willing to be cast in odd portraits. Last April 15, our group, Shutter Revolution, celebrated its first anniversary. We gathered at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center for a mustache picnic party. About 40 of us came, each bringing food contributions. With so many friends whom I share the same hobby with around, I decided to take portraits of them. I had two concepts in mind.

I am not usually brave in taking portraits of strangers because of the usual fear of confrontation. But whenever I feel that my action will not result to any untoward scenario, I do manage to summon the courage to point my camera to a complete stranger and click the shutter. Here are five of my favorites.

Here is a litany of who, what, when, where, how, why I take portraits.

Composing photos is somewhat different for square format. Let me share some of the things I have observed thus far.

Being a college professor, universities have been a big part of my life. And since one of this month’s article requests is about universities, I will be writing about a couple of them here in the Philippines; starting with my alma mater, and former employer, Far Eastern University.

Lately, I haven’t had time to go out and shoot. And if you check my lomohome, you’ll see pretty much the same thing: my workplace, St. Paul University, Manila. It is a good thing that I have this article to show it off.

A word of caution: This article involves excessive amounts of shameless self-promotion. If you are a person who cannot appreciate a healthy dose of narcissism, do not proceed. If you can, brace yourself for an influx of me, myself and I.

In this Secondhand Love Affair story, I feature two of my most loved second hand stuff that surely make my life as a lomographer a lot easier.

I do not know if this is a unique idea; if it is, then I am taking my claim to immortality. Introducing, the "Principle of Light Penetrability" by Rene M. Nob.

Here are the simple steps on how I created a concoction that put a destructive twist on my film! Read on for the instructions.

Let me take you to a short trip down the memory lane; recalling how I met and fell in love with Amanda (my Holga).

A mid range, highly dependable, point and shoot camera, with an impressive lens and a pseudo-panoramic feature.

Not even a troublesome trip can deny the beauty of the Queen City of the South - Iloilo.

With all my analogue achievements for 2011, it would be foolish not to keep going. So, I came up with a brief overview of things that I want to accomplish for the year 2012.

If there really was an actual miniature 120 film, I would think that you can actually load it and shoot with the Diana F+ Mr. Pink keychain. Read about my review after the jump!

Everywhere in the world, you will find a Chinatown. In the Philippines, we call ours "Binondo".

The year 2011 has been a very significant one for my personal life; a few lows, and a lot of highs. My analogue life has been extremely eventful as well. As the year closes, it’s nice to reflect on the analogue year that was.

It truly easy to use the Vivitar EZ35. It may not be as slim as the Vivitar UWS, but it can be you day and night camera.

Christmas is a good opportunity to take some bokehs, since there are plenty of lights to take pictures of. Here is a simple way to generate gorgeous light bokehs, using your Lomo LC-A+.