Lomography

In September 2011, I was lucky enough to visit a small part of China. This was an unforgettable adventure which, amongst other things, rewarded me with a century of lifespan. Read below to find out at what cost I got such reward.

If you want an easier way to wind your LomoKino, here is a method to build a battery operated power-winder. The steps are quite easy and there are 2 speed setups so you have options to choose from.

An epic quest to obtain high contrast with black and white processes finally came to its end.

Here are a few spots in New York City that the average tourist (I) shouldn’t (didn’t) miss.

This camera eats film like the leviathan swallows ships. Find here a few tips about this pinhole monster.

Use electrical tape to build a Horizon Splitzer.

I recently bought a batch of this Tungsten film, expired in 1972. I wasn’t expecting things would get so nasty between us.

He won a TED prize by sticking enlarged pictures on walls in the street. Get here a little private interview with JR, a master of street art.

‘Ho nooo, I finished my C41 Bleach… Wait a minute… I have tons of E6 Bleach…’ Thus, a new types of color processing are born! Get to know all of them right here, right now!

This is probably my last Canadian location. You can get here three spots for the price of one, separated by a two-hour triangular drive. Let me share my trip to the Canadian Golden Triangle.

How to process black and white film at home, in your bathroom. Steps for generic Rodinal process and ATP 1.1 process.

How to process color film at home, in your bathroom.

One of the unexpected joys of homemade processing: using expired chemistries.

Recipe to obtain the weirdest results with this negative film: Horizon Perfekt + green filter + reversed x-pro in expired chemistries.

A post to say goodbye to Québec city. I lived there for about five years and moved recently away. I’m leaving dear friends and a fantastic city behind.

The ‘Peg’ as they call it. A very nice city in the longitudinal centre of Canada, where I enjoyed temperatures colder than in the Arctic. No kidding.

The race is well and done, but stouf has a special treat for us: This is a chronicle of my turn in the LC-A Race and how I understood why everybody is crazy about the LOMO LC-A!

We always raise an eyebrow or shiver in disbelief whenever we hear the words "manipulated" or "enhanced", especially if it's done differently from the ways of analogue photography. But we must admit these digital advancements became indispensable, and on the contrary, can do no harm for us as our Tipster says so!

We Lomographers always shiver whenever we hear this acronym: SLR. It's a big and heavy chunk of a camera that boasts precision and control. Maybe by now, out of disgust, you’re so ready to run away from here. But not after you read this week’s Tipster and for sure, you’ll realise it’s not that bad after all!

Just when you thought you already did everything there is to do with film, you had it wrong then. Because out of excitement from the previous Film Orgy that had happened, Stouf thought of another way to play with them, yet again! And you know how we love these kinds of things here at Tipster, so treat yourselves and read on!