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American photographer Irving Penn was known for taking fashion photographs, still life, and portraits. He also worked for Vogue Magazine where he contributed glamour shots. To this day, he is still considered one of the best when it comes to fashion photography.
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By " shooting blind," I don't mean you close your eyes when you take photos, but more like a hipshot style, except faster and without too much hesitation. Take a look at some of my photos shot in this style after the jump.
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It’s time for our Tipster of the Week! This week, we chose a Tipster that will leave you feeling hot! Read on to find out what our Tipster of the Week is all about.
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This cool Tipster shows us an alternative to shooting with the Pop9. This makes taking photos twice the fun! Find out what our Tipster of the Week is all about!
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"Man with a Movie Camera" is an experimental, silent documentary film. It's experimental in that its director, Dziga Vertov, uses almost all the cinematic techniques in the book, ranging from double exposure to footage played backwards! It's a documentary as it shows urban life in various Soviet cities, and contains no actors! What a historical gem!
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Mentor: a trusted friend, counselor or teacher, usually a more experienced person. This is the modern use of the term and is definitely one of affection. History has shown that both sides benefit from the mentoring relationship. Read on to find out who my mentors are and, once you have, I think it's only fair I know who you are mentee to!
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Nicolas of the Lomography Gallery Store San Francisco is a Lomography lover and a film student. When he heard about the LomoKino, he began to salivate... When at last he had the LomoKino in his hands, it was pure joy. Here he shares his first experiences with the incredible LomoKino!
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For this new series, we’ll be taking a look back at some of the best Tipster articles. We scoured our archives and found some cool double-exposure techniques that you might want to try out on your next roll of film. Read on!
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Make your own Splitzer! All you need is black electrical tape, a creative imagination and you're all set! Learn how I created my splitzer after the break.
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An X-ray is like a picture, except the fact that it uses the infamous x-rays instead of visible light. Another difference is that in photography we usually capture the light that is reflected by objects, while in x-ray capture the rays pass through the objects, more precisely our body. But if it were an analogue camera?
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Robert Capa was a Hungarian photographer who documented several wars during his lifetime. His photographic style captured the essence of the events as they happened and this evokes feelings for anyone who views his photos. Here are some tips to help you achieve Robert Capa’s photography techniques.
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Panographs are simple and fun and there's a only a few guidelines to remember when making these stunning images.
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Austrian filmmaker and graphic designer Clemens Kogler found a way to incorporate an analogue feel for VJ visuals and more though an animation technique he called the Phonovideo. Let's watch the first film he created using this mind-blowing technique!
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Some years ago I learned a lab technique known as "sandwich" or "sandwiching", that involves, to say it succintctly, putting a negative on top of another on the enlarger, so you combine two or more images in one photograph.
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If you know about masks and you know about multiple exposures, then why not try combining these two techniques to come up with a new and exciting type of image that will inspire you to try more new and exciting techniques and images.
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When near perfect center focus is desired from your Holga or Diana +
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New to Lomography and analogue photography? Check out our new webpage www.crossprocessing.info for a simple and fun guide to one of our favorite techniques, cross-processing!
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Photograms are produced by laying objects directly onto photographic paper, so there's no camera involved. This means that they're one of the easiest ways to get great results in the world of photography! Read on for details of how to make them…
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Diplopia (from French < diplopie >, from Greek. < diploos >, double, and < ops, opos >, eye) f. MED. A pathological phenomenon consisting of *seeing double objects. (free translation of the definition from Diccionario de uso del español, by María Moliner)
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Hello and welcome to the Lomography Lab HQ! We'd like you to meet Dr. Lab, whose experience with film experiments will guarantee to cure all your lackluster analogue blues away. The good news is he's sharing 3 of his tried-and-tested film techniques that you can do at home!
