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Planning and Documenting your Killer Pictures for 2012

Organize Your LomoKino Films

A Convenient Cheap and Chic Tipster for Locking the Sprocket Rocket Shutter

LomoKino Fisheye Modification

For everyone who can’t get enough experimentation whether its quickie tricks to have fun with, tutorials, or some of the more daring camera modifications you’ll be hooked on the limitless new things to try with analogue you wont find in the user manual. The Tipster section is also home of Film Lab Rats section for those who like to burn, test, warp and do all other sorts of crazy things in and occasionally outside the darkroom. Submit a tipster now and read the submission guidelines.

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A Little Guide for All Diana F+ Lovers

A guide of what? Well, its a little guide that I'm sure every Diana lover will find very useful.

February 01, 2012 18 comments 32 likes
Having Fun With the Fisheye Circle Cutter

This is my very first collage, since I was interested with the 'Clever Collage Rumble'. First I thought about the theme of my collage. It should be fun! In my opinion, Lomo is about having fun with your camera and your creativity. No rules! My collage is created by using my photos while everyone's wearing funglasses.

January 30, 2012 6 comments 19 likes
Quickie Tipster: Scanning Two Negatives at Once

I was playing around with my scanner for a photo album I am making and by mistake I found a wonderful way to create special photos

February 01, 2012 6 comments 15 likes

Most recent articles

Anthotypes – Making a Print Using Plants

It is possible to print photographs using nothing but juice extracted from the petals of flowers, the peel from fruits and pigments from plants. In this great tipster from Malin Fabbri of alternativephotography.com, you can find out how!

February 03, 2012 1 comment 4 likes
Valentine’s Day Photoraphy Tips

Romance is in the air as Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! You have your film rolls and cameras ready. Now what? Read on for some Valentine’s Day film photography tips!

February 03, 2012 1 comment 7 likes
Organize Your LomoKino Films

With my LomoKino I already produced some films, that shouldn't be cut. To always find them, and to have a possibility to better load them into my LomoKinoscope, I am storing them in film canisters.

February 03, 2012 3 likes
Holey Hats

Here's a fun idea for easy bokeh! Dust off that hat and take it out for a lomowalk.

February 03, 2012 3 comments 12 likes
LomoKino Fisheye Modification

A quick and easy modification to make your LomoKino see through fishy eyes!

February 02, 2012 3 likes
A Convenient Cheap and Chic Tipster for Locking the Sprocket Rocket Shutter

This is a tipster about how you can free your poor finger from pressing the Sprocket Rocket shutter during countless seconds (or minutes) with the cutest bow.

February 02, 2012 3 likes
Making a LomoKino Video on Ubuntu

To edit a video made with LomoKino, we have seen that it is not difficult for owners of Windows or Apple computers. But what about for those who don't have one or the other? Friends of Ubuntu, this little guide is for you (the software is in Italian I hope that the information is correct for their menus in English).

February 02, 2012 1 comment 3 likes
Planning and Documenting your Killer Pictures for 2012

Even though lomography is all about improvising and shooting from the hip, it can never hurt to think ahead a bit, and plan for some killer shorts in 2012. Here's how I'm doing it.

February 01, 2012 6 comments 12 likes
A Little Guide for All Diana F+ Lovers

A guide of what? Well, its a little guide that I'm sure every Diana lover will find very useful.

February 01, 2012 18 comments 32 likes
Quickie Tipster: Scanning Two Negatives at Once

I was playing around with my scanner for a photo album I am making and by mistake I found a wonderful way to create special photos

February 01, 2012 6 comments 15 likes
La Sardina for Starters - Remember the Twist and Pull!

This is a short, simple and indispensable Tipster for new La Sardina owners. Specifically, those who are frustrated by the fact that their new 35mm darling refuses to shoot or synch with the flash. The probable cause? You haven’t pulled out the lens and twisted it until you see ‘Only Shoot If You Read Me’ text on the lens. And remember to twist the lens until you hear that magical ‘click’ sound – when you hear the click, you can be confident that your flash will fire when you shoot! Read on for a step-by-step guide to getting your La Sardina ready for its first photo outing…

January 31, 2012 3 comments 9 likes
Hyperfocal Distance for Lomo LC-A

For those who own the Lomo LCA and want to get most of their photos, here’s a chart about hyperfocal distances for this amazing camera.

January 31, 2012 2 comments 6 likes
A Lomographer's Template for Noteshelf

I recently lost my camera notes and that led me to create a Lomography-inspired template for the iPad application, Noteshelf. Read on to learn how I did this.

January 31, 2012 6 comments 7 likes
Double Exposures with Trees and Twigs

You own a camera that is able to create double exposures but don't really know how to work this effect out? try simply to superpose trees, twigs, with a character, hands, face, it will give a beautiful faerie effect!

January 31, 2012 2 comments 16 likes
Double Output When Scanning Colour Slides

If you get the exposure wrong on cross-processed slide film it can look washed out or oversaturated. Here's a tip that can breathe new life into your slides.

January 30, 2012 3 comments 6 likes
Repurposing a Broken Polaroid 210 Automatic Land Camera

Instead of throwing away a broken camera from my childhood, I decided to convert it into pinhole camera. Read more to learn how I did it and to see the results.

January 30, 2012 5 comments 11 likes
Having Fun With the Fisheye Circle Cutter

This is my very first collage, since I was interested with the 'Clever Collage Rumble'. First I thought about the theme of my collage. It should be fun! In my opinion, Lomo is about having fun with your camera and your creativity. No rules! My collage is created by using my photos while everyone's wearing funglasses.

January 30, 2012 6 comments 19 likes
Taking Back Tipsters: Double Exposures

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!

January 27, 2012 2 comments 29 likes
Saran Wrapped

Tired of boring photos? Grab some saran wrap from your kitchen cabinet and mask it! Read more after the jump!

January 27, 2012 24 comments 80 likes
Make Yourself a Splitzer

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.

January 27, 2012 2 comments 12 likes