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Comment on End of the line for Kodachrome by kombizz

kombizz — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:52:40 +0000

It is a very sad news – I loused Kodak for many years.

Comment on Bayeux announces film competition by Peter Elgar

Peter Elgar — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:12:09 +0000

MISSED IT ! Now it is MAY already !

Comment on Awards by Photo Contests and Competitions of 2011 | Professional photo gallery | Create and buy flash xml photo gallery

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:57:41 +0000

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Comment on End of the line for Kodachrome by hectorpaljr

hectorpaljr — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:48:10 +0000

Truly the best of films. My own favourite was Kodachrome II and I achieved both LRPS and ARPS with it and K25

Comment on Film and Lomography by Andrew McKenna

Andrew McKenna — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:07:15 +0000

You have a point about the consumerist nature of lomography.
It haunts photography in general now.
Like the idea that digital cameras become outdated and need replaced every five minutes.
As if suddenly your Canon 5d can’t produce good images anymore because it’s 5 years old.

Utter rubbish!

I like how lomography celebrates spontaneity and the unpredictable elements of photography but it also celebrates being rubbish.
Being a fad isn’t a bad thing in itself but if folk become bored and chuck their film cameras in a drawer, never to use them again, then it would be.
If its becomes someone’s first steps into a lifetime of film photography then it’d be a good thing.

Comment on ChooseFilm Distinctions Awards 2011 by Currently running photo contests to submit your work | The D-Photo

Currently running photo contests to submit your work | The D-Photo — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:31:21 +0000

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Comment on Film and Lomography by Jay Harrison

Jay Harrison — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:47:43 +0000

I’d like to think that in a few years shooting on such overtly trendy cameras will be as big a faux pas as using certain filters on Photoshop. I guess that sounds pretty snobby, but I really dislike the blatantly shallow and consumerist nature of Lomo photography. It’s all about buying into a look, and really just being super-willing to typecast yourself and superficialize your photography.

Also, crap cameras can be bought for a couple of quid each from charity shops. Though I suppose that doesn’t have the comforting hipster-approved cachet of the Lomo brand.

Comment on Film and Lomography by Werner Heyckendorff

Werner Heyckendorff — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:59:14 +0000

Bobz…no it does´nt make any sense does it? Well maybe it does afterall – at least to me.
I have thought a lot about it – why do I like overexposed, underexposed, grainy, blurred, soft, weird coloured photographs?
The nearest I can come an explanation is that it is the as far as you can get from the smooth, perfect exposed, grainless digital images I dislike so much. For me it´s some kind of childish reaction against what I don´t like about digital. I think it´s in place to mention here that I shoot both digital and film.
Another thing about Lomo and analog overall is, that it holds something “organic” to it that digital lacks. An anlog image, no matter how sharp and how fine grained, holds a certain softness to it that I like very much.
It´s simply more pleasing to look at than a digital image. I have thought about that it might be because each coloured grain in an analog photograph is of different size and shape. In a digital photograph each pixel is precisely the same size and shape. And even thou it´s on a scale where the eye can´t separate the details it might influence the overall appearance of the photograph.

What I like specific about Lomo is the fact that the outcome of the photographs is´nt given in advance. There are many unknown factors that influence the photographs, and that makes it exiting.

One final thought: A digital sensor where each pixel was of slightly different size and different shape, and NOT arranged in vertical and horizontal lines would be nice. And morrié would not be a problem, either would straight lines that was slightly more or less than vertical or horizontal.

Comment on Film and Lomography by brrowe

brrowe — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:26:11 +0000

I have to admit that when I first became interested in photography I bought a Fed 2, graduated to medium format via a Lubital 2, with which I had several successes in local camera club “Print Battles” and now, after owning many film cameras (32 at my last count), at the age of 72 have abandoned digital and returned to my old love, film (encouraged by finding that I’m not alone, after all.)
PS. Does anyone know from where I can purchase a leather ever-ready case for my two Zorki ‘C’s

Comment on Fujifilm’s new medium format camera available now by Russ Butner

Russ Butner — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:56:12 +0000

Sweeeeeet!