Does this look lomo??

[lyonn]

Hi there pros, just starting to try out lomography, i used a canon dslr to take this pics, and later edited it using ps cs2 with a cross processing plugin i downloaded from one of the stickies from this forum. all C&Cs welcomed!

The images come out super enlarged, so im just leaving the links. please check them out and C&C thank you!.

Pic 1
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs20/f/20...monotheist.jpg


Pic 2
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs21/f/20...monotheist.jpg

[lyonn]

C&Cs please!?

[night86mare]

No, doesn't look lomo to me
I can't really say why, the colours are weird but not lomo-weird just weird
And vignetting in first looks overly done

And you have dust on your sensor, but nothing to do with the topic haha

[kgston]

A commendable job..but then again, using PS cross process scripts and 'fake' vignetting won't make it authentic...its really really hard to imitate the cross process look and the effects u get on a lomo cam using PS unless ur experienced digital special effects artist...

You have a good dslr, i think you should go take more jaw dropping and earth shattering 'normal-looking' pics in my opinion. however, if this is ur style, go get a lomo cam and expired film...if ur just experimenting, have fun then^^

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by night86mare No, doesn't look lomo to me I can't really say why, the colours are weird but not lomo-weird just weird And vignetting in first looks overly done And you have dust on your sensor, but nothing to do with the topic haha

Originally Posted by kgston A commendable job..but then again, using PS cross process scripts and 'fake' vignetting won't make it authentic...its really really hard to imitate the cross process look and the effects u get on a lomo cam using PS unless ur experienced digital special effects artist... You have a good dslr, i think you should go take more jaw dropping and earth shattering 'normal-looking' pics in my opinion. however, if this is ur style, go get a lomo cam and expired film...if ur just experimenting, have fun then^^

Hey there, night86mare & kgston, thanks alot for your comments. i was just trying out something with the dslr and ps. the lomo isnt real, but yea i was really bored and tried to remake the effect,something that i now think cannot be achieved that easily,lol And yea by the the way, the dslr was rented.

[kgston]

well then lyonn, do u like lomo after this experiment??^^

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by kgston well then lyonn, do u like lomo after this experiment??^^

yea! i still love it! next time i wanna go lomo the real way!!

[kgston]

Haha.. icic.. good for you... at least lomo and expired film is cheap... the only expensive part abt film is scanning.. haha

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by kgston Haha.. icic.. good for you... at least lomo and expired film is cheap... the only expensive part abt film is scanning.. haha

On the average how much does it cost here to process + scan? 35mm anyways

I've tried to look in Alternative Photography but never explicitly stated

[kgston]

it really depends on where you go to...the more pro shops can charge u up to $18 for 16 base scans...+ dev fee of 3.00-3.50 can easily hit 20+.. of cos your friendly neighbourhood minilab will charge you less than half price for scanning.. arnd $8;16base..but some shops the scanner are just really bad...so u have to try your luck...
personally,my negs always turn out over saturated..i dunno why..the colours always end up clipping...hence i might get a film scanner and see for myself if its just the film or the scanner...

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by night86mare On the average how much does it cost here to process + scan? 35mm anyways I've tried to look in Alternative Photography but never explicitly stated

No idea...the normal 35mm film processing + scanning costs me 10 bucks

[night86mare]

ok, thanks a lot kgston =)

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by kgston it really depends on where you go to...the more pro shops can charge u up to $18 for 16 base scans...+ dev fee of 3.00-3.50 can easily hit 20+.. of cos your friendly neighbourhood minilab will charge you less than half price for scanning.. arnd $8;16base..but some shops the scanner are just really bad...so u have to try your luck... personally,my negs always turn out over saturated..i dunno why..the colours always end up clipping...hence i might get a film scanner and see for myself if its just the film or the scanner...

where do you scan your negatives? the pro shops or the neighbourhood ones?

[kgston]

i tried the pro shops.. actually only 1... haha and a few neighbourhood shops... haha also onli 1 shop...:x...and ironically.. from the exif info... they both use the same scanner and the results are the same... over sat... hahaha

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by kgston i tried the pro shops.. actually only 1... haha and a few neighbourhood shops... haha also onli 1 shop...:x...and ironically.. from the exif info... they both use the same scanner and the results are the same... over sat... hahaha

Maybe, maybe only, its the film, anyway..'''NORITSU KOKI''' is that the scanner name??

[kgston]

yea... haha....*hi-5* i think maybe the scanner Dmax is low and can't differentiate the luminosity...

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by kgston yea... haha....*hi-5* i think maybe the scanner Dmax is low and can't differentiate the luminosity...

Maybe..but..why are like majority of the shops using this?! hahaha shall go on a quest to find one that dosent.

[kgston]

one of my friend found one that uses fuji frontier... but, i can't say much for the quality.. cos the cam's film back was loose and there was light leakages...

[lyonn]

Originally Posted by kgston one of my friend found one that uses fuji frontier... but, i can't say much for the quality.. cos the cam's film back was loose and there was light leakages...

This is gonna be a difficult quest. but well, im gonna go for it... where is this shop that uses the fuji frontier?

[kgston]

not v sure... somewhere in tampines.. near central if i'm not wrong...