Lomography-Inspired Music Videos

Alessi's Ark - The Asteroids Collide

Have you come across any other Lomography-inspired official music videos like these two posted ones? You know you'll love these non-mainstream music! :)

Black Light Dinner Party - Older Together
My favourite video will have to be Anna Li's My Camera Clicks, even though it's not an official music video, but it's worth mentioning. This one makes me happy everytime I listen to it (could be because of those camera clicks!). Anna's on Twitter too @helloannali.
Do share with me if you have any other such lomo-inspired videos!
Love,Roosh
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Holga 15B & 12MFC Flashes

A few days back, Jessie & I met up at Starbucks Parkway to review some of her photos that were taken at Lil Ryan's & since she just recently bought an external 3rd party flash, the Yongnuo YN-465 Flash, we thought we could try out her new toy too.

I had with me that day the Holga 135BC & its 15B flash but we decided to fix our Holga flashes on our Canon 1000D & 60D this time.

This photo above was my 15B flash, but she had the Holga 12MFC flash which had a guide number (GN) of 12 unlike my GN15 which simply means the 15B flash is more powerful. One other difference we spotted was that the 12MFC's metal contact point was much smaller than what is shown here on the 15B, but we weren't really sure if it mattered much, or at all.

After some testing, we found out that the 15B was able to be triggered off by both the 1000D & 60D almost flawlessly, unlike the 12MFC which didn't fire at all.

I'm sure the 12MFC's not faulty though because it worked well on our Holga 135BC & 120N, so I'm just wondering if that contact point's making all the difference on the different bodies.

We're able to fire off the 12MFC with the Phottix Aster wireless transmitter though.

Any idea why, my friends?

Love,
Roosh
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Poppin' Radio In The Ice

In my previous post 'Holga Mixing & Maxing', I wrote about using my radio popper to trigger the Holga 15B flash that's not attached to the camera but placed behind my subject. By doing so, I'm able to flash it simultaneously with my Canon 430EXII flash on my camera.

Many were asking me what exactly 'radio poppers' were.

If you've heard of the PocketWizard, you'll know how expensive it can be for the beginner photography enthusiasts. Well what I've got here is the cheaper alternative: Phottix Wireless Flash Triggers.

A complete set of the flash triggers will give you the transmitter & receiver. And what I like best about the Phottix Aster is that they can be triggered optically as well ie. flash will also fire off the Holga 15B when it's attached to the receiving end of the Phottix set. This feature is really useful for cameras that have no hot shoe mounts on them, but can still use their inbuilt flash to create the same effect.

My favourite vendor for those residing in Singapore would be Red Dot Photo. But there's always eBay or Amazon, always. I part most of my income through them anyway. Evil, evil..

So try this technique & do share your photos with us!

Cheers!

Love,
Roosh
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Holga Mixing & Maxing

Look at what I've got here: A Holga 15B flash with 5 colour filters for my Holga 135BC. And not only that, this attachment will work with any camera that has a standard hot shoe socket. So that means, it'll work with my Canon DSLR & also my Lubitel! Sounds fun? It sure is!

Khloe of Multiple Choice alerted us of the ongoing Singapore River Flea Market at Clarke Quay where she had set up a booth selling some of our favourite toy cameras & also a couple of fun accessories to go along with them. She's got great discounts going on for selected items there too so if you're interested, try to make it by Sunday as it'll be the last weekend before Christmas already. Hurry hurry!

Remember my previous post titled 'Lomography Mods' where I wrote about attaching my Canon 430EXII external flash to my Holga 135BC? If you look at this photo closely, I've actually done the reverse: My Canon  DSLR did some flashing with the 15B instead. Well, I've tried it out & the flash did work as I've expected.

And then, something struck me. Instead of directly attaching the Holga flash to my DSLR, why not utilise my radio popper as well? That way, while I have my 430EXII on the camera itself, the 15B flash unit can be used to provide some coloured background lighting as shown below:

I just needed to add a little fill with my Canon flash to light up the front of my subject. Needed a little trial & error though, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out in the end.

I'm actually quite excited for my shoot with Ika on the 24th. That'll be the best time for me to experiment lots of styles with her just because she's my crazy friend. So, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't mind, right? Of course she wouldn't!

What I'm doing now is just to source out for ideas for her shoot. Once it's done, we'll need to meet & discuss. For now, just proceed with your Christmas shopping.

Enjoy my friends! :)

Love,
Roosh
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Lomography Mods

Ever thought of attaching the external flash of your Canon, Nikon, etc system to your toy camera? Well, it's not impossible!

The only downside to this though is that you'll have to set your flash power manually since your toy cameras will not be able to utilise the TTL flash metering modes.

But isn't that what lomography is all about? It's all about experimenting!

And if you want to take it a level further, there are actually toy camera lenses available in the market which you can fix to your DSLR: The Diana F+ SLR Adaptors.

Feeling adventurous? Here's How To Make Your Holga Lens Mountable To Your SLR Camera! (Exercise extreme caution when modifying the Holga lens!)

You can also create A Bargain Macro Lens for your DSLR.

Try them out guys, have fun!

Love,
Roosh
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Lomography: Where To Start?

So you've heard of the term 'Lomography', but have absolutely no idea what it's all about. And you've seen the photos these Lomographers produced & decided it's time for you to join in the Lomo fun too.

Why not?!

"Lomography is a global community whose strong passion is creative and experimental analogue film photography." - Lomography.com

Yes, it's all about analogue film photography. Just when you thought everything's gone digital now, there are still photographers out there using film for their photography needs.

Here's an interview with a loyal film wedding photojournalist: Lisa Berry

Become a registered Lomography member to enjoy these benefits:

• Unlimited photo storage
• Your very own LomoHome account, where you can organise your photos and share them with other Lomographers
• Special offers and web-only exclusives on Lomographic products
• Contests where you can win Piggy Points and Lomography stuff! (One Piggy Point voucher is worth 1 EUR/USD for you to spend in our online shop)
• The ability to post your own comments, reviews, stories and tips.
• Make contact with thousands of photography-loving people from around the world!

But what's so great about joining them?

"There are a lot of perks that you can get out of being a member of the Lomography community! Exchange tips with other members, and get inspired with collaborations and projects. Expect exciting things happening in the community because we always have something new to offer. Best of all, you'll meet like-minded Lomographers to share the analogue love with – our friendly community is constantly active with discussions, collaborations, contests, and meetups."

There are really lots of toy cameras for you to choose from including fish eye/pinhole lenses, cameras with multiple lenses that shoot from 4 lenses simultaneously for a unique effect, and a Lomo specialty, a colored flash.

But what is Lomography without the fun in cross-processing?

Lomography is really an addictive hobby, even though it could be an expensive one bearing in mind the costs involved in film & processing. And be warned that there's a high chance you won't stop at one camera, & instead will keep on increasing your collection to include a range of other camera effects.

So why wait? Lomo cameras can be as cheap at 15USD & it can get even cheaper when you purchase them through eBay!

In the Lomography world, you Don't Think, Just Shoot!

For Lomographers in Singapore, join the forum at Lomotion SG to get in touch with our local Lomo community. Lots of love going around in there, really!

Enjoy the start of this new week of November guys!

Love,

Roosh

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Lomo Love

We've just processed our first roll of black & white Neopan 400 roll exposed with Lubitel 166B, that Russian beauty!

Wanna see them all? Why not head down to our Lomo Love album? We also have lots of other lomographs taken with other toy cameras like the Holga 135BC, Vivitar UWS & lots more!

In our next post, we'll include our first tutorial for those interested in the art of lomography. So stay tuned guys, there'll be more to come in the future!

We'll be heading out to Fort Canning Park later in the evening for an Alumni's Diwali's celebration, so if you're there do drop by & say hello to us.

Don't forget to leave some shoutouts on our Facebook wall alright?

Cheers, & Happy Halloween everyone!

Love,
Roosh
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