LOMO-ised view of Chipping Campden, Gloucs.

What is LOMO-ised? Around 1990 a St Petersburg company called LOMO launched a cheap camera called the LC-A. The photos it produced were dire quality - but in a certain stylish way; over-exposed in the centre, under-exposed (vignetted) at the edges, out of focus at the edges, much too contrasty, and colours either over or under saturated. I have written a program to adapt photos to look LOMO-ised, by adding in each of these defects to produce an attractive end-result, despite it being technically dreadful!

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Photographer: © Tony Tooth (Gallery)(23rd September 2008)

Comment by Stephanie Jackson(24th September 2008)

Love the colours and light Tony

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Comment by Krissy(24th September 2008)

very very nice!

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Comment by Sue Bristo(24th September 2008)

Great pic Tony ... love the colours.

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Comment by Sue H(24th September 2008)

LOMO? Whatever it means, it's a realy stunner of a picture.

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Comment by Karen Pugh(25th September 2008)

Great colours, nice pic

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Comment by poe(15th October 2008)

Lovely shot Tony, and thanks for filling us all in with the added info!

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Comment by (29th August 2012)

A lot of web sites do refer to the LCA from the 1990's. Back in the 1970's I was selling a cheap / nasty Lomo camera in the shop where I worked. There seems to be little info available on the early Lomo's in the UK. I think imports may have stopped after the 1970's then restarted later on.

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