If you're not familiar with lomography, it is a fairly recent type of photography founded in the early nineties in Austria by the
Lomographic Society. Using the LOMO LC-A, a cheap Russian toy camera, and other toy cameras (such as the Diana and Holga), photographers fell in love with the unique, high contrast photos and the aberrations caused by light leaks and the limitations of the simple lenses. Today, this is replicated by several iPhone apps such as Hipstamatic and attachable lenses (more on these in future posts!), but these can't touch the cool factor of old-school anticipation. In other words, users must send in film and wait to receive prints in the mail. The Fish Eye Baby shown here uses 110 film, and its seller offers guidance on how and where to get film developed. The closest local partner lab is in Austin, TX so you can take your new Fish Eye Baby on a road trip, and get the film developed when you get into town!
Exciting changes!
Texas Photo is making some big changes - not only to our website, but to our class schedule, offerings and more. Stay tuned for some terrific posts and images!
