Comments on: Lomo LC-A: Why? Actually, Lomography: Why? http://www.adistortedreality.com/lomo-lc-a-why-actually-lomography-why Sex, drugs, politics. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: M. http://www.adistortedreality.com/lomo-lc-a-why-actually-lomography-why/comment-page-1#comment-6286 M. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:55:23 +0000 http://www.adistortedreality.com/?p=375#comment-6286 I agree--to a point. The Lomographic Society shouldn't have monopolized the camera. The ethos--as Pete says--is stupid. And some of their cameras are ridiculously priced considering the quality. However, I enjoy the lo-fi end results of the pictures. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and art is subjective. [But I do believe to be more effective as an artist--or photographer!--one must follow some general rules, but those rules certainly aren't hard and fast.] Not only that, but they make a cheap medium format camera, which would be good if a person was unsure about getting into medium format or didn't want to shell out thousands of dollars. I agree–to a point. The Lomographic Society shouldn’t have monopolized the camera. The ethos–as Pete says–is stupid. And some of their cameras are ridiculously priced considering the quality.

However, I enjoy the lo-fi end results of the pictures. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and art is subjective. [But I do believe to be more effective as an artist--or photographer!--one must follow some general rules, but those rules certainly aren't hard and fast.]

Not only that, but they make a cheap medium format camera, which would be good if a person was unsure about getting into medium format or didn’t want to shell out thousands of dollars.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://www.adistortedreality.com/lomo-lc-a-why-actually-lomography-why/comment-page-1#comment-738 Pete Ashton Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:02:59 +0000 http://www.adistortedreality.com/?p=375#comment-738 Yup, the Lomo thing is kinda tragic. I've got a fondness for the occasional trashcam (the Vivitar Wide & Slim being a particular fave - cost me a quid) and reveled in the accidentally genius shot or two but the whole ethos behind Lomography stinks. You are not alone, and sadly you're by no means the first to spot this nonsense. Yup, the Lomo thing is kinda tragic. I’ve got a fondness for the occasional trashcam (the Vivitar Wide & Slim being a particular fave – cost me a quid) and reveled in the accidentally genius shot or two but the whole ethos behind Lomography stinks. You are not alone, and sadly you’re by no means the first to spot this nonsense.

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