Digital Lomo

Digital lomo is a term used to refer to outputs from digital cameras that produces the same effect as a non-digital lomo camera (Holga, LC-A, Diana, etc).

Lomography or lomo or lomographs are essentially photos that are taken off the cuff – minus the finer techniques normally associated with formal and proper techniques of photography.

Lomography is the anti-thesis of professional photography.

It isn’t new – been here for a while. But as the advent of Web 2.0 and social media explodes, lomography is fast catching up with the rest of the masses as a quick and dirty means to capture a slice of their daily lives and quickly share it with their friends or members of the 6 degrees of separation.

Enter the digital lomo camera. For those who are familiar with lomography – this hobby comes at a price as the mainstream lomo cameras usually comes with associated costs in regard to film stocks and also photo developing. Not to mention time – to develope, to scan and to upload it online. Digital lomo cameras on the other hand, gives the users a much economical way to have fun snapping away without the film. Just a digital lomo camera, a memory card and you start shooting away.

Pundits of pure lomography may argue otherwise about the application and popularity of digital lomo cameras as the effects can actually be enhanced using any photo editing softwares. We don’t deny that. In fact, we embraced that. What we are giving here is an alternate way to produce digital lomo photos – direct from the camera itself.

Digital lomo is meant to be fun, informal, economical and gives you an “alternate” view from the lens.

While you’re at it, you might want to know what are the 10 rules of lomography.