Lomography

So I felt it was time to invest in a new camera, and i've always been interested in analog cameras. While searching these on the internet the term 'Lomography camera' kept coming up. I'm still not exactly sure what it means but I got this meaning below off the official website... 

A Lomograph holds a charm all of its own. Somehow, everything is amplified, making ordinary objects stand out, enhancing details that would normally go unnoticed. Characterised by ever-changing variables such as the mysterious vignettes that frame the shot, light leaks, lo-fi grain, beautiful blurs, the magical balance of contrast and saturation … just to name a few.

A combination these factors and a healthy touch of the unexpected go into making each Lomograph unique. Essentially, Lomography embraces the element of surprise that only analogue film photography can bring and wholeheartedly celebrates the outcome.

Experiment with different kinds of films, and try different tips and techniques, such as cross-processing (x-pro) – it works well with Lomographic cameras!

Diana f+ Lomography Camera (available at Urban Outfitters but I got mine second hand on eBay)

These are some of my favorite photos from
http://www.lomography.com/ 

There are also some good ones on http://weheartit.com/entry/13946247

I can't wait to start taking some photos my camera should arrive in a few days!

Home Bound, final work

My last day of uni was today, handed in everything and all set to to go home to Glasgow in the snow. Here my finished work for my Design for Function class. As a group we had to select a sport to base a collection on, we choose fencing.

Entire collection I.m wearing my garment on the far right.

Will need to reshoot these properly.

Extreme Make-up

At the moment we are designing an online magazine, and our group has decided to do a feature on extreme make-up. Here's just a few images I'm using for inspiration, and I'm so excited to attempt a few of these ideas.

Below are a few models from John Galliano's shows

Flat 0/1

So I did my photo-shoot in Flat 0/1 over the weekend and here are the best shots. The owner of the bar, Chris was pretty decent and put some music on for us and we pretty much had free range to go and do what we wanted. I thought the flat was great to take photos in, my favorite touches were the swinging seats made from a cut in half bathtub, the moustache stuck on the mirror in the toilets and the tropical bird wallpaper.

Also thank you to my models Marcus and Hope.

Red Dress

End Result of my Dress for pattern experimentation.

Pleating

Ruth making a superman cape.

Zip at back

Rosalind Modeling for me

Flat 1

In our visual presentation class we have to create an online magazine in groups. Ours is based on up-and-coming artists, music, fashions and locations in Glasgow. I have chosen the club flat 1 on Bath Street for it's uniqueness.

'most of us have got mates who live in 'the party flat'...the place where you go to tear it up, to take your carry out, pre-party/ post-party and just party full stop. the flat that is always full of booze, always has the decks set up and ready to go and whose neighbours don't complain about the noise...'

So basically it's a full time empty, I always enjoy flat parties more to going out so can't wait to go and write about it. There even letting me come in during the morning to take some photos, I was planning on getting a few friends to come with me and recreate a night out. If all goes well it will look similar to the new T4 advert which i'm using as inspiration.

T4 Advert