Lomography (wiki)

Lomography (camerapedia.org)

Lomography.com

Lomographic Society International

sf lomo user group

lomography world congress london

guide to lomography

Where to purchase Lomo cameras locally

Shop.lomo

Urban Outfitters

Blick Art Materials
dickblick.com
1414 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 441-6075

5301 Broadway, Oakland
(510) 658-2787

811 University Ave., Berkeley
(510) 486-2600

Looking Glass

Rayko

 

 

 

 

 

Ten rules of Lomography
Take your LOMO everywhere you go.
Use it anytime - day or night.
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.
Shoot from the hip.
Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible.
Don't think.
Be fast.
You don't have to know beforehand what you've captured on film.
You don't have to know afterwards, either.
Don't worry about the rules.

 

 

Toy camera (wiki)

Toy camera (camerapedia)

Four Corners Dark

Four Corners store

Light Leaks Magazine

 

Golden Half toy camera w/22mm lens

Toy cameras

Toy Joy

The Toycam handbook
A grand undertaking! The members of toycamera.com have gathered their collective wisdom and experience in one tome. Featuring in-depth descriptions of new and vintage toy cameras, photographic examples, tips, tricks, modifications, film and darkroom tutorials and even some philosophical musings on the nature of toy camera photography - this is THE one book on toy camera photography that every enthusiast should own.

"Fun feeling of ToyCamera"
This simple application changes your iphone to the fun toy-camera.
rather than a functionality of an image filtering software.

Redbubble/toycamera
photosharing site

80 Film Cameras for Under 50 Dollars!

FREEWARE
This Photoshop Action makes images look as though they are aged prints shot on a 'Toy Camera' or an antique camera. Also included are two actions which create borders similar to those seen on photos from many antique or toy cameras.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Why a Plastic Camera Pioneer Reinvented Lo-Fi Film Shooters

In a world of precision-engineered digital cameras, the colorfully analog Blackbird fly is a strange bird—one that took almost 15 years to hatch

More videos
Superheadz's Blackbird, fly
loading film into the blackbird fly

Black Bird Fly Toy Camera Unboxing

to purchase
superheadz.com/bbf/

 

 


michellebates.net/

michelle bates lecture at B&H (42 miutes)
EXCELLENT introduction to Plastic Cameras,
if you have no idea about Plastic Cameras
watching this video is worth your time

Page Index

Pinhole Camera
Camera Obsura

Diana

Holga

Lomography

Toy cameras

 
 
Like Doctor Frankenstein scouring the countryside for dead bodies to put together, so you, the camera hacker will scour garage sales, thrift stores and ebay to find old cameras to rip apart and put back together in creative new ways.
Makezine.com
 
In this Weekend Project, Bre teaches how to make a pinhole camera, turn your bathroom into a darkroom and make contact prints. Make sure to read the instructions for this post if you're interested in shooting some DIY photographs!
 
This is one of my favorite projects, a wide format pinhole camera that uses 35mm film and is made from $10 in crafts store items.
prophotolife youtube channel
 
I made this camera last summer for my Alternative Processes Photography class.

Pinhole Camera (wiki)

How does a pinhole camera work

FQA about Pinhole photograhy

How to make a pinhole camera

Pinhole visions
The Art of Pinhole Photography

Pinhole cameras
(images of pinhole cameras)

Worlds Largest Pinhole Camera

Pinholes for large format camera
Our top-quality laser drilled pinhole lenses are mounted in a black-anodized aluminum mount. These mounts are laser-marked with text indicating the f/stop, pinhole size, and optimum focal length.

STD35 Pinhole Camera Kit
The STD-35 is the pinhole camera with an innovative light tight clamshell design. Made in Japan by Sharan, the STD-35 pinhole camera was designed to be easy to build, use, and durable enough for lasting use. Uses all type of 35mm film and produces professional pinhole images. Technical specifications Aperture (Pinhole Diameter) 0.16mm Focal Length 20mm F Stop f/130.

Worldwide pinhole camera day
(resources)

Pinhole visions

Making a Pinhole Lens for SLR Cameras

Get Ready for Pinhole Photography Day!

Dirkon - the paper camera

 

Shop for Pinhole cameras

3rdeyecameraworks.com/
handmade pinhole cameras

pinholeresources

Zero Image
Welcome to the Zero Image Company, from here you will explore the amazing world of pinhole photography and also our special handmade pinhole cameras and accessories

Merlin Pinhole Camera
MERLIN pinhole cameras are created from paintcans and can be used with photographic films and papers. They are designed to make normal images plus pictures that exhibit a variety of special perspective effects. The pinholes are precision drilled in the center of the label. The shutter is magnetic. Each camera comes with instructions and a child-safe opener.


Pintoids

Pintoids are pinhole cameras made from Altoid containers. A piece of pop culture transformed into something useful. An instrument to view the world with a dry, distorted, sense of humor. They tend to create curiously strong images.

 
The San Francisco photographer with the wonderful U-haul sized homemade camera talks about his etching project at Crown Point Press

The big pinhole camera
pulled by a car
profile of john chiara
excellent (7:00 minute video) (Spark - KQED production)
 
Camera Obscura, a room as a large 'pin hole camera' in Venice, from BBC's 'Genius of Photography

camera obsure picture needs to be reduced

 

this camera obscura is located at the Cliff House
at landsend on the great highway looking west onto
seal rock and the pacific
giantcamera.com/

Diana (wiki)

History of the Diana Camera

Diana instruction manual

Diana SIG

Diana camera

FREEWARE
This Photoshop Action makes images look as though they are aged prints shot on a 'Toy Camera' or an antique camera. Also included are two actions which create borders similar to those seen on photos from many antique or toy cameras.

Light Leaks Magazine

 
 
 
kaituba's youtube channel
Tips and Modifications for your plastic and toy cameras, Lomo and Lomography cameras.
 
 
Check out what's new in the world of Holga! Visit Photoinduced.com for more photo-ness and free stuff weekly!
 
 
 
How to load 35mm in a Holga.
http://www.squarefrog.co.uk
some tips from simple photo minute about the holga, pretty useful i think. if not, my bad, dont leave bad comments please :] just putting this up for people who just got their holga like myself and have no clue what to do
Saint Louis, MO's Regional Arts Commission hosted the Holga Polka Invitational
Photography Show Opening on Friday, January 9th, 2009. Over 40 artists and photographers participated, backed by a two man Polka Band.

Holga (wiki)

Holga Manual

Holgamods

Holga-magic

Life through a plastic lens

Holga blog UK

Simple Cameras Connect - With the Essence of Photography

Holga use in Documentary photography
(2:30 minutes video)

FREEWARE
This Photoshop Action makes images look as though they are aged prints shot on a 'Toy Camera' or an antique camera. Also included are two actions which create borders similar to those seen on photos from many antique or toy cameras.

Light Leaks Magazine

Lomography (wiki)

Lomography (camerapedia.org)

Lomography.com

Lomographic Society International

sf lomo user group

lomography world congress london

guide to lomography

Where to purchase Lomo cameras locally

Shop.lomo

Urban Outfitters

Blick Art Materials
dickblick.com
1414 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 441-6075

5301 Broadway, Oakland
(510) 658-2787

811 University Ave., Berkeley
(510) 486-2600

Looking Glass

Rayko

 
 
 
 
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