July 11, 2015

The Famous Five at Olympic Plaza

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Four Corner B&W 400, Olympus Trip 35

These photos of the Famous Five at Olympic Plaza didn’t turn out the way I thought they would. I kept struggling with the zone focusing on my Olympus Trip 35 and sometimes forgot to set the focus altogether. I was still learning about composition so really these photos were just point and shoot with no […]

July 9, 2015

That Lomo Look

35mm, BC, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, cross-processed, Fuji Provia 100F

You may have been wondering why this film photography blog is titled Going Lomo. Lomo, short for Lomography, is a style of photography using vintage and toy cameras. Lomo photos are often characterized by saturated colours and vignetting around the corners. The ‘Lomo look’ can be achieved by cross-processing E-6 slide film in chemicals meant […]

July 7, 2015

Buildings

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Four Corner B&W 400, Olympus Trip 35

I took these shots of the Calgary Tower and the Epcor Centre from the Olympic Plaza in February 2014 using my Olympus Trip 35 loaded with a roll of Four Corner B&W 400 film. I’ve since decided that this film doesn’t give me the blacks that I want. I prefer darker blacks and greater contrast […]

July 5, 2015

More From the First Roll

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Ilford Delta 100, Olympus Trip 35

These are a few more photographs from my first roll of film. They were shot in downtown Calgary at the Olympic Plaza in February 2014.

July 3, 2015

First Roll

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Ilford Delta 100, Olympus Trip 35

Here are three more shots I took with my first roll of film out at the lake at Auburn Bay. These were shot in January 2014.

July 1, 2015

The Start of an Obsession

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Ilford Delta 100, Olympus Trip 35

I never thought it would be like this. For years I’ve wanted to learn photography. I always thought I’d buy a DSLR and maybe even take some classes. In fact, ten years ago I saved and spent a lot of money to buy my first digital camera: a Canon PowerShot S1 IS. I was very […]

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