Our Golden Lab, Ruby (Lomo LC-A)

LOMO-RUBY, © Cary Miller 2005

There's not a whole lot to say about this one, except that it's not always that easy to get a decent photo of Ruby because she never stops moving. One thing I've found works really well, though, is to get her in the middle of a walk, when she's really tired ; ) Worked like a dream, here! As most of my recent shots, this was taken on my LOMO Kompact Automat, using Fuji Superia 100, rated 100.

I've got a new roll at the lab right now, shot on Fuji Reala 100...have no idea what the difference will be, I'll post them as soon as I get them : )

227 Club on Lomo LC-A

227 Club, © Cary Miller 2005

This has to be one of my all-time favorites from my LC-A. The 227 Club is an abandoned bar across the street from where I work. When I walked outside to go to my car I noticed how incredible the clouds were, so I thought I'd take a photo (yes, I carry my Lomo everywhere...it's sitting on my desk as I write this!) Anyway, I think the results speak for themselves. This is Fuji Superia 100, rated 100, and cross-processed digitally.

Aloha Chihuahua on Lomo LC-A

Aloha Chihuahua, © Cary Miller 2005

A couple of weekends ago, my wife & I hit the Pacific Rim Cultural Festival in Old Town Sacramento...it was pretty fun, but mostly it was just a great excuse to use my Lomo lc-a ; ) This chihuahua just cracked me up. I'm no longer cross-processing traditionally, as my wife's medical condition has drained my pocketbook, but I'm finding I prefer doing it in photoshop anyways...I like the control : D

This was shot on Fuji Superia 100, rated 100, and scanned on my new Epson Perfection 4180 scanner.

Good Head(s) on Lomo LC-A

Good Heads, © Cary Miller 2005

I've been meaning to take a photo of this forever, and finally got around to it...it's the sign for an auto shop near where I work. Is it just me, or does the Jesus fish right under the name Good Heads seem like a bit of an oxymoron?

Anyway, this was shot with a Lomo LC-A, on Fuji Superia 100, rated 100, and cross-processed in photoshop. Oh yeah, and I've been using an Epson Perfection 4180 scanner, and it really works like a dream.

I like it : )

El Rubyo Lomo on Kompact Automat

El Rubyo Lomo, © Cary Miller 2005

That's my dog Ruby...what I like to call a full-bred dork hound. I took this in the backyard of our 100-year-old bungalow, in Sacramento, California. As usual, the Lomo LC-A takes a great photo...I particularly like the high contrast in this one. Look at those eyes! They're pure black!

The LC-A never ceases to amaze me : D

Fuck Cancer

Cancer sucks, © Cary Miller 2005

This is a photo of my beautiful wife Lori, who has been fighting cancer for the last three years...she was diagnosed on her 27th birthday, just seven week s after we were married.

I shot this with my Lomo LC-A, outside the U2 concert in San Jose, California, april of this year. This was Fuji super HQ 100. Shot at around 6:pm, as the light was just getting really good : )

Forest Landscape with Lomo LC-A

Over the river and through the woods..., © Cary Miller 2005

Why is it you seldom see landscape shots from the Lomo? Sometimes it seems that everyone is obsessed with Urban Decay & Hipsters ; ) I don't know why the obsession (blame it on the Lomographic Society,) but I've really been enjoying the results of shooting different types of subject matter. I like the way these woods look so frightening, though in reality they are pretty cheerful! This is Fuji Super HQ 100, rated 100.

Shot at Dusk with a Lomo LC-A

Phillip's Bakery, © Cary Miller 2005

I shot this while with a Lomo Kompact Automat while taking a walk near my house. This was from my very first roll of film...I believe it was Fuji Super HQ 100. I really, really like to shoot at dusk; it almost always looks great : )

Lomo LC-A: My Neigbor's Chihuahua, Tito!

Tito, © Cary Miller 2005

This is my nextdoor neighbor's dog Tito. He's pretty cute, but not the friendliest Chihuahua in the world. I'd been meaning to take a picture of him for a long time, and this was the first one I shot...as usual with the Lomo, the first shot was easily the best!

Shot with a Lomo LC-a, on Fuji Superia 100, rated 100

Lomo LC-A with cross-processing in Photoshop

High Voltage, © Cary Miller 2005

Because of my wife's battle with cancer I am now strapped for cash, so, due to the high cost of traditional cross-processing, I have begun to experiment with digital cross-processing via Photoshop. Yeah, I know, you're a Lomo purist and you hate Photoshop, right? Get over yourself ; ) In my humble opinion, Photoshop is a wonderful tool that just happens to get mis-used & abused by a lot of people...I'll hold that against the abusers, not the program.

Anyway, I'm actually quite happy with the results I've been getting, but it's true; I really miss those surprising, random flashes of beauty that come along with traditionally cross-processed slide film. I've been mostly sticking to Curve adjustments, but there are of course, many, many ways to achieve a cross-process look in Photoshop, including the Channel Mixer, Gradient Map, and Balance Color functions. This photo was shot smack-dab in the middle of a sunny day, on Fuji Superia 100, which is my current favorite film.

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Crazy Clown, © Cary Miller 2005

Lomo LC-A, shooting Fuji Superia 100, rated 100.

The Phantom Bridge (Lomo LC-A)

Oakland Bay Bridge, © Cary Miller 2005

The San Francisco Bay Bridge shot from the Alameda Ferry. Lomo LC-A, shooting Fuji Superia 100, rated 100.

High-Contrast with the Lomo Kompact Automat

P-Dog has a problem., © Cary Miller 2005

I'm not a big fan of high-contrast outdoor photos (generally speaking, of course,) as they tend to be too overly-bright for my taste. However indoors, and in lower light, is a totally different matter...I shot this photo of my brother-in-law P-Dog, who suffers from mental illness, inside the cafe where I first met my incredible wife Lori. It was shot with a Lomo LC-A, using Fuji Superia 100 film, and with the camera's ASA set to 50, forcing an overexposure. Of course, the LC-A tends to shoot high contrast anyways, but in this case, I think the extra push in-camera really made the difference. I have found most of my indoor photos shot with standard ASA settings to be fairly lack-luster, to say the least ; )

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