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8 Responses to “GIMP Lomo Filter”

1. Donncha O Caoimh wrote, Thursday, November 29th, 2007

   Nice example images! It really is a nice effect isn't it?

2. Philip wrote, Thursday, November 29th, 2007

   @Donncha: It is, thanks for doing the work and updating the script :)

3. Vincent wrote, Thursday, November 29th, 2007

   Wow, that really is an awesome plugin! I applied it to a few pictures of mine, unfortunately my 23hq.com quote for this month is full (that's why I don't have another blog post yet ;-)) otherwise I'd show them :)

4. ArtInvent wrote, Friday, November 30th, 2007

   The photos on the left suffer from low contrast and muted colors. On the right this has been improved. This can (and should) be easily achieved with any number of standard tools like contrast, levels slider, saturation, etc. 'Lomo' seems to be a marketing ploy and maybe a shooting philosophy more than an actual specific photographic effect. "Shoot,don't think," casual everyday shots using cheap cameras with plastic lenses, haphazard focus, etc. While I'm sure this philosophy plus camera can result in interesting shots, not really sure how any such 'filter' fits into this scenario.

5. Philip wrote, Friday, November 30th, 2007

   @ArtInvent: You state:

   This can (and should) be easily achieved with any number of standard tools like contrast, levels slider, saturation, etc.

   You're quite correct and this is exactly what the filter/plugin does.

   You also state:

   'Lomo' seems to be a marketing ploy and maybe a shooting philosophy more than an actual specific photographic effect. "Shoot,don't think," casual everyday shots using cheap cameras with plastic lenses, haphazard focus, etc.

   True, however there is a distinctive look to many Lomo images and this is what the author of the filter has attempted to emulate. Personally, I think he's done a good job.

   And Finally:

   While I'm sure this philosophy plus camera can result in interesting shots, not really sure how any such 'filter' fits into this scenario.

   I guess a little imagination goes a long way :) Seriously though, the filter is supposed to be fun, the same fun as the Lomo philosophy promotes. Fits perfectly for me.

6. Vincent wrote, Saturday, December 1st, 2007

   OK, new month, my 23hq quota has been reset again.

   For some photo's it looked quite good; compare this to this and this to this.

   However, in some cases I wouldn't say it was looking that good, though perhaps it could've been had I played with the parameters a bit.

   Compare this to this and this to this.

   I guess it works better when there isn't one dominant colour.

   (All pics are CC-BY-SA of course)

7. Philip wrote, Saturday, December 1st, 2007

   @Vincent: Nice pictures! They're BIG aren't they, no wonder you exceed your 23hq limit :D

   Regarding the filter, I've found that it can be a hit 'n' miss affair. Like you say, it depends on the colour content of the original image. Having said that, I still prefer your "after" images, even in the last two examples. I guess it's all subjective!? Good work :)

8. Vincent wrote, Saturday, December 1st, 2007

   Philip, 23 has a limit of 30 pictures per month, no size restrictions ;-)