Lomo Photography Effect
I've always liked the look of Lomo photos (typically bright colored and highly saturated with darkened edges), but I didn't want to worry about getting another camera or messing with film & scanning. Yesterday I asked people if there was a Photoshop filter that could turn a regular photo into a Lomo-style photo. Several people responded with the Melancholytron filter and a tutorial on achieving the Lomo effect without using filters.
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFXaVKtrH8VjWCPKJf5p9J-7uzuqGRatvCSFmTtkco5OqA4ZoJ4qLcTa0pi_W2O-GemEgNEgfREeXED3nSm9cns_mz6vMzQ5YJ1o6v3SerTqnPXJHdKdT0n5vjPv_YwTeEZ4SerL0ds4/s400/LomoAfter.jpg) |
Lomo Photography Effect |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7lq6APlVOrTLsHhlIZGdKOc_i5DA7qExH8jDzaAPpqFFust1jS_1Ehj3l7ZjfSAZ2YyLCb_OeLWO6cqZHAdml6NhYmmScjl4c6T22p9iTwuQYPxknlW1CiLlw8D3Ptk2O1Ccie_PdE4/s400/dark-photo-effect.jpg) |
Dark Photo Effect |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPtViEvDbOmaiDkbp5C97i8rtEtZUvm6rz3IgtobAVoI2Be1KEwQiKbNYtpwwb_eNfXSw_TDykM5I65fLTFJet0J7NMhrFOZ__3dhxH5iiNz5XclRvhtbYTONiTIKN54R-HLYCYDM54I/s400/final-image.png) |
Final Image |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaJ34hSSC4LTF7mRwDShGuAu0xOdbY-UNCfVpIVCWiqCmTjv5o4SsaWmCYtm7QU3ERb5slWaAN9zepGfe4M4bNMZtnTPxurrKulSr7KuBJfA70gXoG8NH1-bFvxTC4ASWT-Lju04ZOfA/s400/how-to-create-lomo-effect-photoshop-video-tutorial-splash.jpg) |
Lomo Photography Effect |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnE8eAlMNFFScu3ISur7Taz99KbDtYrWA4XrJsIgRt7W7F14rw3xHX0uGFQoSIeL3LpRdLh607QpWbaE7lP-X1a_mzvj0BHZGfw3tYnN64tysGGaQRHwQZgpf76BX_suNFG1kTVfzWLg/s400/lomo.jpg) |
Lomo Photography Effect |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93NAVgXanpS_9WqK8mcWJtQ83fviGR3XB4xctqlyaRneDQhcvtvtxtubG6LeiuvYAFEO6b5VxMyxnXUlRDHIbtuMT3ZeeC0ioAwN9ND0gSdxm0-Y5o5_Jh5m1-FRs5dHjAsgC66hJ414/s400/lomo1.jpg) |
Lomo Photography Effect |
![Lomo Photography Lomo Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iwFVlsfEbd6mWQ8U16pRVGRyO-QW2vBtRiQQ57Lv39l5M3kCg2AtV9JJQUp2SExamJ73TI_AFNCEOBm3QJGsR4A3Z0Xu5jDu8bvhKR5DZajsdAudXKYuaDHzscpu4Py8SV8yRbMASjM/s400/triple095b.jpg) |
Lomo Photography Effect |
Pretty cool. Now, I wish I could get my camera to do this automatically...it would be fun to slip into Lomo mode now and then.