Pseudo-Lomo Technique Experiments

I know I've always said I'm opposed to image editing with the intent of changing the perception of an original photograph but I've been intrigued by the photographs taken with Lomo cameras and was about to buy one (or three). It occured to me that the Lomo coloring might be emulated using the Gimp. I found a recipe for it on Flickr and decided to give it a go:


An original image taken just last weekend in Charleston.


The same image, pseudo-lomotized.


An original image taken yesterday in Aiken.


Again, pseudo-lomotized.

It's an interesting effect. You can see it gives a whole new character to the first image. The second isn't affected as much, which surprised me, I thought it would be the better of the two. I guess with the fisheye and these effects I'm finally turning away from "pure" photography. It's a slippery slope, from simple photographer to annoying photo-artiste. I'm almost disgusted with myself. Almost. To get an even more Lomo-esque effect I will have to try some of the fisheye photos. Their darker edges should make them all the more Lomo.