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here come the lomoheads review
Kamis, 12 Juni 2008
Dunia Kamera Plastik di Lomoheads
Yuniadhi Agung
Memotret dengan mengenali media perekamnya dapat menghasilkan foto-foto yang berkarakter. Kekuatan foto yang dihasilkan dapat diciptakan jika mengetahui kelebihan dan kekurangan kamera yang dipakai. Kesan ini yang muncul dalam pameran foto ”Here Come The Lomoheads” di Ruang Mes 56, Jalan Nagan Lor, Yogyakarta, 26 Mei - 9 Juni.
Lomoheads sendiri adalah kumpulan seniman yang selama ini menggeluti kerja kreatif dan berbagai proyek dengan menggunakan media perekam fotografi profesional, baik digital maupun analog. Mereka mempunyai ketertarikan yang sama untuk memotret dengan menggunakan kamera foto yang terbuat dari plastik dengan teknologi sederhana yang dipopulerkan oleh lomography. Foto-foto yang dipamerkan dibuat menggunakan kamera plastik dengan film format medium, yaitu kamera merek Holga dan Diana.
Foto yang dihasilkan oleh kamera jenis ini terkesan usang, kusam, dan misterius. Terkadang muncul kesan negatif film terbakar karena ada cahaya kuat yang menerobos lensa karena memang lensa hanya dibuat dari plastik. Tidak sempurnanya lensa juga bisa terlihat dengan munculnya vignetting atau blok hitam di sisi pinggir foto ketika foto diambil saat cuaca cerah dengan matahari bersinar terik. Warna yang dihasilkan oleh kamera ini tidak sekontras kamera digital, selain itu gradasi antarwarna cukup rendah. Melalui proses cuci dan cetak foto yang baik, hasil foto dari kamera plastik ini menciptakan kesan foto kuno atau foto yang diambil beberapa puluh tahun sebelumnya.
27.5.08
artificially natural**
This photo series tries to investigate the concept of natural vs. unnatural and attempts to shed light on ideas of reality. I shot various (stereotype, common or "popular") nature imagery, and (or nature imitation) found in everyday life such as the depiction of birds on a bus, mural of landscape on the walls, etc in these photographs. By directly juxtaposed them in stark contrast against their real environments, we can start to question our preconceived ideas of reality and the blurring of the realities that can occur in the most mundane environments.
here come the lomoheads
What the Hell Is Lomoheads?
Lomoheads is a group of artists who usually use video and/or professional photography equipment/media, both in digital and analog mode to create their works / projects. Until one day, they discovered some kind of plastic cameras with such humble technology, popularized by Lomography, which are able to create amazing pictures with relatively cheap cost. The result produced by these cameras has drawn exceptional attention from the Lomoheads.
Who the Hell Are They?
They are the people who agree on the following quote, “Depth of feeling is more important than depth of field.” They are the people who believe that “if it’s plastic, it’s fantastic.” (Don Brice – Toycam Handbook, 2005). They are the people who treat plastic cameras just the same as other ordinary cameras. Moreover, they understand the characters of the cameras, and are captivated with a photography project, which in it the ideas and characters of the pictures produced by the cameras’ simple technology could experience some kind of interconnected exploration.
They are the people who agree on the following quote, “Depth of feeling is more important than depth of field.” They are the people who believe that “if it’s plastic, it’s fantastic.” (Don Brice – Toycam Handbook, 2005). They are the people who treat plastic cameras just the same as other ordinary cameras. Moreover, they understand the characters of the cameras, and are captivated with a photography project, which in it the ideas and characters of the pictures produced by the cameras’ simple technology could experience some kind of interconnected exploration.
14.4.08
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