Reflections on a roll of Lomo Purple

Mirror reflection + yellow rhododendron

When I sent this roll of Lomochrome Purple to the lab, I had a feeling it was not going to be my best one yet - and I was right (but then again, my expectations are always really high). It’s not that I’m unhappy with the ideas behind the images, more so how they came out - a little bit underexposed and grainy, and I thought the colours would be more vibrant. Lilacs are definitely better on regular colour film and nest time, I’ll give the film a little bit more light! A lot of these ideas would have been better suited for a black and white film and I feel like I didn’t use this film’s full potential. It happens sometimes, and it’s part of the charm! With that said, I really like how some of these turned out!

Because I don’t like rushing through a roll, I like to have two cameras - one loaded with colour film and one with black and white so I easily choose what I feel like on a particular day. That was the plan until January this year, when my Nikon FM broke. I recently managed to find another Nikon FM for a really good price, and it seems to be working perfectly. More about that in my next post!

LomoChrome Purple (ISO 200), shot with Nikon FE

I used my macro attachment for the Lily of the Valley shot

Not perfectly lined up, but I’ll definitely try this idea again!