The Lomographic Society (an Austrian toy camera and analog film enthusiast manufacturing company) creates some fun films, and I decided to return to their Lomochrome Purple emulsion in 35mm format, after enjoying some from an early batch in a medium format camera. The film has a range of sensitivity, so you can shoot it anywhere from ISO 100 – 400. I decided to shot a couple rolls at ISO 200 this time.
The images I’m sharing here are the LEAST PURPLE of the purple images. Why share the least purple? The most purple are… a bit much. Especially when I shoot foliage with this false-color-infrared-like film. They are GRAPE. SO GRAPE. So very grape that you may lose your appetite. I’ll share a non-foliage extra-purple image near the end, so you can get a sense of what I mean. (The last image was similar until I desaturated it, but still isn’t what I was hoping for.)
I believe I shot the prior version of this emulsion at ISO 100 in the past, but the new version really pumps up the violet! I plan to shoot my next roll at ISO 400, to see if I can get the red images that I prefer from this set.
Above Sutro Baths
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area of the cliffs at Land's End
Windblown Trees
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Gate, with bridge and cypress trees
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Native plants and cypress in a view looking north
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view from Lands End of Point Bonita
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A tree with the Marin Headlands in the background
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sea Cliff neighborhood, with an inaccessible beach, China Beach, Baker Beach, and the Presidio visible
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view of the rocky beaches below Land's End, with the Golden Gate and its namesake bridge in the background
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view in the Lincoln Park public golf course in San Francisco
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view from Lincoln Park toward the Outer Richmond and Inner Sunset districts, with Sutro Tower visible
Lomochrome purple image in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
An unedited Lomochrome purple image at full saturation, as an example of how very purple images can be.
Lomochrome purple image at the Legion of Honor
Saturation-reduced (slightly) to remove excess purple from Lomochrome purple image
