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TOP TIPS<br />
Enjoy the freedom<br />
Lo-fi photography encourages a more playful and<br />
relaxed approach; spontaneity becomes a way of life.<br />
Learn to be less controlled and more experimental.<br />
For example, don’t frame precisely but, instead, shoot<br />
from the hip or from unusual angles. Guess exposure<br />
settings and try shooting subjects you wouldn’t<br />
normally tackle.<br />
‘Lo-fi photography encourages a more playful and<br />
relaxed style: spontaneity becomes a way of life’<br />
Shoot some film<br />
Give good old fi lm<br />
photography a try. Film<br />
choices are becoming<br />
more limited, but there<br />
remain a number of<br />
options out there. Process<br />
the fi lm at home or use a<br />
specialist processing lab to<br />
develop and contact-print<br />
the fi lms, and then select<br />
which negatives to print or<br />
scan and work on.<br />
Learn to accept a<br />
certain loss of control<br />
and go with the flow<br />
Do it on a budget<br />
Look for cheap cameras and lenses in charity shops,<br />
at camera fairs or at car-boot sales. Good-quality<br />
second-hand fi lm cameras can be picked up from<br />
camera dealers. A lack of demand now means<br />
bargains can be readily found.<br />
subscribe 0330 333 1113 I www.amateurphotographer.co.uk I 14 May 2016 15
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