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In this age of digital control, people are typically seen carrying a digital camera. Perfect shots can always be expected by this type of technology. On the other side of the world, there are these types of photographers who prefer their pictures in film rather than digital. They use lomography to create their own art to show the world that film, has something that digital does not have—unique images with a different effect. Imperfection is an art to all lomographers. Film photography is the old fashioned way of expressing yourself through pictures. Lomography has its own distinctive characteristics in making a statement to the photography world. It is a lo-fi masterpiece photo produced imperfectly but appreciated with much honors especially by lomographers. Lomographer is a photographer who uses a toy camera to produce a unique photograph. Some of the lomo cameras available in the market today are: Diana, Holga, Color Splash, Oktomat, Super Sampler and Pop 9. Unpredictable results are what the lomo cameras give to their bosses. "Every quirk and imperfection” is worth the wait of every lomographers. “Precision is not a lomographic strength. That's why lomo’s are prized for their unpredictable, imperfect and utterly spontaneous characters.” said Edgar Allan, a lomographer. Lomography asks something that is increasingly undervalued these days: patience. Every picture developed is a unique masterpiece waiting to be seen by the real world. Toy cam is also coined with lomo but lomographer Jimmy Hilario opposes to this idea. “Not all lomo’s are toy cams, some are more sophisticated and require some basic principles of photography.” Some characteristics that made the lomo cameras unique are their vignettes, light leaks and saturated colors. These are the signatures of lomo cams. They are not present in every photo you take; it varies from time to time. If someone has the patience to practice learning how to use such a camera, amazing results become possible. Lomography is something about forgetting the rules of photography. Shooting the lomo way has no limits, no boundaries. Now, wold you consider shooting the old fashioned way or stick with the new technologies these digital age has produced?