A jQuery plugin for extracting dominant colors from images and applying it to its parent

960 Grid System 6500 Pixel Perfect Flat Icons Set Bundle Photoshoplr CSS Image Effects #5: Lomography This is part of a series of posts breaking down visual effects using CSS filters and blend modes. Read Part 1: The Vintage Washout Effect, Part 2: 3d Glasses, Part 3: Vignettes, and Part 4: Bokeh Textures for some background on blend modes and filters. In this post we'll explore a relatively new photography technique founded in Austria in the early 90's, called Lomography. A Google search for Lomography yields beautifully vibrant results. A Little Background on Lomography Lomography (AKA Lomo) was based on and inspired by a cheap Russian toy camera, the Lomo LC-A. So, Lomography is very saturated, sometimes blurred, and contains unexpected light leaks. Playing with Filters A common trait in Lomography is vibrant, saturated colors. Following Lomography principles of not over-thinking image composition and capturing real life, I may or may not have taken this sample photo in the bathroom of the coffee shop from which I am writing this post. Original Image Blur within the lines Image Source