GIMP has a nice automated LOMO effect, so I tried it out on some photos. Take a look:
And the one that will end up in our Christmas card:
One issue with this effect: When printed, the highlights tend to be quite a bit brighter, to the point of blowing out. I’m going to experiment with varying contrast settings to get a good print. Also, I’d like to figure out how to do this from scratch in order to customize it a little more. “One size fits all” usually doesn’t.
