Heres the questionnaire to go with the Lomo book, it’s the same for every contributor but Im going to pick a few of the best to be included for print. If you could send it back completed asap that would be great. The book is coming together really well just looking to add this section. Ill be able to send you a PDF of the book layout shortly for you to get an idea of where I’m at.

Thanks

Francois Boutemy

Questions for Lomo book

Name:

D.O.B:

Website:

Contact:

Choice of weapon (What Lomo Camera do you use most):

Little biography of yourself….. (About 200 words)

Interview

1-How did u discover Lomo?

2-When did you first realise you wanted to create art work and show it ?

3-What other artists inspired you to take photographs?

4-Did you study Art/Photography?

5-Why do you use Lomo and how does it compare to other cameras?

6-Is Lomo more fun than serious to you?

7-Is the Lomo your only camera?

8-When you use the Lomo are u careless/free? Do you feel you can just put it in your bag and go? Get it out without worrying?

9-What does your work convey?

10-Are you a full time artist or an occasional Lomo user?

11-Tell me a little about your inspiration…

12-Which contemporary artists do you appreciate?

13-What effects to you like to produce and recreate?

14-When you shoot what film do you use?

15-Do you work on the processing yourself?

16-Have you got the tendency to experiment due to the nature of the camera?

17-Have you modified your camera?  If yes tell me how… have you got photos of the modification…

18-What’s your next project?

19-If you are part of the Lomography Online (http://www.lomography.com/ ) community if so how do you see it? What was your motivation to be part of it?

20-If you could own 5 works of art from the 20^th Century what would they be?

21-In a digital world were do you fit as a Lomo user?

22-If you had to choose between two lines, one straight the other squiggly, which one would you choose and why ?

23-Finally, what question would you like to ask yourself?

24-Dou you know any other Lomosexuals?

Im hoping to receive your contribution for the Lomo book as soon as possible as I want it to be finished by early January.

Logistically the fastest and easiest way for you to do this may be to upload them onto a printing website, which means I can retrieve them without you sending me a CD through the post. Please try and keep the jpegs high resolution for good quality printing.

The details you will need to upload are as follows and include using my username and password.

http://www.photobox.co.uk

Login: zdo9@no-log.org

Password:  ****

I look forward to viewing your submission

Many Thanks

Francois.

Im Putting a book together on Lomo cameras, featured pictures from Lomo enthusiasts and text, interviwes and information about online publishing and community.

Im looking for people to take part in the project which would include sharing film with contributers shooting alternate shots, leaving those inbetween unexposed then sending the film through the post for the next contributer to utilise. For these purposes Id like to know whether the photographers taking part prefer to use 35mm or 120mm film.
They would then need to  be prepared to let me publish some pictures and send them to me.

The book will be sold at low cost, so there wont be much in the way of royalites, but if there was a print run of 500 copies each contributer could have 100.

Also I would like each  contributer to be interviered for the book so Im looking for people with opinions and experiences surrounding Lomo use.
If yr interested please send me some work youd like me to publish asap and tell me if youd like to take part in the film exchance project.

All the research will be on this blog ( zdo9.wodpress.com ) so you can check here  for the progress and background research.

The results will be published along with a interview from the participtant….

Possible Contributor:

www.lomohomes.com/jeansman

www.lomohomes.com/zolive

www.lomohomes.com/serranegra06

www.lomohomes.com/lomo.ricardo