LomoAmigo Neil Gaiman Interview Rumble

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The master of the Dreaming, Neil Gaiman, is one of the most popular LomoAmigos to date and we’re more than excited to announce that we’re doing another interview with him! But we don’t want to hog all the glory so we’re giving you a chance to ask the critically acclaimed author what you want!

Neil Gaiman, the brains behind Sandman and Coraline, is one of the most influential writers of our time and we’ve been blessed to have been given the chance to interview him and add him to our team of LomoAmigos!

As luck would have it, we have the chance to do an interview with him again! There are so many questions that we’re sure you want to ask him so we’re opening the floor to you guys! Put the question (just one!) that you want to ask right here in the comments and the top ten queries will be answered by the Dreamweaver himself! If that wasn’t enough, 5 Piggies will be awarded to the winners as well!

Choose your questions wisely and good luck everyone!

written by cruzron on 2010-11-23 #news #competition #rumble #interview #contest #neil-gaiman #questions #lomoamigo

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114 Comments

niko_fuzzy · 2010-11-23 15:17
what is your favourite camera of all time?
javihacefotos · 2010-11-23 15:23
What is the most explosive combination film / camera that you tried?
ghidini · 2010-11-23 15:23
How do you put yourself, or even better, in which perspective do you put yourself when you're writing?
reneg88 · 2010-11-23 15:29
if you could take one (or five) characteristic traits of Lomography, or lomographic pictures and feature them in your future film (movie), what would these be, and how would they contribute to the film?
coolsigg · 2010-11-23 15:32
For your last LomoAmigo interview, you shot some rolls on the LCA+. Would you consider publishing a Lomo coffee table book shot using various Lomo cams?
icuresick · 2010-11-23 15:34
If Coraline was a Lomographer, what camera would she probably be using?
adi_totp · 2010-11-23 15:36
what is your definition of "Dream" ?
yarnlass · 2010-11-23 15:37
You often work with Dave McKean, who has often used photography in his comics and as written about the qualities it contributes to the work. I know you are not currently working on comics at the moment, but would you ever consider using/writing in Lomographic photographys in comics in the future?
wilfbiffherb · 2010-11-23 15:40
would you ever consider doing a comic/graphic novel where each scene is actually a lomography as opposed to something hand drawn?
moomanda · 2010-11-23 15:45
Did you take any lomo photos at your recent wedding? If so what cameras/film did you use.
jerjer · 2010-11-23 15:50
How has lomography creeped in your writing?
ethermoon · 2010-11-23 15:53
Coraline uses a Leica rangefinder camera in the film. Was this intentional or was Coraline really using a Leica camera in the book?
gelagoo · 2010-11-23 15:53
Which member of the Endless family would be more likely to be inclined to pick up Lomography and why? :)
aonghas · 2010-11-23 15:58
Have you ever taken a photo (even by accident) that expressed more by itself than you have been able to express in your writing?
stouf · 2010-11-23 16:00
Can you prevent your intellect from distorting the memory of a dream you just had ?
libelulasyyo · 2010-11-23 16:13
What would you say to those who believe that lomography is not real photography, It´s only shot? They think we are crazy :-)
squamy · 2010-11-23 16:18
Since your first meeting with your LC-A+ has Lomography changed your outlook or the approach to any of your creative projects at all?
dirklancer · 2010-11-23 16:20
On a scale of 1 to 10, how awesome is this: www.lomography.com/homes/dirklancer/photos/784726 ?
kiwikoh · 2010-11-23 16:21
How you feel about lomo addiction?
disdis · 2010-11-23 16:26
What motivates you?
herbert-4 · 2010-11-23 16:33
Are you and Terry Pratchett doing any more books together? I love "Good Omens"!
acecaroline · 2010-11-23 16:43
it's probably the most common but also the most difficult question: what gives you the inspiration to create? or maybe you could give some advice to those who suffer from lack of inspiration
conorrrrrrrrrrrr · 2010-11-23 16:48
would you rather be attacked by a dozen duck sized horses, or one horse sized duck?
bovine · 2010-11-23 16:52
What are three "good to know" facts about you? (choose wisely and be creative, which shouldn't be difficult for you!)

On a side note: I'm very pleased to see that he appreciates Lomography. Neil Gaiman ftw.
lawypop · 2010-11-23 17:12
Black&White OR Colour ? and Why?
bear1973 · 2010-11-23 18:09
I had a dream, a number of months ago where you stole all my ideas and my Fisheye 2 camera. Can you account for this?
megs79 · 2010-11-23 18:11
How did you become aquainted with Tori Amos?
mrs_lomo · 2010-11-23 18:12
Which of the "ten golden rules" would you disagree?
toyam · 2010-11-23 19:03
Can you tell us a story only using photos?
alehopgm · 2010-11-23 19:27
Would you like to experiment with the dreams of the blind people? Feeling voices, smells and flavors but dreaming without images...
deprofundis · 2010-11-23 20:13
Which of your stories would you edit on photoromance format?
;)
aranmanoth · 2010-11-23 20:41
Behind every picture there is a story, but not all stories can be shooted. What is the history you've always wanted to shoot and could not yet?
gordie · 2010-11-23 21:05
Have your photographs ever influenced your writing? (Landscape, lighting, people in backgrounds etc)
cinzinc · 2010-11-23 21:20
To write with film or to photograph with words?
elvismartinezsmith · 2010-11-23 21:20
After the LCA what Lomo camera would you like to get in your hands? What do you think about the new ones such as the Spinner 360 or the Sprocket Rocket?
panelomo · 2010-11-23 23:35
I think you are a story teller of the unconventional, yet your appeal is mainstream--everybody likes you. That makes you an anomaly, because you can be of the indie sort, where the unusual rules the imagination, yet still be very popular among people. How does one keep that balance of being successful but never too commercial?
antibiotyx · 2010-11-24 00:11
what's the one thing you would do, if you were able to do it?
purpletree · 2010-11-24 00:13
am i ever going to see the Death movie before i die?
wonderdude · 2010-11-24 00:29
What's the last movie you watched?
azzzy · 2010-11-24 00:40
If you could ask lomography.com one question, what would it be?
vtayeh · 2010-11-24 00:52
After being introduced to Lomography and using the LCA, do you prefer digital or film?
gnarlyleech · 2010-11-24 01:55
What analogue camera would your father use to take pictures with?
boredbone · 2010-11-24 02:43
do you think piggy points should have an expiration date?
tallgrrlrocks · 2010-11-24 02:44
Let's say one morning, you discover your cat actually used a Lomo camera while prowling the streets the previous night. What type of Lomo camera might that be?
ipdegirl · 2010-11-24 03:24
The Beatles or Elvis?
mune316 · 2010-11-24 04:37
hi, would like to ask, how you think about 10 rule of lomography?
natalieerachel · 2010-11-24 05:41
How do you get through writer's block?
takeaphotoitlllastlonger · 2010-11-24 05:43
If you were to give your l-ca to any of the Endless, who would you give it to and why?
dogma · 2010-11-24 06:31
If some day you would meet a LomoGod, what would you ask him for?
vandal · 2010-11-24 08:31
do you think smoking weed boost's your ideea's when shooting photo's ?
kvboyle · 2010-11-24 10:06
What makes you reach for your camera and take a picture?
bccbarbosa · 2010-11-24 10:38
If you could choose to be one analog/lomographic camera which one would suit your personality best and why?
chaoticsense · 2010-11-24 11:03
On a scale from 1 to 10, how awesome is this funny monkey?
blog.nola.com/stephaniestokes/2008/10/11treasure.JPG
skyfish · 2010-11-24 11:55
if you could write a story about lomo cameras, how would you want the plot to be? characters?
ghidini · 2010-11-24 13:08
If you and Dave would shoot Violent Cases with an analog camera, wich one should ti be?
bravopires · 2010-11-24 13:20
Who the hell are you anyway?
novakmisi · 2010-11-24 13:27
What you said for a combination of photo and painting, is it a experiment challenge for you ?See the link of novakmisi ... www.lomography.com/homes/novakmisi/albums/1655182-zero-phot…
nina_ska · 2010-11-24 13:51
Where would you like to travel with your Lomo camera?
susielomovitz · 2010-11-24 14:22
what did you have for breakfast before this interview....?
erinwoodgatesphotography · 2010-11-24 16:46
What camera would you throw at a bear?
saeledbetts · 2010-11-24 18:52
Has there ever been one of your photographs that inspired a story? Which?
cyan-shine · 2010-11-24 18:57
Why analog?
annon · 2010-11-24 19:21
what would the world become without lomography?
1minute1second · 2010-11-24 20:19
What's the coolest shot you've taken with a lomography camera and was there a time you didn't have your camera with you when you saw a great shot opportunity?
shiroweng · 2010-11-24 20:44
Do you have any novels , film or screenwriting about lomography or analogue photography in the future ?
gnetiew · 2010-11-25 02:05
what would your world be without any analog?
donski_chan · 2010-11-25 03:21
When are you ever going to write a sequel to Neverwhere?? I absolutely love that book! I will even design the book cover for you (using analogue photos of course), completely free of charge! ;)
P.s. can I have your autograph? No, really!
brettac · 2010-11-25 06:25
What is the dream shot that you strive to achieve with your photography?
lovelomography · 2010-11-25 06:50
What is one advice of life that you'd give to our generation?
nikkaxxx · 2010-11-25 07:28
Do you remember your first Lomo pic and How it was?? (I call this moment your "Like a Virgin"!!) :D
andredimu · 2010-11-25 10:51
What's yout first lomo-click?
naqi · 2010-11-25 16:44
do you like to be interviewed?
naqi · 2010-11-25 16:44
do you like to be interviewed?
spottie · 2010-11-25 21:50
Is there a certain place that helps you to imagine/think and is always a source of interest for ideas (and photos!)?
azabanana · 2010-11-26 01:04
Who is your bestest friend in the whole wide world?
clar_k · 2010-11-26 03:15
how could you imagine stuff so scary that it becomes really good?
jhamiefloatie · 2010-11-26 05:13
How do you feel about Lomography and the analogue lifestyle being an ongoing trend?
leeemur · 2010-11-26 06:22
Do you incorporate lomography and writing? If so, how?
lemonjuice · 2010-11-26 14:20
What do you know about Romania?
shaby · 2010-11-26 15:06
How does lomography and in general photography affect your work?
isabelbatteria · 2010-11-26 18:51
I ran into Neil Gaiman in New York in September. I went to NY to attend the New Yorker Festival, and so did he. So I saw him at St. Mark's Bookstore. A friend of mine was absolutely starstruck and managed to ask him, "Are you Neil Gaiman?" He said, with an easy smile, "Yes." My friend said, "I am a great fan. Than you so much for your work." I took a couple of Hipstamatic shots of his back; that's all I could do. I was not as bold as my friend. I wish I could go back in time and invite him to an analogue photo shoot (I had enough cameras in my purse to furnish him and I).

So my question would just be an invitation.

If he ever came to Puerto Rico, in the unlikely event he would want a photographic tour/safari with a local, I would be more than honored to be the guide.
realmustache · 2010-11-26 20:40
given the opportunity, how would you design a diana+ clone to reflect your personality and life's work?
amiee · 2010-11-26 21:14
do you like bananas in the morning?
maneke · 2010-11-26 22:29
* when, how and where?
[perhaps, perhaps, perhaps?]
whiteranger · 2010-11-27 02:57
In what ways has Photography affected your life?
chefettebiz · 2010-11-27 06:13
Have any photographs you've taken ever inspired your writing or helped you through writer's block?
filby · 2010-11-27 06:20
There are superstitions suggesting that photos steal part of the subjects soul. If you secretly knew that this was true, would you take more or less photos?
panpriatel · 2010-11-27 18:49
What will you choose? Taking pictures in your dreams or writing books in your dreams?
I mean would you like to wake up and discover that you've shoot all your roll of film in dream or find yourself coverd with notes that you've written wile dreaming.
I hope this still counts as one question.
lomollete · 2010-11-27 22:33
Why do you think photography is important (or do you think photography is important?)?
mightymouse · 2010-11-27 23:12
What is the crazy, random, and/or most memorable photography moment you have ever encountered?
obeyourdream · 2010-11-28 08:29
Why are you so dreamy/ Why are you so much into dreaming?
aziluz · 2010-11-28 15:28
since what age you have interest in what are you doing right now?
herbert-4 · 2010-11-28 20:44
Will a movie of "Good Omens" be made? Do you have a Lomohome? Do you think a photo might add a bit of imortality to the souls of both photographer and subject?
marshall4480 · 2010-11-28 23:39
Do you see any similarities between your writing and your photography?
idigtulsa · 2010-11-29 05:33
Dear Mr. Dreamweaver....Briefly describe your last lucid dream, and how it effected you once you awoke.
fash_on · 2010-11-29 06:44
Assuming the answer is not 39, what is the meaning of life?
fash_on · 2010-11-29 08:33
well, or 42, what I meant is, assuming it's not a number...
rodrigoalmeida · 2010-11-29 09:44
Which photo you would never take?
ricah_018 · 2010-11-29 11:20
Because us lomographers need someone as cool and creative as you to quote so we can proclaim this fact, how would you say that analog is better than digital?
shoujoai · 2010-11-29 14:02
What was the most dangerous picture you took?
mrmonsta · 2010-11-29 14:22
Can you remember the very first time you used a camera? or the first photograph you took?
deluxe666 · 2010-11-29 14:59
Would you want a stitched doll of your own? even if you had to reak the consequences...
mallorynox · 2010-11-29 15:39
How are you?:)
shazia · 2010-11-29 16:45
Is Miss Palmer also into lomography? If you had to buy her just one lomo camera, which one would it be?
mandashitley · 2010-11-29 18:04
Do you have any plans to continue your Sandman graphic novels?
oceros · 2010-11-29 19:41
What cameras would Croup and Vandemar use? How about other characters?
bmrawli · 2010-11-29 21:20
Would you consider shooting a short stop motion film with a lomographic camera. I have seen some amazing surrealist claymation pieces on youtube using old super 8 black and white and i think that a stop motion movie utilizing the image quality of say the LCA might turn out incredible. Or prove to be too difficult, one or the other
idigtulsa · 2010-11-29 23:07
Tell us more about Christopher Price's plan to produce a 3-D short story based on your book "The Price"! Are you wildly impressed with the support that he (and YOUR story) has received on Kickstarter?
blue-dog · 2010-11-30 02:55
Favorite view: Birds eye view, childs eye view or bugs eye view?
nazicole · 2010-12-01 08:23
what's his lomo username!!! I wanna follow him! : D
nazicole · 2010-12-01 08:23
what's his lomo username!!! I wanna follow him! : D
nazicole · 2010-12-01 08:23
what's his lomo username!!! I wanna follow him! : D
nazicole · 2010-12-01 08:23
what's his lomo username!!! I wanna follow him! : D
antybazar · 2010-12-21 04:09
If you're a lomo camera, what kind of Lomo will u be?