‘Tis the season of giving, and here at Orms we’re in the giving mood. This week you can win a Lomography Sprocket Rocket camera!
Update Friday 23 December 2011 12:38PM
And the winner is…
Jessel!
Jessel’s favourite Lomography rule is #6: Don’t think.
Congratulations on winning the Lomography Sprocket Rocket, Jessel! We hope you’ll be able to get some great panoramic shots! To everyone that entered, thank you for all the comments!
And that’s it for 2011’s Orms Connect Giveaways! It’s been a great year, with 8 winners since the start of the competition in May. Watch out for more to come in 2012!
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Update Friday 23 December 2011 12:03PM
The competition is now closed! Thanks for all the comments – the winner will be announced shortly!
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Original Post
‘Tis the season of giving, and here at Orms we’re in the giving mood. This week you can win a Lomography Sprocket Rocket camera worth R1000! To enter: simply follow the rules below and leave a comment on this post before noon on Friday!
The Sprocket Rocket allows you to capture wide panoramic images on any 35mm film:
The Ten Golden Rules of Lomography
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
2) Use it any time – day and night.
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
4) Try the shot from the hip.
5) Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
7) Be fast.
8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
9) …Afterwards either.
10) Don’t worry about any rules.
How to enter:
If you aren’t already a fan of the Orms Direct Facebook page, please like it and then return to Orms Connect and leave a comment on this blog post, answering the question:
“Which is your favourite Lomography rule?”
Rules:
1) The competition is open to all South African residents, 18 or older.
2) The winner will be selected randomly, and will need to be a fan of Orms Direct on Facebook.
3) Only one comment/entry per person will count. If you leave more than one comment, it will only count as one entry.
4) Competition closes Friday 23 December at 12:00 PM.
5) The colour of the Sprocket Rocket to be confirmed.
Please note: We make use of Random.org to randomly generate a number corresponding to the eventual winner’s comment. We run the number generator once – the first number is the winner. All comments get checked for duplicates first and listed with a post number, starting from oldest comment first. The nature of this random system ensures that everyone has a fair chance of winning, which is very important to us. If you post under an anonymous nickname, we will attempt to maintain your anonymity.
Definitely 6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
My favourite –
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
I like the 10) No Rules rule!
10) Don’t worry about any rules – that is my favourite rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been a facebook fan for a long time!!!!:-)
1. Take your camera everywhere you go!
Rule No. 10…….just shoot – No Worries!!
Number 10,
Don’t worry about any rules!
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
4) Try the shot from the hip.:)
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
Rule number 8: You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
I like my life to be filled with surprises 😉
Rule Number 3: Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
My favourite: Rule 3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
Take your camera everywhere you go. Definitely the most important to catch those spontaneous moments in life.
They all sound great, however… I love no. 10 Don’t worry about any rules!! It sums up numbers 1 – 9 and for sure, makes me want to try it out!
10) Don’t worry about any rules! This one is the true spirit of Lomography
Dont worry about any of the rules!!! That’s the best!
Rule 4, shooting from the hip will make for some interesting pictures.
Rule 6, Don’t think – just do it!!
Rule No.11 which should actually be number 1. You DO talk about lomography
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it..
6) Don’t think.
Rule 3: Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it. I love that!
6) Don’t think – Easily done after a few drinks!
10) Don’t worry about any rules
1) Take your camera everywhere you go – love that Lomo cameras can just fit in your bag so you can snap away anywhere 🙂
Rule 3: “Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.”
Rule 7….be fast!!
Rule nr. 10.
Don’t worry about any rules. It’s all about what works for you. Just have fun with it and see what you get once you develop that roll of film. Best feeling ever ^^.
My favourite rule is, 1) Take your camera everywhere you go. It’s pretty much what I do with my DSLR, but sometimes is too big!
10) Don’t worry about any rules.
Has to be rule 1) Take your camera everywhere you go. – Just be passionate
1) Take your camera everywhere you go. I do this every day!
8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
4) Try the shot from the hip.
There is often really good keepers in the randomness.
1’s good for digital photography too! Torn between it and rule 10… 🙂
Rule 6
I think this rule is a good tool for liberating the pro-photographer from his/her methodology and opens up an infinite world of possibilities.
Don’t think.
10. don’t worry about any rules 🙂
10) Don’t worry about any rules
Don’t worry about any rules.
1) take your camera everywhere you go
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
Shoot from the hip!
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
Use it any time – day and night.
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace) is by far my favourite rule! Overthinking impedes creativity
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
Try the shot from the hip
This is by far the best photography website ever…
My favourite Lomography rule is:
10) Don’t worry about any rules.
“You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film.” That’s what makes film so much more fun than digital 😉
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
Best Lomography rule…
4) Try the shot from the hip.
1) Take your camera everywhere you go!
2-10 means nothing if you don’t have your camera with you.
My favourite rule is #10, Don’t worry about any rules! 🙂
No 6 suits me fine …. Don’t think!
10) Don’t worry about any rules
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
Rule #1 – take your camera everywhere you go.
Number 8. You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
How awesome is that. Just snap away.
Fav lomography rule: Don’t worry about any rules!
It does not interfere with your life. It’s part of your life. Makes me think of it as a sort of diary. Just capturing random moments of your life.
6) Don’t think
5) Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
good rule for any camera, most difficult one to follow
10) Don’t worry about any rules. 🙂
Don’t think.
Don’t worry about the rules! Best!
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
Take your camera everywhere you go.
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
6) Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
awesome retro!
“Don’t worry about any rules.”
What rules?
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
10) Don’t worry about any rules.This applies to many facets of life.
10) Don’t worry about any rules. Break free lol.
Don’t worry about any rules.
Take your camera everywhere you go … I’d say this rule applies to any camera 🙂
Number 6: Don’t Think. (William Firebrace)
Be fast.
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Try the shot from the hip!
10) Don’t worry about any rules. I think that’s what Lomography is all abot 🙂
1) Take your camera everywhere you go
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
Don’t worry about any rules.
The first rule of Lomography is: take your camera with you everywhere you go. The second rule of Lomography is: take your camera with you everywhere you go!
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
Love that, but i don’t see it as a “rule” more as a VERY GOOD suggestion
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
Try the shot from the hip – That’s the sure-fire rule!
Dont worry about the rules!
Don’t think. I love that one…… Really kicks all other rules out and gives you the space to really shoot as you feel it. Shannon
“Which is my favourite Lomography rule?” There are no rules, i break them, because rules are made to be broken
Take your camera with you everywhere you go.
Take your camera everywhere
Try the shot from the hip. 🙂
Try the shot from the hip. 🙂
Take your camera everywhere you go!!!
You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film…
Take your camera everywhere you go.
Take your camera everywhere you go.
Don’t worry about any rules
I like rule 6. Don’t think. It’s easy for me, I practice all the time..
Be FAST!!!
8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film… Developing film is like opening Christmas presents, except it applies all year round. Sometimes you get really spoilt. 🙂
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
just snap it