Listen along as I describe photos from my last Frugal Film Project roll for 2024! I shot the roll in Kichijoji and Kamakura in Japan in September. Follow along at home by checking out the photos I talk about on my Substack: https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/ Make sure you check out more of the images from this roll in my YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tK0bPncURw Check out my new Japan Pics Substack: https://japanpics.substack.com/ Get full access to Matt Loves Cameras at mattlovescameras.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

Which 10 photography items would you take to a desert island? This is the second episode of a new interview segment - Desert Island Cameras! My guest is the amazing Molly Kate, talented photographer, writer with 35mmc, and popular film photography YouTuber @Eclectachrome Desert Island Cameras is of course a rip off of the very long running BBC radio show Desert Island Discs. Here are the rules: * You can bring 10 items to the island. * The first 8 items you can either be cameras or films. You could choose 4 cameras and 4 films, or 7 cameras and 1 film, or 1 camera and 7 films, or any other com ..read more

In episode 63 of Matt Loves Cameras we judge the first round of Xpro entries! Round 2 coming soon.  Follow along here: https://mattlovescameras.com/xpro-2022-competition-entries/  My co-judge is Xpan man Mr Matthew Joseph: https://www.instagram.com/fotodudenz/ Buy Matt a coffee! Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page! https://ko-fi.com/mattlovescameras      Matt Loves Cameras on YouTube I would love your support for my YouTube channel!   MATT LOVES CAMERAS Web: https://mattlovescameras.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mattlovescame ..read more

In episode 51 of Matt Loves Cameras I chat to YouTube sensation Lucy Lumen about her videos, the rising cost of film, the return of Lomography Turquoise. But the big question on everyone's lips is this: why does Lucy rip on Leica owners so much?  Check out Lucy's YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDRFbE1xnJtTCiRFdSKPdLQ  Lucy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucy_lumen/    Purple Grain zine The Purple Grain zine has shipped! Listen to the intro for who I've sent it to, with a few more to be posted in the next few days.  Pantastic 20 ..read more

Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs from film photography podcast "I Dream Of Cameras" Jump the Shark and appear on Matt Loves Cameras!  Over 10 rounds we dream of cameras we've never owned in 10 different categories:  Point and shoot SLR TLR Rangefinder Toy camera Half frame Obscure format  Instant camera Specialty (pinhole / pano / stereo) Wild card camera  But wait! There's a twist to each round, who will come out on top?  Also keep listening for random questions about Australia, movies and vintage collectibles. I also put the guys thro ..read more

An episode chock full of listener letters along with correspondence from not one, not two, but THREE film photography podcasters! Plus, details on the proposed Matt Loves Panos 2020 zine a few more details on the new sprockets challenge!    My Ko-FI page   Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page and you will receive a PDF version of my film photography zine Every Summer!  It costs just $3USD: https://ko-fi.com/mattlovescameras Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews, everythi ..read more

The wait is over! Matthew Joseph and I judge the Matt Loves Panos 2020 plastic pano camera challenge competition entries! Thanks so much to everyone who entered, Matthew Joseph, and our celebrity film photography podcast judges! My Ko-FI page   Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page and you will receive a PDF version of my film photography zine Every Summer!  It costs just $3USD: https://ko-fi.com/mattlovescameras Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews, everything analogue pho ..read more

Listen along as I describe the 12 photos below shot in Indonesia in June-July 2024. At the bottom there’s a video featuring 22 images from the trip! Fujicolor 100 shot in Bali Ektar shot in Flores Lomography 100 shot in Flores See more photos on YouTube Check out 22 photos from these rolls shot on the Contax G1 shot in Indonesia! If you like travel photography, make sure you check out my new Substack ‘Japan Pics’! Get full access to Matt Loves Cameras at mattlovescameras.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

In episode 84 of Matt Loves Cameras film photography podcast I describe 3 sets of photos shot on the Olympus Stylus Epic and Lomography SuperSampler in Indonesia! Play along at home by checking out the photos: https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/p/bali-on-film https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/p/flores-on-film https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/p/toy-camera-travel-photography You can also check out the YouTube videos featuring these photos: Bali and Flores on Olympus Stylus Epic with Kodak ColorPlus 200 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisecUhtCqg Lomography SuperSampler review https ..read more

I was nervous about taking the Olympus Stylus Epic to China. Not because I thought I would lose it or have it stolen, but because I was worried that I wouldn’t take any decent pictures with it. My February roll for the Frugal Film Project had problems with underexposure - so how would I go in China in early Spring? A 200 speed film wasn’t ideal, would there be enough light for my photos? As you can see from these images, I needn’t have worried. Most days we had glorious bright weather, although it was a little chilly. I was careful about taking images on this roll. I only pressed the shutter b ..read more