Matt Loves Cameras

I'm back! In the first episode for 2021 I will be sharing eight reflections on shooting film in 2020 and eight things I'm looking forward to in 2021.  Also keep listening for details of the next competition and collaborative zine opportunity!  Buy Matt a coffee! Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page! https://ko-fi.com/mattlovescameras   Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple...

A few years ago on holidays I read a little gem of a book by advertising legend Paul Arden “It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.” Arden was a creative director at London advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi, and was responsible for some of the most famous British advertising campaigns of all time. I read this little book about once a year, it’s funny, insightful, and full of...

A very Sprocktastic episode... the judging of Sprocktastic 2020 with the delightful Roxanna Angles @roxannalog Play along at home: the entries are published at mattlovescameras.com Matt Loves Cameras Ko-FI page   Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page! https://ko-fi.com/mattlovescameras   Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews...

2010 was not a great year for film photography, but among all the doom and gloom, one shining light stood proud like a lighthouse on the horizon: Lomography Society International. When so many other camera manufacturers were discontinuing products or leaving the industry altogether, Lomography launched a brand new camera: the Sprocket Rocket! I've shot three rolls of film through this plastic beau...

In episode 37 of Matt Loves Cameras I visit Alasdair D's darkroom for a crash course in darkroom printing! I also have a ton of thank you messages and also a couple of reminders about upcoming competitions!  Check out Alasdair's website https://aspirationalphotos.com/   and his Ko-Fi page https://ko-fi.com/aspirationalphotos Matt Loves Cameras Ko-FI page   Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi...

Join me as I drive through Southern Queensland with two Polaroid cameras, a Pentax 645nii, a Fujifilm Klasse S, a Blackbird Fly, and a MJU II!    My Ko-FI page   Support the show by donating to my Ko-Fi page and you will get access to:   * a 40 minute video showing the process of laying out a zine in Adobe InDesign * a PDF version of my film photography zine Every Summer!    It costs just $3USD: ...

The Robot3 Action Camera is a cheap 35mm plastic toy camera produced circa 2007-2008. It was sold by Vastfame Camera, a Hong Kong export company that had ties to a factory in mainland China.    The camera has a cute robot face on the front of the camera around the three lenses. At some stage, it was nicknamed the Disderi Robot... but who exactly was Disderi? Keep listening and find out!   My Ko-FI...

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...

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://k...

In episode 32 of Matt Loves Cameras I discuss the creative challenge of making a zine. I talk you through all the choices and decisions I made with my first film photography zine Every Summer. Hear about my tips as well as some pitfalls I made. Here's a list of topics I discuss: What's a zine? Reasons why you should make a film photography zine Pros and cons of using Adobe InDesign and Mixam Ideas...

I never wanted to go to the Isle of Wight. I didn't have anything against the place per se, but we didn't have the time nor money to do the trip I had planned, so this is where we ended up for a family holiday last September during our last week overseas.   In the end, I didn't mind going. Let's face it, it was the Isle of Wight or another week in Wolverhampton. What I found when I got there stunn...

The 1994 Canon Prima AS-1 (Sure Shot A1) is an excellent point and shoot camera featuring a sharp 32mm f3.5 Canon lens. It's fun to use, produces great images, and best of all, you can use it in the rain, in the ocean, in the pool, anywhere! Also in this episode there's an update on my 2020 goals and the plastic focus-free pano camera challenge! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Appl...

PODCAST REBOOT Matt Loves View-Masters: I'm giving up photography and film cameras, instead I will be podcasting about View-Masters instead! Please stay with me for this amazing journey! Music used in the show: Casi - thEnd [Free Download] by Casi is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Available at  https://soundcloud.com/casisnmz/thend Get full access to Matt Loves Cameras at mattlovescame...

Well my friends, we are certainly living in interesting times. If you've found yourself at home, unable to venture out to take photos, fear not, there are still a ton of photography projects you can crack on with. Keep listening for details.  Also keep listening for an update on the Matt Loves Cameras plastic pano challenge! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Love...

I almost dropped an Xpan. No, that's not a joke, it's the truth. In July 2019, podcaster, photographer, and Sunny 16 helper Matthew Joseph flew up to Brisbane for a few days and we met up for a photo walk. Matthew gave his Xpan to shoot with when the incident occurred. Was it my clumsiness that almost saw a legendary camera smash to the floor of the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art? Or was it Matt...

The Big Mini is a compact 35mm point and shoot camera launched in 1990 by Japan’s oldest camera company, Konica. Over the last 30 years, it’s become a cult classic point and shoot camera, thanks to its sharp 35mm f3.5 lens. Although its reputation has grown since then, time has not been kind to the Big Mini. Perhaps more than any other compact camera, it has a reputation for dying. So is the Big M...

Happy New Year! I don't believe in New Year's resolutions, I do believe in writing down goals I want to achieve in 90 day sprints. In this episode, find out what my goals are and how I keep track of them. Huge thanks to Mr Matthew Joseph for sending me his 2019 photography book too! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant cam...

Was I naughty or nice in 2019? I must've been nice judging by the present my Emulsive Secret Santa 2019 sent me! Thanks so much to Brooklyn Parsons of Michigan for the amazing gift! Also in this episode, I discuss other film photography related presents I got this year, and there are a whopping 5 listener letters / audio files to listen to!  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Po...

In episode 23 of Matt Loves Cameras I discuss ten things that I learnt about film photography - and my relationship with film - in 2019. I also name the winner of my bumper film giveaway! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews, everything analogue photography related. Music used in the show: Casi - thEnd [Free...

In late August 2019, I met a giant of film photography podcasting. I say giant, because not only is he an integral part of one of the world's favourite analogue photography podcasts, but also because he's actually very tall. I am of course talking about when I drove down from Shropshire to meet Graeme from the Sunny 16 podcast in rural Oxfordshire. We raced around small villages, we shot expired f...

Shropshire, how wonderful! This instalment of my travel with film podcast series details highlights from two weeks spent in the beautiful West Midlands of England. I acquired another 12 (yes 12!) cameras during this time. This episode also features call ins from Dustin Cogsdell of the Grainy Dayz podcast and our man in Thailand Matt Jones. Make sure you listen for details of how to win a bumper st...

Mountains, lakes, cheese and chocolate. Fondue, trains, croissants and Swiss Army pocket knives. In August we spent an amazing five days and four nights in Switzerland. But what's the relationship between Switzerland and cheap Instax Wide film? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews, everything analogue photog...

Four days, three nights in steamy Hong Kong with a Mint InstantKon RF70 and a fistful of point and shoots. Markets, tram rides, protests, and too many rollercoasters... but how many cameras did I take on my overseas holiday? That is the big question.  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews, everything analogue...

Three months in... here's my review of the Mint InstantKon RF70! The first fully manual Instax Wide camera, straight outta Hong Kong! I have used this camera mainly for travel and landscape photography. It's good... but is it $1000 USD good? Keep listening and find out! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Matt Loves Cameras: film camera reviews, instant camera reviews,...

Recorded on location in the UK! In this episode I review the excellent Analog Photography book by Andrew Bellamy. I also read out letters from listeners touching on subjects such as scanning sprockets, which glass to use in scanners, Polaroid marketing and I finish off by discussing the 127 day online exhibition!  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes!  Matt Loves Cameras: film ca...