Philippe Multeau
Web and print graphic designer Philippe Multeau, aka frenchyfyl, has been a Lomographer since 2011. Have a look at his Connoisseur’s selection for day-to-day film shooting and get as excited as he is about all things analogue!
If, like me, you live in a very small village lost in the countryside, you don’t often meet people who practice film photography. Within the Lomography Community, I know that I’m not the only one who loves this medium! My philosophy: shoot without thinking and have fun! Every shot is therefore unique, whether it’s good or not!
Capture the ultimate analogue aesthetic in even more detail with the iconic medium format film camera in a limited edition handcrafted leather design to celebrate 30 Years of Lomography.
Celebrate 30 Years of Lomography with the iconic 35 mm film camera that single-handedly launched the global Lomographic movement and pioneered a legendary analogue aesthetic, in a limited edition handcrafted leather design.
Unique chemical formulas set our LomoChrome color negative films apart. Psychedelic Purple crafts a heady blend of earthy reds, crisp plums and velvety violet hues.
Unique chemical formulas set our LomoChrome color negative films apart. Psychedelic Purple crafts a heady blend of earthy reds, crisp plums and velvety violet hues.
I discovered Lomography when I bought the Diana F+ camera and immediately fell in love with its beautiful look, manual settings and square format! I adore the lo-fi images and surprising results it produces: the images can be soft and dreamy or very contrasted with a strong vignette. I love these kinds of mind-blowing surprises! You get the same feeling with the Diana Instant Square – a Diana where you can see the results instantaneously, isn’t it magical?
If I had to give advice to someone discovering the Lomography universe for the first time, I would direct them without hesitation toward the emblematic Lomo LC-A+, LC-Wide or Lomo LC-A 120 for anyone wanting to try medium format. Small, solid, practical, efficient – I love them! You get the Lomographic look of saturated colors and vignettes with a glass lens for perfectly sharp images and a light meter that gives a successful exposure every time! I really enjoy shooting on LomoChrome Purple film with these cameras.
For a lower budget, the Sprocket Rocket has never ceased to amaze me with its panoramic format and visible perforations. I have a real crush on this camera and it follows me everywhere.
When Lomography released the Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art Lens, my very first reaction was "pretty cool! A new lens for my Leica!" Having a lens inspired by the Lomo LC-Wide with an f/2.8 aperture, it’s magical!
I don’t try to create perfect images, I like the rock’n’roll aspect of Lomography. I often cross-process (X-Pro) my images to get a real Lomographic look using positive (slide) film such as Lomography XPro Slide 200 film. The final result, although very random, can offer very nice surprises!
Top tip: cross processing tends to overexpose images. To avoid this, push the ISO up a notch. For example, for a 200 ISO roll, I usually set the camera to 400 ISO.
All photos were taken by Philippe Multeau. You can follow him on Lomography.