Episode 223 - In the Loupe: Raf Lopes

About this episode

Alex Luyckx interviews Raf Lopes about his photography journey and experiences with film.

We love hearing from members of the community as a whole, especially when they reach out to us to talk about life, photography, film and more. So in today's episode, join Alex as he sits down with Raf to talk about his journey from starting with photography to developing his own film at home. From Brazil to New York City, it's a couple of nerds just enjoying life, the process and more. And almost everything is covered, from music to scanning, gear, film stocks, halation and even film simulations! If you want to check out more of Raf's work, you can find him online here.SubStack: substack.com/@raflopes Instagram: www.instagram.com/rafalop.es/

People in this episode

Host: Alex Luyckx

Guest: Raf Lopes

Topics covered

• photography
• film development
• community
• gear
• film stocks
• music

Keywords

• photography
• film
• development
• Brazil
• New York City
• gear
• film stocks

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Brazil, New York City

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