 Farrell exalted the lyricism of the song, stating that "Sophie's music has never sounded so lyrically rich" and her "storytelling skills" were visible in it.Considine named the song a "welcome break from lullabies (such as 'The Deer and the Wolf') that risk monotony" on the album.Conversely, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Love Is a Camera" as a "bogged down in pretension" moment in "Wanderlust"; Erlewine went on to criticize the song's "ceaseless pomp".