All The Gear Podcast

On Wednesday 4 November, the Royal International Air Tattoo announced it is leaving RAF Fairford for Boscombe Down. We hadn’t planned an episode this week, but this one couldn’t wait. Dave, Bradley and Aled are joined by Ed Parsons to talk through the move. We look at why RIAT had to go, why so few airfields could take a show this size, and what we remember from the old Boscombe Down air shows of...

Bradley’s away this time, so it’s Dave, Aled and Keiran talking kit. We start with a catch-up. Aled and Keiran were at Fairford before the B-1s left. Keiran also tried motorsport at Prescott Hill Climb and started night shoot season with the Chipmunks at Old Warden and the C41 at Halfpenny Green. Dave went photographing deer at Bradgate Park with Danny Green. Then we pick the biggest announcements...

Dave, Keiran, Bradley and Aled are back for an end of airshow season update, and this one starts on a sombre note. The team send their love to Mark Lynham from Avgeeks Assemble following the passing of his wife, Amanda. Dave and Aled then talk about Athens Flying Week, where they were at Tanagra when 338 Mira lost their F-4 Phantom and its crew. From there, they catch up on their summer. The Hamps...

Eleven Spitfires, a MiG-15 evening display, and a Shuttleworth show that somehow topped the Festival of Flight in some eyes. In this episode, Dave, Bradley, and Keiran unpack the Shuttleworth Summer Air Show, held on the 25th of July with a strong Spitfire anniversary theme running through the day. The trio dig into the standout aircraft and how the display team tied every formation back to the Sp...

This time on All The Gear Podcast, Aled steps into the hostseat, joined by Keiran Wilkinson and special guest Ed, a long-time aviationenthusiast, for a deep dive into Farnborough International Airshow. Unlike the usual airshows the podcast normally covers,Farnborough is a different beast entirely: a biennial trade show with a historystretching back to 1948, where business deals matter as much as f...

The Summer Catch-up. Dave, Keiran and Bradley mark one year of All the Gear, No Idea with a look back at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight and catch up on what they've done since the last episode before previewing the busy weeks of airshows still to come. Dave: @Miljets_UK Keiran: @FlybyCode (Instagram) | Keiran Wilkinson Photography (Facebook) | keiranwilkinson.com Bradley: Thrust Aviation Imag...

A shorter, special edition of All the Gear. Dave and Keiran are joined by Graham Buckle from Yorkshire Air Museum to look back at the Halifax "We'll Meet Again" shoot and dig into the telling the story of the ongoing restoration of Meteor NF.14 WS788. Graham shares what goes into preparing a rare wartime bomber for a full day of photography, from period set dressing to relocating equipment for aut...

Microlight: Shuttleworth Festival of Flight Preview In the absence of RIAT this year, there is one air show that has Bradley and Keiran truly buzzing. This week on All The Gear, No Idea, the lads preview Shuttleworth's Festival of Flight, their mini-RIAT for 2026 and quite possibly the most anticipated event on the calendar. From the world's only flying Bf 109E making the trip over from Ge...

In this episode, Keiran, Bradley, and Aled dive into the second half of photography: editing. Whether you call it post-processing, rejuvenating a RAW file, or just your favourite way to wind down at the computer, the team breaks down what editing means to them and why it’s essential to getting the absolute best out of your gear. From rescuing a shot under fast-changing airshow conditions to crafti...

The All the Gear team are back together to reflect on their aviation photography adventures throughout the first half of 2026! Join Dave Lockwood, Bradley Rogers, and Keiran Wilkinson as they welcome a brand new official voice to the team - Aled Phillips, who you might remember from Clifton Cameras. The guys cast their minds back across a packed few months, sharing the highlights, the brutal weath...

Join Dave and Brad as they discuss the cancellation of Europe's largest airshow held annually at RAF Fairford. No Aled or Keiran as they are both enjoying the weather and a pint or three. We hear a crash in Bradley's bathroom and Sky Sports trying to interupt us, plus we discuss the cancellation and what it means for the team at Douglas Bader House, the local economy and the wider Airshow...

Are you tired of shouting into the void of algorithmic feeds just to get a few likes? In this episode of the All the Gear Podcast , Dave and Keiran sit down with Tom Dalt and Rich Cooper, the creative brains behind Kōlab, a brand-new social platform built specifically by photographers, for photographers. They dive deep into how Kōlab is bringing the joy back to sharing images through collaborative...

Keiran and Aled join Bradley to discuss their trip to "The Mach Loop" in Wales for pure low-level aviation indulgence.

Welcome to our first-ever Microlight episode! In this new bite-sized format, Keiran and Bradley dive straight into the nitty-gritty of two completely opposing aviation shoots. ​The Night Shoot: Bradley heads to Wellesbourne Airfield to capture the legendary Vulcan XM655. Hear about dialling in long exposures, waiting for the perfect sunset, and the reality of lying face-down in a puddle to get tha...

Part two of our look at settings and equipment for Aviation Photography. The boys go a bit more in depth about settings that could be used for Aviation and give some tips on how to try and improve your photography.

The boys talk first steps in Aviation Photography, in fact they talk so much they haven't finished on this topic. Part two is dropping very soon!

Strap in for some exclusives as we chat more with Eric Coeckelberghs from ther Aviation PhotoCrew. His top five shots, the ones that got away, tips on Air to Air and some imnportant advice for those starting out in Aviation Photography. Also, there's a little bit of fruity languauge, so you have been warned! The Beep button was inactive. It's a long one, but stick with it as it's worth...

The guys quickly catch up post Christmas and discuss what they did or didn't do - then we sit down for the first part of our chat with Eric Coeckelberghs from the Aviation Photocrew. Part two to follow!

The boys discuss what they'd like Santa to bring them, what you can buy the Aviation Photographer in your life and chat about what to do over the festive season. Wayne returns and makes a New Years resolution that he won't keep. No Sherry was drunk or Mince Pies consumed during the recording of this episode!

The team look back at their highlights of 2025.

We speak with Clifton Camera's very own Aled Phillips about the new camera tech on the horizon, what he loves about the hobby and what shots he's taken so far this year. He gives his honest views about kit and what you should be looking at!

Nightshoots! The guys discuss shooting aviation in the dark. Their top tips and their favourite shoots.

The boys welcome you to the new pod and reflect on RIAT, just over a month after the show and the dust has settled.