The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

In January 2019, a year before the world went slightly mad for a while, Neale and Kev started a podcast with no idea how long it would run. I mean, who would listen to this, and why would they listen? Now 2,712 days after episode 1 aired, the show has an announcement, and we wanted you to hear it from the horse's mouth, as it were. It's a timely announcement, too, as Kev takes some extended leave...

Kev's edging ever closer to his Spanish retreat for the Summer, though nobody has warned the locals he has Mediterranean wind! The boys learn about Haoge, a 'new-to-them' place to buy third-party accessories for Fujifilm cameras, they celebrate the House of Photography, and talk about the importance of personal photo projects. Also, how to choose gear for the open road, key-wording images, Instagr...

The boys are in celebratory mode, even if only for a couple of minutes over a certain football trophy, but fear not, they're hiding behind the couch with one eye scanning the horizon for what's to come! On the show, the dos and don'ts of client slideshows online, clients making their own albums, the accuracy of focus peaking, IBIS and tripods, Robocop-type stabilisers, shutter speeds and flash, an...

Kev and Neale suddenly discover that their little ones have grown into adults! This week on the show, does using AI to cull pictures work? Can it possibly be as good as living, breathing beings making choices? Also, how many images do/should clients expect to receive from a shoot, charging for event photography when starting out, insurance and 'part-time' websites. Neale finds out we still have me...

Kev's worrying if there's going to be enough tractor fuel to get him to Spain this Summer, 'cos at this rate he's definitely not going to be flying! Today, we talk about removing bits of the wild to make a better shot, Godox triggers and Bluetooth remotes which starts a micro thread of thoughts about buying proprietary camera accessories only, masking and swapping to DxO, setting up your Fujifilm...

Kev reveals how life could have been so different. Apparently, the priesthood was calling, until he found fags, swearing, and you know what. On the show today, lens choices for a man with serious GAS, top tips for photographers hiring or about to hire a second shooter, and a one-off, clear-as-a-bell summary of dynamic range at last. Neale shares thoughts about using Substack and Kev gives advice t...

Kev chooses to shovel s*&t rather than shoot a wedding... perhaps he has a cunning plan to start a fertiliser company? Meanwhile, Neale is considering continuing his drumming career and covering himself in tattoos, as Kev's Book of the Week is an inspiring photography volume that goes behind the scenes with drummers. Also on the show, with so many Fujifilm cameras to choose from, which one is righ...

Neale has connecting flight blues, and Kev's trying to remember his anniversary date, but shhh, don't tell Gemma that! Meanwhile, on the show today, will the concave sensor catch on, and what does that actually mean? We talk about Fujifilm's incredible promotional videos and who we'd like to see promote the brand in the future, the best Fujifilm street camera, street technique, the next FujiCast m...

Neale returns from skiing with legs intact, and now he's off to Bangladesh for his next expedition. Meanwhile, Kev is building his moat ever deeper around Castle Malmesbury, and plugins that will change your creative life have become his adventure: clever stuff, as he explains on the show. Also on the show, questions about presets and recipes for Fujifilm camera systems, a nod to Bob (ChatGPT) and...

Kev and Neale are lamenting the weather: all hail weather-resistant lenses! Kev's also watching Mr Mercedes from behind the sofa - don't tell him the ending! On the show today, is Fujifilm mirrorless the perfect kit for newborn photography, when is the next FujiCast away day, and will Andreas like Kev's Valentine card enough that he invites The Mullins back into the inner fold? Kev shares why he r...

Kev is becoming a lean, mean loving machine! Never mind giving camera advice; we're thinking of launching a new weight-loss cast! You'll understand why when you hear the start of the show. On the show, for the love of megapixels, when is the X-Pro4 going to become a thing? We wonder about other roadmap arrivals and talk about research and development, plus inspiration and age verification. We disc...

Neale and Kev reminisce about driving tests; turns out Kev failed his a gazillion times! Also, firmware updates, what would the boys like to see improved in the near future on Fujifilm cameras, Kev sorts Neale's focus failures on the X100V, loaning out your cameras to family, and we ask whether the great Fujifilm zoom lenses can stand up to the quality offered by primes? We choose between particul...

Neale and Kev consider naturist wedding photography in their ageing rock'n'roll years. Unofficially, this becomes a new year's 'spring clean' week for those wishing to drive business through websites and social media, driven by Alex Mealin, who is relaunching his photography business after a six-year hiatus.  Talking of new, Neale launches a new podcast in 2026 called Reflections, which is about t...

A few audio gremlins in the works, but Kev's on the case and normal service will be resumed in 2026, whatever normal is. It's the last show of the year, with our regular break on the way for the holidays. Today, a special edition as we revisit an interview Kevin recorded with Martin Parr who sadly passed last weekend. Also on the show: shooting in black-and-white mode, though editing in colour; lo...

Stand well back from the podcast player today, because Kev's brought man flu to the airwaves! What he needs is a week-long retreat in Scotland, which Neale shares details about during the show. Today, photographic mishaps, when things don't quite work out as you plan, post professional gig rituals, wedding fair conversions, and we ask the question, are engagement shoots a thing anymore? Also, Ed S...

Kev has lost a family heirloom, but fortunately, Neale finds the X100V he left on a car roof in Chelsea. Also today, Kev's looking to expand his photographic library, just don't tell Gemma, what makes a good photographic retreat, Kev's studio lighting workflow for portrait work, when to use Auto ISO, shutter speed choice, do you have a Gary in your life, plus correct preset and profile workflow in...

Kev returns from a week away looking at the world through the bottom of a pint glass, but all is well, and we're ready for the final push through to the time of year it's too early to mention yet! Your questions and emails into the show answered. Today, should you recycle your memory cards more often to be absolutely safe they won't corrupt? Do we have a strategy for our exits from shooting weddin...

Kev shares his memories (those he can still recall through cocktail-infused eyes) of the Judo boys-on-tour trip to Gibraltar, and Neale is wrestling with a washing machine that's doing its best to flood the house. Questions for the show include decisions on why to shoot wide open, whether a GFX will cause editing problems on an older iMac, if a GFX can be a decent travel companion, and electronic...

Neale and Kev return from Fujikina having run workshops and spoken on panels, and are full of the joys of spring for the next! Hint hint. But there's a problem, we're running dry of questions, is this the end? Another hint hint. Questions and thoughts about what Fujifilm kit to take on an astro photography trip, a lifetime trip to Japan, do the boys prefer prime or zooms, some thoughts about Sigma...

Watch out watch out, there's a Haggis about, and it's playing central defence for the Vatican City's football team! All will be revealed. The boys are looking ahead to their appearances at Fujikina this coming weekend and there are questions into the show about character and vintage lenses for travel cameras, and we ask whether Instagram should be looking over its shoulders at Flickr which is maki...

Kev's returned from Spain, and he's possibly brought a suitcase full of scorpions home, so we've sent him to check! We say goodbye today to Pictime, our sponsor for the last few years, waving them off, but still loving their product. Questions in to the show include whether the GFX is right for wedding work, or is it an incy bit slow, what's the best social platform to concentrate on if you're soc...

Shhhh, don't tell Gemma, but Kev's got GAS and he's starting a cider business! That surely won't help! This time it's a telescope, and we reckon at FujiCast HQ he's hidden it in one of those shopping bags he keeps to sneak new gear into the house. On the show today, a little more on connecting cameras to telescopes, standing desks for your health, should I change my primes for one single zoom to g...

In the midst of Summer with Kev sunning himself by a Spanish pool until 2027 the boys answer your questions about everything Fujifilm and beyond. This week, what are Kev and Neale planning to photograph in their retirement?! What is this R word? Do creatives ever truly retire? Also, being a creature of habit with the scenes you know, to travelling abroad with your lens - with a greater sense of ad...

Kev's off to Spain, so he's understandably winding down, and after spending time photographing 22 priests, it's probably just the break he needs. On the show, the regular spiky subject of Adobe subscription increases and how we deal with the rises and price of life, plus are there alternatives to popular platforms like Lightroom and Photoshop? Also, what can be improved with new cameras, they're a...

Neale and Kev swap their stranger wedding adventures, swapping being apt in the case of Kev's revelation! Also on the show, mouse v tablet editing, the money spent on kit we never use (!), great photo galleries and classic British pub suggestions to visit for a special tourist trip to London, how we'd run our photography businesses if we were to start again, advice on setting up an X100VI, Kev's b...