The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

Guess who's turned 50? Kev's celebrating his half century in España, but proving the hardest person to buy a gift, so FIFTY NOT OUT, but don't mention the cricket - and that's not the secret by the way. We talk about the ideal camera resolution required for high quality studio portraits, how and where to store your precious back catalogue and another where; where do you read and enjoy your photobo...

Kev sips his first ceveza by the pool serenaded by several thousand cicadas in the midday sun upon a hillside somewhere in Spain, but fortunately, we recorded episodes in advance, so this week; changing out from a DSLR to a 'vintage' Fujifilm X-T1, will it be good enough considering its age? Also, choosing your first lens for the Fujifilm system, Kev's old cameras keep turning up thousands of mile...

Kev's demob happy, counting down the days with even more relish to his five and a half weeks of vacaciones as they say in España. We talk about our forever cameras, shooting pro with the 100V, there's a Summer appeal for questions, the latest Fujifilm camera phone app; it seems not all is well in app land, more thoughts and ideas for camera shooters who photograph wearing prescription glasses, eve...

Kev deliberates over a close family call, and looks forward to a five week Mediterranean road trip, or at least a seat by the pool, where he'll learn to look through a camera eye piece wearing specs and spend some time with his latest Fujifilm camera purchase! Also today, bringing vintage film alive decades after it was originally shot, advice we've collated across the years of professional shooti...

This week Kev looks for a train that may be running and wonders whether he might have shot Sony, if only he could work out the menu system?!?!?! We persuade or at least discuss with one emailer, why switching to Fujifilm cameras is timely and ask which Fujifilm camera persuaded us to switch? We muse why American photographers make more money from print post-sales in the land of weddings and ask; d...

Look under your car seat, peep behind the sofa, Kev's looking for his X100V! Perhaps it's been used by his interior decorator - all will be revealed. Also on the show, getting more bang for your buck in backup-land, photographing in a pyramid, displaying your pictures in the myriad of aspect ratio frames available, why wedding cake makers are miffed with Bake Off, best skin tone film simulations,...

Kev and Neale take a jaunt to London and it results in a later release, well that's the boy's excuse - and they're sticking by it. Today on the show, life cycles of mirrorless versus DSLR, front command dial problems and is ai going to cause as many problems for photographers as we fear? Also, changing Adobe subscriptions while keeping photos in the cloud safe, attaching vintage lenses and online...

Neale's very excited as his 16-55mm lens is due to arrive whilst the show is being recorded and Kev's readying himself for the start of the wedding season. Today questions and mails about a special Fujifilm and NHS picture competition to celebrate 75 years of the health service, choosing the best monitor for editing and programs for editing, starting a photowalk and workshop business, linear motor...

Neale has a bad case of flight wind and Kev is saving £1 a week for the rest of his life so he can afford Leica's new Monochrom camera, whilst wishing and hoping that Fujifilm may at last release their own dedicated BW-only camera, especially now that even Pentax have launched theirs! One thing is for sure, both our boys are lamenting the closure of DPReview. Questions today on sharpening; to shar...

Kev's still doing the walk of shame following his phone ringing at a funeral, though it seems Neale is to blame! Today, film simulations and how they work in that magic box we call a camera, keeping up with corporate speak, the blueprint for a new photography business, website advice, simple 'CRM' and embracing free marketing platforms. Also, we're poking the bear on the Instagram theme, let's cal...

Neale is loving his BIG switch to the X-H2s and Kev's been to the races and has come back with a business plan to race 'Star' at next year's Gold Cup. On this week's show, finding the gravity in grain, to sharpen or not to sharpen, how to improve the 'perfect digital camera', and mentoring; is it important, do you need one, and how do you search for the right one for you? Instagram, have the wheel...

Well we may not have tomatoes but we do have answers to your questions about Fujifilm cameras and photography. Today, trying to get family pictures when the family doesn't want to be in them, knowing when to launch your own photo workshop, appreciating your worth, pushing yourself forward as a creative and news of 'something special' in February '24. Also, the worst kit you've invested in, lessons...

Welcome to our new host  Yūdansha, AKA 'Black Belt Kev' - he only went and did it! This week on the show, could the new X-H2 replace a desire to buy a GFX system, which GFX is right for me, high-end  Photo Booth interests, should I use a lens hood and where can I buy a kit bag like Mullins? Writing photo tuition books, and what is at the top of our wish list of kit right now?  Our guest is the fou...

Neale is getting dewy eyed over Chris Killip's nostalgic photography, meanwhile Kev is sidetracked by his black belt grading and banned rugby anthems! By the way, if you're a rugby fan as our Kev is, steady and ready yourself for some hopeless score predictions! Meanwhile in photography world, transitioning from portraits, finding street photography, editing larger raw files, smaller lens sizes an...

'Black belt in waiting Kev' ponders fight club in East London and Neale is wrestling too, but with a loan camera of a flavour he's never tried before. We celebrate a special birthday for a much loved Fujifilm camera, talk about all-weather shooting, white balance 101, Torsten's X-Pro3 has returned home, questions of sharpness in the Fujifilm range, print options for our hero sponsor pic-time, the...

Kev moves into plumbing services it seems and Neale's left wondering where the years seem be disappearing to. Meanwhile is it time to drop DSLR from our language, is the X-Pro 3 the last of the lineage, if the brand was Fuji-Mullins - what would the next camera release be? Also today, strong post wedding sales, we talk 'shooting square', try to figure how some photographers find an 'X factor,' und...

It's Boxing Day 2022, there's no let up for ya from the boys, as they meet for St. Stephen's Day in the Podcastsphere. Today Kev receives preset orders from unlikely places, reveals his top movie of all time, we discuss the magical X100V 'zoom', new critiques for '23, more on delete and sharpening-gate, street photographers with attitude, X-H2s or the H2 and Kev delves into Eric Luke's Changing Fa...

Neale laments another England footie exit, though gets over it within 15.7 seconds, whilst Mullins is too full of cold to even know the result. This week, assigning buttons, even more shortcuts and why Kev is selling gear! We muse over which design elements of the cameras and lenses we use today could be the result of Mullins' contributions to the suggestions box at Fujifilm HQ's design floor in J...

Kev attempts an unboxing, camera short-cut secrets, how to clean your cameras, using Affinity Photo and we talk about grain; what's the best way to apply it and is it really necessary? We find out that Kev has a new 'not so secret now' Instagram page for lovers of black and white photography, what do you say to famous folk you meet in the bathroom, syncing your camera clocks part 2, copying settin...

Kev refuses to start the show until the rugby final whistle blows, but once underway we talk about getting insured (not as dull as it sounds), should you buy an X100F if you can't get hold of the V, becoming Fujifilm ONLY, will a GFX deliver me a full frame bokeh experience, the best tip for syncing 'time' on your Fujifilm camera, dealing with trolls, owning up to mistakes, buying older lenses and...

Kev is back from Japan with news about new cameras and lenses and he's pondering a clear-out of his camera bag - quick it's a Mullins everything must go sale! It's a special FujiCast week with new kit announcements, plus we talk about entrusting your post-processing to a computer; is artificial intelligence good enough to process a look and feel into your precious photographs? Also, are cameras be...

There seems to be a break in transmission, but fear not, it's all for a reason... listen on....

Where in the World is Kev as this episode goes out? Somewhere it seems on an airliner. Today, having your pictures cropped by a third party, is it a problem? Also knowing your camera, editing processes, digital workflow, charging and contracting for charity commissions, memory card housekeeping notes, X100V focusing advice, your everyday carry cameras, what is digital art and what is photography,...

Kev tries to educate Neale on National Lampoon, we talk contracts and compassion in the face of cancellation, digital marketing and the dos and don'ts of optimizing your website for more traffic, Pinterest, why you need to keep up to date with your website security, X100V troubleshooting, wedding etiquette, image stabilization, EVF problems, exposing for varying skin types in the same group, the m...

A Tuesday edition following a day of observation and reflection yesterday upon the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. In today's edition we're happy to welcome back for the second part of his conversation with Kevin, Ben Chrisman. Also, we talk about finding your 'abstract', reported X-T3 recurring problems, X-Pro for video, keeping your files safe on tour abroad, the fall and fall of the Internet...