The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

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#188 X100V, an F1 speed focusing machine and your first SOLO exhibition Jul 05, 2021

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Kevin makes number 11 in the hip hop charts and plans to go on tour! A new career perhaps? Neale's bleep machine is on fire this week as Kev gets proper irate about politics. Over in photo making land though, we talk Snapseed, destination wedding work, editing on iPads, design foibles, white balance, HDR shooting, sensor cleaning, switching from Nikon to an X-E3 and how wedding photography has changed? The book of the week is the World Atlas of Street Photography and Michael Beecham is our guest talking about putting on his first solo exhibition.

#187 Make a video part 2 and scary photo moments? Jun 28, 2021

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Neale is hiding his new camera purchase, the boys dip back into their Irish heritage for a green passport that may allow them to shoot weddings in Europe and Kev gives more X Raw Studio advice. How do you keep on top of the myriad of ways people now use to keep in touch on social media and what's the best productivity tool? We talk scary and proud photographic moments, the way sensors treat colour, camera design gripes, sound tips and what makes a good Kickstarter book. The book of the week is the Thames and Hudson Photofile book on Elliott Erwitt and our guest for part 2 of using your video button is Carl Hare.

#186 Turn that video button on! And USED X-T3 or NEW X-T4? Jun 21, 2021

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Kev awaits his new monitor, but will it arrive? We talk about the affect others' photography online has to inspire, the importance of Kickstarter book projects, recording audio for slideshows and filming, the electronic v mechanical shutter actuations lifespan of a Fujifilm mirrorless camera, OIS v IBIS, ask the question; X-T3 or X-T4? TikTok; should I be embracing it for my social marketing? Information Asymmetry; the reason at last, why you should keep the boxes your cameras come in, if you're ever going to try and resell them. Is it time to think of new genre horizons if weddings don't return in quite the same fashion for photography? The book of the week is Island Tides by Paul Glazier and our guest is Carl Hare from Fujifilm UK, who is a product specialist and plans to help with ALL questions VIDEO.

#185 Kev's getting wed! Photographer needed? And buy yourself an X100V! Jun 14, 2021

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The boys are back in town… cue the song! This week the astounding news that Kev is getting married, but to whom? And why? Did last week's episode cause this? So many questions! Neale and Kev design their perfect camera, we give a 'hall pass' to buy an X100V, discuss camera customisation and talk about your website; are you about to feel the wrath of Google? Can you mix and match old and new video footage to make family stories that are enduring and how technical do you need to be to make such a film? Do we accept bitcoin, how do we deal with Covid discount requests, two cam set ups; should they be identical bodies? The book of the week is a Hoxton Mini Press book; London Nights and our guest is Christopher O'Sullivan talking about shooting and publishing your first book.

#184 Living a Photographic Story and What Makes Us Successful? Jun 07, 2021

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Neale is taking a well-earned break, so Gemma joins Kevin at the helm as they steer the good ship Fujicast into several Icebergs. We discuss what makes us successful and more GAS. Are we buying cameras because they look cool or because they do the job? Just why haven't Kev and Neale kept their promise to Gemma, and what is the right thing to wear to a wedding? The book of the week is 'If We Shadows' by Bailey, which Gemma gets stuck into, and acclaimed photographer Spencer Wyn is our guest. Hang around to the end of the show to see just how it went when Kev & Gemma cracked some cold ones and tried their best.

#183 It's time to MAKE YOUR BOOK! and tackling 'Uncle Bob' May 31, 2021

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Kev considers how he no longer has time to be a photographer now his radio career is lifting off, we tackle the new street photography and YouTube clauses when it comes to identifying people in your pictures and films, dealing with over zealous amateurs 'stealing your shots,' self timer presets, the perfect first Fujifilm family camera for a pro and choosing between the X100V and X-H1 for video work. We ask, "Is burst mode cheating when you're shooting street work and will we have to start requesting permission on the street for pics?" Kev's Book of the Week is from Belgian photographer Stefan Vanfleteren and Our Friend of the Show guest is Alex Frederickson.

#182 Swapping from Nikon and what is fine art photography? May 24, 2021

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Kev is luxuriating in Bunker Malmesbury, Neale is in the studio, though it's business as usual with your questions. This week, is there any point to IBIS when films today are as 'Shaky' as an 80s pop star singing Green Door? We talk about taking on a part time job if wedding work gets shifted again, whether we could return to a time which necessitates shooting with film cameras only, Clubhouse, the banning of street shooting and we debate fine art photography; what is it? The boys tempt a lifelong Nikon shooter with a shopping list, we sort out the black and white simulation options in camera, and discuss perfect pancakes of the lens variety. The book of the week is Todd Hido's 'On Landscapes, Interiors and The Nude' and our Friend of the Show interview is with Steve Vaughan.

#181 Deleting 100K Instagram subscribers! And naturist wedding shooters apply here! May 17, 2021

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Kev and Neale release a little more about their forthcoming July documentary photography course in Amersham. We also talk about making family documentary pictures, photographing naturist and fancy dressed weddings, manual focus lenses; will Fujifilm ever produce a set? Also using the GFX as a documentary camera, the decision to purchase a good monitor for photographic retouching, boxgate is still here, budget friendly cine lenses for the Fuji range, state of the photographic industry, snaps versus photographs and what would make the perfect X-Pro4 and X-H2! Book of the week is 'Stags, Hags and Bunnies' by Dougie Wallace and our Friend of the Show guest is Dennis Skyum who talks about deleting 100,000 Instagram followers.

#180 No more corporate hamster wheel! & X100 heaven May 10, 2021

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Kev laments his first radio faux pas, we talk about sound being a vehicle for your picture making, packing your cams properly in a case, X100 'adapter gate' is born and lens hoods on that camera; are they worth the effort? We also talk about unhappy customers and insecurity, the future and retirement, working into your 80s, preventing your email from getting black listed, albums and books in 2021 and ask; "X100 or X-Pro?" Book of the week is Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera and today we have the first of our Friends of the Show chats, featuring subscriber Steve Ford who gave up the corporate hamster wheel for photographic and travel adventure.

#179 Calling FRIENDS OF THE SHOW and UFO capture?! May 03, 2021

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The most left field question for an entire season; what settings would you use to capture the visit of a UFO? We also talk book design, the whisky camera shop, sensor cleaning on IBIS cameras and ask is it the photographer who makes a camera shine or is it the other way around? There's advice for new documentary wedding photographers; the rules of engagement in church, we talk SD cards, 3rd party lens set ups, the value of a weather sealed lens, film recipes, the joy of doors (!), video mic suggestions for vlogging and small scale postcard printing. Kev's book of the week is American Photographs by Walker Evans and we have an appeal for friends of the show to tell us YOUR stories.

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