The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

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#178 Self publish YOUR stories and websites in an Instagram age Apr 26, 2021

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The boys are reunited after months of Skype separation, in the studio! This week, embracing colour after a life presenting black and whites, the difference between recipes and presets, building your own look and capturing the moment whilst being IN the moment; family pictures. Boxgate continues and Neale finds a pile of X-H1 boxes that practically match his height, we talk third party lenses, assisting the greats, whether we still need websites in this Instagram world, the catharsis of photography during Covid, getting back on the professional bike to shoot weddings after so much time out and the 70-300mm lens; do I need it? Book of the week is, 'The year the world stood still' by Chris O'sullivan and Dan Milnor talks more about self publishing to us.

#177 Dangling off the Brooklyn Bridge and shhh, new camera rumours? Apr 19, 2021

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Kev's Jedi training is almost complete as he starts his own Internet radio show, we talk X-H2 rumours, internal ND filters and weather sealing; how good is the X100 range in rain and anyone for an XQ1? We introduce the concept of 'gear identity crisis,' talk about the perfect lens for photographing and cataloguing art, ponder whether to adjust bridal party attire for photographs, get excited about the new 18mm, HSL and talk about music for your films, slideshows and even podcasts. Our guest is New York portrait photographer Donna Svennevik and Matthew Beck's: Event, is book of the week.

#176 The legendary David Hurn, and a Mullins James workshop! Apr 12, 2021

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Mullins is having teething problems in 'New Bunker Malmesbury' and Boxgate continues. We talk about leaf shutters and why they're not in our X-Ts and Ps, how an X100S deals with being sent to the bottom of a swimming pool, Mullins' decision to upsize during a pandemic and we have news of an upcoming Kev and Neale documentary wedding workshop. Questions about the term 'weekend warriors,' two tier sensor cameras, the rights required for selling photos made at a music concert and a thought about company names. This week's book of the week is 'The 1960s' by David Hurn and he's also our guest.

#175 The power of making one portrait every day + a Royal X-T3 Apr 05, 2021

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'Boxgate' lingers on, though Kev is more concerned by the boxes of Easter eggs he can squirrel away before the kids find them. Questions today include, do you befriend your clients, do women and men see differently, can the Fujifilm system cut it for pro work in the studio and are photographic eggs in one basket still a good idea post pandemic? Kev reveals the truth about his wedding earnings during the pandemic, we look at some tech specs of a particular Zeiss camera in order to talk about the camera of the future and muse over the 'Duchess of Fujifilm' and internal flash triggers. The book of the week is Raymond Depardon's 'Glasgow' and Neale talks with John Mannell, the 'Portrait per Day' man about making street portraits and mental health.

#174 Photographing weddings, the Royal Family and swimming with sharks! Mar 29, 2021

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Neale has been jabbed with 0.5mg of Bill Gates' finest. Talking of 'gates,' Boxgate is back, SRGB or Adobe's flavour of; what to choose to work in, some X-Pro3 issues to deal with and Q buttons, why? Which background colour works better for websites, can Judo make you a better photographer, how good are the new Mullins presets, how can I time and GPS stamp my audio recordings, how do you choose your photo books and the X-A7: discuss? Plus X-T3 or X-T4, is the IBIS worth it? Vinca Peterson's 'No System,' is Kev's book of the week plus we talk with royal family photographer Matt Porteous who is currently in The Maldives swimming with sharks!

#173 Being a photojournalist. Plus too old for street? Mar 22, 2021

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Kev is installed at last in the new office, Malmesbury Bunker 2.0 and we ask the questions; will the show ever be filmed, when are you too old for street shooting, should you choose an X-Pro1 or 2 used, who needs a camera in a cardboard box, should I supply all my clients with TIFF instead of Jpegs, has Covid made photographers give away their knowledge too readily too cheaply in too many online courses and if you had 5K to invest in a camera that would hold its value, what would you choose? Former British National Press Awards Photographer of the Year, PA Media photographer Danny Lawson is our guest and Kev's book of the week is Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook.

#172 "Being a flea on the dog, not a fly on the wall!" and APSC, why? Mar 15, 2021

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Kev is in flat pack 'heaven' as the new studio build continues, we talk sports photography with the 70-300mm lens and the possibility of a wedding academy. Plus your questions; what do professional photographers do when they're not making pictures, what are the boys' aha photographic revelation moments, how large can you print a Fujifilm camera file, what is the future of APSC and why is Fujifilm so devoted to it? The book of the week is Anton Corbijn's 1-2-3-4, and our guest is the documentary photographer Karah Mew.

#171 Being 'Candid' with Ibarionex and the Instagram likes game Mar 08, 2021

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'Star' has arrived and it's the Horse of Mullins! Today, a tease for something big coming, what makes a good bio on a website, with a Fujifilm camera do I need to calibrate my lenses, what has changed about weddings for the hosts and what would the boys' advice be for new photographers now, plus diplomas; are they worth the paper they're written on? How important are genre labels, who would you choose for an end of lockdown photowalk and do I really need Instagram likes as an amateur? 'Photography in America from 1841 to today' is our book of the week and Fujifilm X-Photographer, street shooter and host of The Candid Frame Ibarionex is our guest.

#170 Changing what you shoot and lighting the famous Mar 01, 2021

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Kev parks himself in Bunker Malmesbury's cold storage this week as he contemplates a move of office to somewhere with heating, we look for the best small Fujifilm camera, Neale reveals his love for the X-H over the X-T, we talk printers and 'to do' list software. What lens do I need for shooting large group portraits and how do I go about them plus when does a photo become a piece of digital art? Neale takes over the book of the week duties as Kev can't find the packing case with his 3,280 books, so he discusses Gregory Heisler's '50' Portraits and Jayne Odell is our guest to talk about a move to equine photography.

#169 Back on the photobus part 2, triptychs, time capsules and tablets Feb 22, 2021

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The lockdown has got to Kev and he's watched 1,297 hours of Netflix in one week it seems, we talk one camera one lens choice, how we view our personal photo collections, what we'd stick in a time capsule, which website platform to choose (Squarespace or Wordpress), we talk GAS release, how do you choose what and when to sell? Wacom tablets, how many do you have? Flippy screen gate is back, we talk about editing technique in Lightroom, how do you produce publish on demand books, X-Pro choices and a request for a X-P4. There's second part of our Kev's interview with Daniel Meadows. The book of the week is Ed Kashi's 'Three,' a book of triptychs.

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