The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

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#247: Make boring photographs and have you seen Kev's X100V? May 29, 2023

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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, jpeg compression and choose your favourite ever lens chaps! Also a new feature this week about photography films on YouTube. This week, The Photographic Eye channel's film about William Eggleston's approach to photography, the 'dilemma of boring photographs'.

THIS WEEK'S LIST OF LINK GOODNESS... Pic Time: https://www.pic-time.com/ - use FUJICAST when creating an account for discount offers to apply The showpage: https://www.fujicast.co.uk/episodes/episode-247 Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com Eggleston's art foundation site: http://egglestonartfoundation.org/ Shiftabrick: https://www.instagram.com/shiftabrick/ Sync: https://www.sync.com/ Alex Kilbee's film about making boring pictures: https://youtu.be/Jm2pw7kPQ-E

#246: Shhhhh, we're going to talk about ai! And Bill Wyman broke my foot! May 15, 2023

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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 sales advice. Our guest is Amy Milstein, a documentary wedding photographer in New York and the book of the week is Stones from the Inside, with photography by Bill Wyman.

#245 Lightroom on strike! Selling workshops and photowalks May 01, 2023

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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 lenses, eating garlic as defence, slower lightroom with higher resolution sensors, manual focus peaking problems, restoring photos and used cameras, plus our guest is London street photographer, Mr. Whisper, back for part two of his chat with Neale.

THIS WEEK'S LIST OF LINK GOODNESS... Pic Time: https://www.pic-time.com/ - use FUJICAST when creating an account for discount offers to apply The showpage: https://www.fujicast.co.uk/episodes/episode-245 Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com Loading Zone podcast productions: https://www.loadingzone.co.uk Mr. Whisper's website: https://www.mrwhisperstudios.com/ Mr. Whisper's November workshop in London: https://bit.ly/41Oxwge Ken Rockwell's 16-55mm review: https://www.kenrockwell.com/fuji/x-mount-lenses/16-55mm-f28.htm Fujifilm celebrating 75 years of the NHS with a photography competition: https://www.nhs75-fujifilm.com/ Fixation London: https://www.fixationuk.com/

#244 Please Sir, can we have an X-Pro M(onochrom)? Plus Mr Whisper's BIG noise on the street Apr 17, 2023

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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 sharpen or not to sharpen, switching from a DLSR with an optical viewfinder to an electronic viewfinder in a Fujifilm mirrorless, building a new portfolio, working for free, removing pictures of those who have passed from online portfolios, shooting tethered with Fujifilm cameras, wonky frozen sub monitors and more. Our guest this week, visiting us for the first of two editions, is London-based street and travel photographer, Mr. Whisper.

Pic Time: https://www.pic-time.com/ - use FUJICAST when creating an account for discount offers to apply The showpage: https://www.fujicast.co.uk/episodes/episode-244 Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com Loading Zone podcast productions: https://www.loadingzone.co.uk Leica's new M11 camera: https://leica-camera.com/en-GB/discover-leica-m11-monochrom An update to DPReview's closure news: https://www.dpreview.com/news/0507902613/dpreview-closure-an-update The new Pentax K-3 Monochrome camera: https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2023/20230413_038349.html Neale's 365 feature: https://www.nealejames.com/365-journal Matt Stuart's website featuring the 'famous leaf picture": https://www.mattstuart.com/ Jason Evans' Daily Nice website: http://www.thedailynice.com/ Chris Orange's food portfolio: https://www.chrisorangephotography.com/My-work/Clients/Food-Industry/ Photoshop and Lightroom tethered plugin for Fujifilm: https://fujifilm-x.com/global/products/software/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-tether-plugin/ Em and Woz wedding photographers: https://emwoz.co/ Mr.Whisper's website: https://www.mrwhisperstudios.com/ Allister Freeman's website: https://www.allisterfreeman.co.uk/ Jeff Ascough's street work: https://jeffascough.com/

#243 The Photobusiness Blueprint and don't get angry, GET INSTAGRAM! Apr 03, 2023

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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 call it 'the rematch,' photo books or YouTube, which works best in terms of tuition, colour casts in Lightroom and is an X-T3 still a good purchase. It's also the second concluding part of our conversation with Kristina Varaksina, UK Fujifilm ambassador.

Pic Time: https://www.pic-time.com/ - use FUJICAST when creating an account for discount offers to apply The showpage: https://www.fujicast.co.uk/episodes/episode-243 Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com Loading Zone podcast productions: https://www.loadingzone.co.uk Janice Kho: https://janicekho.com/ Kristina Varaksina: https://www.instagram.com/kristinavaraksina KASE Magnetic filters: https://kasefilters.com/ Fujifilm X100S: From Snapshots to Great Shots: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-X100S-Snapshots-Great-Shots/dp/0321984390 Monochrome Mullins: https://www.instagram.com/mullins_monochrome/

#242 Finding a photo mentor and have Insta's wheels fallen off? Mar 20, 2023

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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 wheels fallen off or are we not posting correctly and when is a street photograph not a street photograph? Our guest is new Fujifilm X-Photographer, Kristina Varaksina, one of the UK's new X-Photographers. We talk about self-portraits and a project about 'unconventional beauty' in part 1 of 2 visits.

#241 Launch your own photo workshop and the dog ate my Picasso!!! Mar 06, 2023

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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 learned as a jobbing photographer and lotto sized photo expedition dreams. The book of the week is Lump: The Dog who ate a Picasso. Ally Stuart-Ross returns for part 2 of her conversation with Kevin about Mabel and Moose, her successful social photography brand, and it's a bonus edition today because after the show, Kevin talks to Pic-Time about their new exciting features including publishing a bespoke blog on the platform.

#240 The Black Belt Photographer! and Ally Stuart-Ross on photographic self belief Feb 20, 2023

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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 founder behind Mabel & M��se, Ally Stuart-Ross, whose successful brand of newborn photography is surprising all those who suggested she open a different kind of photography company; proof that self-belief is an important asset and book of the week is Café Lehmitz by Anders Petersen.

#239 Productivity and, "Can you help find my mojo?" Feb 06, 2023

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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 and can we have a percentage symbol for battery strength instead of bars? Also, giving feedback to Fujifilm, bring back your mojo, X-E2 focus features and Lightroom sharing. John Dolan is our special guest returning for part two of his chat with Kev, and the boys are looking for more show questions; tech, creative and anything in-between, so email our website or Facebook group.

#238 Happy Birthday X-Pro1 and the amazing Mr Dolan! Jan 23, 2023

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'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 best FF camera for vlogging with a FujiGimbal and auto ISO issues. Also, an appreciation for darts, though it's not a sport! Our guest is John Dolan, documentary and celebrated wedding photographer.

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