The FujiCast Photography Show

'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.

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!

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

This week, will Fujifilm ever release a 35mm film camera, why is my EVF showing a blue tint/hue, should you ever trust a corrupt memory card, Fujifilm app help please and what is character in a camera; does everything need to be so sharp? Kev's showbiz wedding stories, photofilms versus slideshows, why Kev could be tempted to the dark side (Apple), X RAW Studio and dynamic range tips. The book of the week is Women Street Photographers, and Daniel Meadows is our guest for part one of a conversation with Mullins.

The show is two years old and the boys are itching for a party, but Boris has ripped up the balloons and invites, Kev has a social media dilemma, well 5,000 of them to be precise, ND filter options for your X100 model, the new nostalgic neg film simulation, jumping in at the deep end professionally (from zero to pro in one life decision), business regrets, more flippy-out screen gate and trad versus documentary weddings. The book of the weeks is, 'A voice above the Linn' by Robbie Lawrence, our guest is Fujifilm's Marketing Manager for Fujifilm UK, Andreas Georghiades as he answers more of your product questions and the winners are announced for the FujiCast at 4 feature which has just closed after its year long run organised by friend of the show Neil Ford.

This week Kev buys a horse, the boys consider their photographic coffee shop business, we talk lens correction issues for Fujifilm in Lightroom, Neale ducks answering personal questions, photographing The President, getting better at culling, why the boys love Photo Mechanic, using vintage lenses and adaptors for that purpose. The boys tackle starting up on YouTube again, shooting single card camera systems and pre-wedding meets; are they important? Kev's book of the week is a proper limited edition by Valentino Barachini and our guest is Fujifilm's UK Marketing Manager, Andreas Georghiades for the latest Ask Andreas feature.

This week, scanners, photographic organisations and breathing colour back into older black and white pictures. We talk Instagram Reels and YouTube shorts, plus Kev reveals his inner "Tickety Tocky." There are questions on video, we talk prompter technique, lens choices when filming with Fujifilm cameras, Kev's YouTube wardrobe and our guest Adam Karnacz from First Man Photography shares what a photographic channel on YouTube brings to his business and life. The book of the week is Revelations, the posthumous publication of work by Diane Arbus. Show links at https://www.fujicast.co.uk

This week, choices choices; X100V or X-T30 with interchangeable lens? We also talk about finding a signature look in your photographs and whether you even need to think about a personal style, more on workshops, natural light versus strobe, the new wave of wedding postponements, f2 v f1.4 lenses in the Fujinon roadmap and shooting the birth of your child. Kev chooses his all time X100 favourite model, book of the week is Shutting up Shop by John Londei and Valérie Jardin, X-Photographer is our guest. Remember to email the show with your questions: [email protected]

This week Kev (still in Bunker Malmesbury) and Neale talk about getting pictures out to the world from 'that march' in Washington last week, X100 lens adapters, an invite to take part in the next 'Ask Andreas' feature, Kev tries to dodge the rumour mill on new gear, reveals he has been collecting random slides for years and we ask; "When is the right time to upgrade your camera body?" Also we ask; "Are you really using your lens properly" and "would you drink and photograph professionally?" Kev's Book of the Week is Bruce Gilden's 'Face' and our guest is Steve Smith FRPS, social documentary and street photographer.

The second of the two shorter Christmas and New Year editions where the boys discuss some of their inspirations including Don McCullin's 'In Africa' book and 'Extraordinary Women' by Tom Stoddart. It seems Kev has spent five hours a day watching quick fire tournament chess over the New Year break, while Neale has been touring the site of a suspected nuclear accident on a disused airbase near his home with the family! They talk of photographer inspirations, Kev choosing Frank Horvat who is responsible for suggesting; "Photography is the art of not pushing the button," and Neale being fascinated by Søren Solkær's Murmurations study. The full length shows return from next week.

A shorter holiday length edition in which the boys look back at 2020 and how the year changed their perspective on photography, film making and podcasting. Kev shares his purchases of the year, what pivoting means for their individual businesses, their loathing for masks, their hopes for 2021. Be sure to email in to the show with your questions for when the show starts back up in its more regular form. Email: [email protected] and next week the boys talk about their inspirations.

Today a package arrives from Denmark, the boys ponder whether Voigtlander film lenses work well with the GFX system, what the best microphone for making YouTube video voice overs is and how good the files for video are SOOC from the GFX camera Kev owns. We talk about workflow, what we'd like from the X-Pro4 or new XH camera, the great monochrome camera debate, Kev's camera of the year and Flippy Screen Gate; just what is it people don't like about the flippy screen? Book of the week is The Photographers on Photography by Henry Carroll and our guest is photographer and book self-publisher Dan Milnor. Send your questions to: [email protected]

Kev's in fighting spirit this week as black-belt co-host and with Neale he tackles questions on why Fujifilm hasn't embraced full frame, how to judge a photo comp, is it time to embrace a roll of film and what are the new Fujifilm simulations likely to be? Kev reveals his dislike of Sepia and we talk scanners, camera set ups, shooting candid shots of people you know, how Neale feels nearly 900 weddings in and why you NEED right now, to be working on your website for the sake of Google! Book of the week is The Gamblers from Martin Amis and we're delighted to have Parker J Pfister as our special guest. Send your questions to [email protected]

Kev's still in Bunker Malmesbury as Covid restrictions prevent the boys being in the same airspace as one another, but they still manage to tackle X100V questions, how they intend to get match fit for the return of weddings, their feelings about Instax products, recovering lost files, Martin Parr's old and new work, the importance of testimonials, messing up mid job, presenting a photo TV show and stitching panoramas. Pete Reed is our special guest and Josef Koudelka's 'Gypsies' is the book of the week. As ever send your questions in to: [email protected]

Kev and Neale muse over whether meeting up to work in the same studio again will be allowed before the next new decade, how you advertise your services minus a portfolio, what about a medium format styled X100, is sharpness really that important and should we swap our zooms for primes? We try to solve a brand choice decision and we tackle T stop lenses and marketing processes. Tony Ray Jones is the feature of this week's book review and respected wedding photographer Adam Johnson is our guest. Keep sending your questions to [email protected]

Are wedding awards important? Are any photographic awards for that matter worth entering? Also, wedding photographers may be suffering financially during this period, but have they forgotten what the day is really about? Is there a need for an X-T5, what is left to improve upon? How can you motivate yourself day to day photographically? This week's book of the week is John Chilllingworth's Picture Post Photographer and our guest is a Ian Treherne, a photographer who is 5% sighted.

Today, the new 18mm lens, who is it for? Have you made a business bible and if you haven't why you should. Kev turns out to be a royal photographer, are iPhone 12 shots good enough for large format printing? Our guest this week is Jennifer McCord and we think she has one of the best photography jobs in the world. The show today is brought to you with Sprout Studio.

Kev and Neale enter lockdown in their remote locations once again, Kev in deepest darkest Wiltshire and Neale from his bunker in Berkshire. They talk printing and framing; the pros and cons of doing your own. Also, backup and getting brutal with your picture culling in Photo Mechanic, who is the X-S10 aimed at, what's it for? Day in the Life sessions; how to market them, what they are! The book of the week is a Fleet Street memory lane marvel and photojournalist Edmond Terakopian talks about a special auction of prints for Médecins Sans Frontières.

This week the questions are certainly eclectic; how has photography changed you as a person, do you regret becoming a full time photographer, are you making pictures for YOU or for Instagram, if you could only have one camera/one lens, what would it be, if your camera could speak, what would it say, is it possible to be a photographer and videographer at the same time on the same job? We also talk about the perfect zoom to replace primes and speak with fashion and portrait photographer Jamie Stoker. Send your questions to the show during lockdown to: [email protected]

Kev and Neale reconsider retraining as beauticians and travel agents for at least one minute, book of the week from Nick Danziger, we talk back ups, business postponements, a Fujifilm wedding video kit list, neg cleaning, portrait advice, monitors, why are custom settings slowing my camera down, can we make the next X100 smaller still and do the boys miss full frame sensors? Make sure you send your questions in for the next show: [email protected]

Our special guest this week is Xyza Cruz Bacani, Fujifilm X-Photographer, Magnum Foundation Fellow and previously awarded one of the BBC's Top 100 Women of the World. This week's talking points include professionals moving into 'survival mode' for the winter; how can we help each other? What lens and camera combo to use for on-set photography, should I separate my Instagram out for different genres or include everything on my one grid, going from Leica to a Fujifilm X-Pro; what should I expect and other topics.

Swapping from Nikon to Fujifilm for professional work. What camera would the team suggest? Carl Hare Product Specialist for Fujifilm is back again to answer your tech questions, this week: tethering your Fuji camera for using as a webcam, is ISO real in Fujifilm cameras and more. We talk about photographing on Alcatraz with listener Ryan Katsanes. What do Kev and Neale feel about socially distanced picture making? Book of the week is Vintage 80s, London Street Photography by Johnny Stiletto. Write into the show: [email protected]

Masasumi Imai the Head of Design for Fujifilm X-Series cameras talks with Kevin Mullins from Tokyo about how he conceived the ten year old X100, the camera that for many photographers worldwide became their gateway to mirrorless technology. Also, we speak with Australia's X-Photographer Andrew Hall about being in motorsport photography at the very top, plus Carl Hare tackles more of your deep tech including how auto focus deals with the face mask! Send your questions to [email protected]

Would some of the world's finest known heritage photographers be as big as they are, if they were starting out in today's Insta style World with a million voices challenging for the space? A new feature with Fujifilm product specialist Carl Hare tackling the BIG tech questions! The boys discuss the things they have forgotten to take to shoots, the best Fujifilm lenses for live sports action, we celebrate ten years of the X100 and Andrew Hall, motorsport photographer and Fujifilm X-Photographer in Australia joins us.

Do I have the energy for copyright infringement? Who inspires us photographically? There's a run through on how a wedding day photographically works for newcomers to the genre, we talk about getting friendly with curves in Lightroom and Photoshop, the lens versus camera investment debate and the book of the week is the incredibly powerful Small Town Inertia by Jim Mortram. Also this week, Bjorn Moerman is back for part 2 on aerial photography, the use of drones, how to shoot great pictures from the cabin and some inspirational books. A packed show! Email us with your latest questions: [email protected]

Captain Bjorn Moerman is our guest on the show this week, a Fujifilm ambassador with a difference. Also, what to do when your kids start turning away from the camera, give them an X100F it seems?! Kev launches a new social platform called 'Sniffter' and reveals he is allergic to velcro in camera bags, plus we tackle the question of upgrading your Squarespace site, for those wanting to jump to the new-ish release. A shout out for our new Patrons, who actually IS Neale's father and when is the 'throw in the towel date for the boys' wedding business? Email the show: [email protected]

What would the boys do if they weren't shoot weddings and were singletons?! Also, everyone should be shooting 'corner portraits,' you heard it here first. What lens combo should a listener take to the birth of their child and which features to record? Inappropriate moments at weddings - should you document them? Can I export my pictures straight out into Lightroom? And our guest from the fashion and advertising world, X-Photographer Wayne Johns talks about getting into fashion. Email the show: [email protected]

Prepare to be astounded as we think a listener has uncovered the best family time capsule idea ever. Also today, does someone mention the possibility of a new f1 lens and how would you go about a digital detox? This week's guest is fashion, beauty and advertising photographer Wayne Johns and the book of the week is from Bryan Adams. You know what they say on this show; 'everything we do, we do it for you.' ;-) Contact the show: [email protected]

Are you insured if you photograph an event that breaks distancing laws, should we expect a race to the bottom in terms of charging for weddings, what are preferable settings for focusing on quick moving subjects, featuring face masks in pictures, and when weather attacks! Also today Kant Rathod is our special guest talking about his self published book, The Isolated Streets. Email the show: [email protected]

One of the UK's leading family photographers talks about launching from the ground up, a family business. Also, what IS the best Fujifilm camera for video work, how to make the best of working with smaller event sizes, the 'Jpeg v Raw' debate, the 'best' X-Pro camera in Kev's nostalgic opinion and does every picture need to have a story? And more! Further links on the show page at www.fujicast.co.uk Send your emails to: [email protected]

The brilliant personal portrait work of Alain Laboile discussed and Chris Orange, our we ask, can you shoot landscape work with a Fujifilm camera? Website design, iPad Pro v using a laptop, the Tourbox competition winner, what is street legal to shoot and would you let your clients decide what is deleted? Make sure you keep sending in your questions to: [email protected]

Martin Parr discussed following his role in a book now recognised to have a racist undercurrent. Guest Chris Orange talks of the benefit of being a real all-rounder in the first of a two parter; today commercial and PR work. We also talk about writing business letters and ask for the second time; "Is wedding photography dead, and what next for destination weddings?" Facebook advertising, does it work for your genre? Some more on macro and loss of images through card corruption. Send your questions to: [email protected]

Today Scott Shillum from The Photography Movement talks about mental health and well being, and introduces how the movement helps photographers. Also, now that lockdown has effectively ended, why are we still working for free? What is the best Fujifilm camera for making large wall art images and is the iPad Pro a good picture editing machine? Neale and Kev ponder their destination wedding work and whether it will return and is the camera industry losing ever more customers to the smart phone companies? Send your questions to [email protected]

Today special guest, international award winning wedding photographer Adam Johnson talks about the day he quit his job with just two bookings in an otherwise empty calendar, particularly pertinent in our year where clear diaries have been a theme for many a professional. Also, the chance to win a Tourbox, talk of self publishing, best practises for twin card set ups, and are you cheating - if you use presets? That and more in this week's show. Send your questions to: [email protected]

Today the graphic and important photographs of war and protests. Essential documents of history, but would you hang them on your wall as art? Also we hear the second part of an interview with landscape photographer Paul Sanders who embraces his work as a part of mindfulness. And moving Lightroom catalogues between computers, organising your Instagram grid with a book of the week from the Hoxton Mini Press. Write in to the show: [email protected]

We talk with Paul Sanders, the Fujifilm X-Photographer behind 'Discover Still,' in one of the most candid conversations with a guest yet. Paul completely changed his life's direction to become one of the UK's most respected landscape photographers, but it's not been all plain sailing! Also the draw to win an X-T100 and XF10 with FujiFund and questions on ideal cameras for a startup and how to improve your website copy, plus Jane Bown's book on cats! Send your questions to: [email protected]

Today documentary photographer Jim Grover on photographing the stories in your community and creating exhibitions from them. Also, what happened to the X-70, should I have a Covid clause in my photo contract as we begin to mix again, how many galleries SHOULD my website have? Book of the week features Martin Parr and there's another of your photo disaster stories. Send your questions into the show: [email protected]

This week Helen Bartlett, shares how she built her portrait business from scratch to become one of the UK's leading social photographers and a Canon ambassador, and how she photographs entirely in the medium she loves; black and white. Also this week what the boys do if they ran Fujifilm for a day, book of the week and kit/project advice for a bed bound listener. And Photo Disasters are back! More info on the fujicast.co.uk Keep your questions coming in for the show to [email protected]

Kevin takes to the streets for lockdown portraits with his brand new Fujifilm X100V. Palle Schultz, Nordic X-Photographer drops by to share his influences and why he shoots Fujifilm. What to say when someone doesn't want their photograph taken at an event, a kit shopping list for going mirrorless, books that make you money and what it's like to be back out shooting portraits for clients. And could Kev be tempted to the dark side? Send thoughts and questions: [email protected]

Photographing cars with guest James Lipman. Is this the best time to buy mentoring? Kev family plans to start a small holding and Neale ponders whether an exhibition could be a great way to build local interest in your work. The Android OS cuddles up to camera manufacturers and does your storage need back up power to stop a spike taking your archive down? All links to guests at www.fujicast.co.uk and make sure to keep sending in your questions to [email protected]

The end of the dailies. As life starts to return to a state less locked down, the boys are returning to their offices. The FujiCast community is beginning to emerge too it seems, and so we've done our job. We're back to Mondays from 8th June, but we wanted to end with something a little special in honour of not just our family, but families everywhere, families together, families separated by distance or those who have made connections that have felt like a new family emerging. Stay safe. Neale and Kev x

Kevin talks today to special guest, Fujifilm X-Photographer and Kage Collective member Bert Stephani, who during these unique times has changed his professional photographic outlook. Once full time, he is now able to look at photography through the lens of someone no longer earning from it. Also today, why have a website and should I buy second hand lenses? The regular Monday show is back on the 8th June. Send your questions to [email protected]

Nine weeks of lockdown has softened our feet and, for some folk aided a little weight gain. So are we fit enough to return to work? Shhh, a little more F versus V. Duplicating web content on Facebook or Instagram; good or bad practise? If you have a business page, listen to this. Kev has an idea how to find who is blatantly copying your hard work on their website. And what stops us from achieving our ambitions?

Some photographers it seems, think every scratch tells a story so today we ask, just how tough are our Fuji cameras? And does Kev need to invest in new dividers? Printing at home. It's not for the faint hearted, or is it? And the new software that makes your X body the best webcam ever! Send your questions as ever to [email protected]

Today, Kev's 'Book you can buy when it's safe to go out and spend money again' feature and this week it's one of his all time favourites. The question of worms comes up and we think we have a very basic workaround, well, sort of. And the wedding cancellation 'game,' perhaps there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Get your questions on the show: [email protected]

The last Tech Free Tuesday, for the moment. Could Kev complete a bush tucker trial, what's the biggest faux pas the boys have made professionally, which photographer would you choose to dine with? It's been a lot of fun answering your lighter questions each Tuesday and it's probably a feature we'll continue with on the show's YouTube channel so feel free to keep sending the ones with a photography theme in as we'll probably dip into them with the new weekly shows starting again on the 8th June.