The FujiCast: Photography Podcast

#222 Organisations. To join or not to join??? And Kev goes green with rage!

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today Kev gives wedding advice, but not necessarily the photographic kind. The last of the current weekly editions before the show reverts to a monthl...

#221 Does Black and White make my pictures look more pro? Plus IMPORTANT SHOW NEWS!

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's news to announce today about the show's future! We also talk about the march of technology and ask; "Does it, de-skill photographers?" AI cull...

#220 What's in the box? And can we have a movie camera, please?

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A mysterious box shows up for Kev, is it, could it be the… (all will be revealed). One of the regular favourite discussions; we talk X-H2, add a vid...

#219 Will my camera float? And Kev's in an Amazon Frenzy!

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Neale is still considering whether to douse a Fujifilm camera in a bucket of water to test its water resistance, whilst Kev is keen to put anything wi...

#218 Upgrading to the X-T4 and kinder street photography

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, are some photographers less 'relevant' with time? Showing respect on the street, Kev shares why he upgraded to the X-T4 when he thought he ...

#217 Does my tail look big in this? Zooms and portraits

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kev plays Mystic Meg with the rugby scores from the weekend just gone, but did he fortune tell correctly? This week, the IBIS debate continues; just h...

#216 Am I improving? Serendipity launches a new photo career

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where do photographers find their ideas for projects, what is the best Fujifilm lens/body combo for wedding work, should I hang my own work on the wal...

#215 IBIS for an X-Pro4? And Shiny Happy photographer

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a cricket fan, this show comes with a health warning! Today we talk 365s, choosing film simulations according to light, website copywriting,...

#214 Celebrating solitude and street work in your own town

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are professional European photography gigs over for the Brits? Kev's gotten rid of his bed bugs, we're still guessing what an X-H2 may bring, we talk ...

#213 New to street? Advice and do you really need a blog?

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kev's reboot has begun for '22. We talk 'must have' shots at weddings, creative ruts, X-Trans sensor magic, back button focussing on the X100V, advice...

#212 Exploring questions with your camera and a left eyed X-Pro?

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The last one of the year as we take a short break over the holiday period. We're musing over cameras for left eyed shooters, revisiting focusing techn...

#211 "Get out the camera and take the picture" + seeing in the dark with the 50mm f1

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who ate all the mince pies and why is Kev favouring the new 50mm f1 lens for his wedding work? We talk about working with videographers in a documenta...

#210 X-Pro or X-T? And the Twitterstorm!

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about photofilms and the various different versions that Kev and Neale present to clients, how to wrangle with back button focus, th...

#209 Seeing theatre in your street photography & what makes a great image?

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev is under the weather but the test came back clean so he's fit to fly on the podcast and Neale has unleashed (can you see what we did there) his ow...

#208 Celebrating Tom Stoddart & Influencers versus Photographers

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we pay our respects to a giant of photojournalism, Tom Stoddart who passed away last week. On the show, Kev is off to a wedding with the Arc...

#207 Future proofing your photo business & a world without film?

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do they have Polar Bears in Argentina, how much is Kev's vet's bill, what is a shutterless camera lifespan, should you have a 'scaffold in pictures' c...

#206 Being a movie stills shooter & to drone, or not to drone...

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neale and Kev ponder whether to believe in Father Christmas over the politicians, we discuss the new lens roadmap and Viltrox lenses, the value of sig...

#205 You charge how much?! And swapping from Nikon

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The boys shelve their plans for space exploration but they do get scientific about how they store their precious pictures in the cloud. Also, they sha...

#204 IBIS; the X-T4 game changer? And Fujifilm ambassador Alan Hewitt, pt2.

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev decides there's more money in laundry than photographs, we talk the new 23mm - is it time to swap? We talk about the draw of Fujifilm, ask if IBIS...

#203 DSLR v APSC and Alan Hewitt's wildlife change of life pt1.

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev and Neale are buying a private set of 'islands' in the sea with their Euromillions win! This week, mails on the perfect street set up, the differe...

#202 What ARE the rules of the street? And photo comp judges!

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev needs a new photographic keep fit regime that doesn't hurt his knees, we chat about emotional images and how they affect us as the photographer, w...

#201 Peter Dench on disarming an 'audience' with your portfolio and Fujifilm, should I?

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev needs help with iTunes and large Swedish furniture emporiums, we talk merch, re-sorting a camera time sync issue, setting up a wedding business on...

#200 Has Fujifilm changed the way I photograph?

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the 200th edition, though the party is being postponed until 2028 when we're all allowed to meet in a theatre again. Kev finds a unique method fo...

#199 Shooting a photographer's wedding and anyone want to buy our bleep machine? It's over!

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shooting a wedding for an established professional wedding photographer. How does that feel? This week we find out from our special guest Anna McCarth...

#198 Ethics, morals, emotions of photography plus ASK ANDREAS part 2.

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev and Neale discuss their 'new' photography company, we talk about 'Tonygate', ask what might happen if Fujifilm stopped making cameras, we open up ...

#197 ASK ANDREAS part 1 and swapping our X-T or X-Pro for a GFX?

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev is recovering after his marathon of weddings, so it's a welcome sit down for a coffee and chat about what makes the perfect photo book design. We ...

#196 TURN MY LIKES OFF and Palle Schultz in praise of Kubrick

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev's not convinced he should join Celebrity Love Island, but he has drunk Malmesbury clean dry of booze! This week's questions include; "Why do on bo...

#195 The shot that GOT AWAY and being positive about social!

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mullins is buying a horse box. Is equestrian photography about to become his latest photographic skillset? Why buy a lens cloth when old used underwea...

#194 Who's afraid of the big bad TROLL and LOVE thy camera!

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neale is literally mining for questions and Kev is inviting a star studded list of photographers to take turns in photographing his big day; just anot...

#193 I want to photograph ROCK N ROLL! The 50mm f1 v the beloved 56mm f1.2

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Kev going to be the next Mick Rock? The boys talk about back to back event shooting and miles under the wheels. Oh why can't we have a monochrome F...

#192 A change of show name? And shooting vintage glass

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neale and Kev feel like the only masked photographers in town plus questions include: Why don't you change the name of the show, where does photograph...

#191 Indie camera shops and good news for Euro street shooters

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev's overheating and he's had just four hours sleep in as many days! Neale is pining for Africa again as the boys talk about where they'd like to mak...

#190 HOW to become a Fujifilm Ambassador? & 'Mail to Messy'

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Free Brewdog has appeared, but we promise to present the show sober! This week, the big question: Just HOW can you become a Fujifilm brand ambassador?...

#189 An X100M? Dare we dream? & Who stole Kev's X-Pro2?

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev is losing it, well he's lost his memories cards, batteries and a whole X-Pro2! Lockdown losses. Some 'sound' advice for budding podcasters, we tal...

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

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 prop...

#187 Make a video part 2 and scary photo moments?

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Eur...

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

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ca...

#184 Living a Photographic Story and What Makes Us Successful?

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 make...

#183 It's time to MAKE YOUR BOOK! and tackling 'Uncle Bob'

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 cla...

#182 Swapping from Nikon and what is fine art photography?

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 I...

#181 Deleting 100K Instagram subscribers! And naturist wedding shooters apply here!

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kev and Neale release a little more about their forthcoming July documentary photography course in Amersham. We also talk about making family document...

#180 No more corporate hamster wheel! & X100 heaven

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#179 Calling FRIENDS OF THE SHOW and UFO capture?!

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 cam...

#178 Self publish YOUR stories and websites in an Instagram age

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are reunited after months of Skype separation, in the studio! This week, embracing colour after a life presenting black and whites, the diffe...

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

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 go...

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

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'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...

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

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, so...

#173 Being a photojournalist. Plus too old for street?

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 str...

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

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 aca...

#171 Being 'Candid' with Ibarionex and the Instagram likes game

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'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 ...

#170 Changing what you shoot and lighting the famous

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 sm...

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

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#168 Life on the photobus! Photofilms, 35mm cameras and more

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#167 TWO YEARS of the FujiCast, all dressed up with nowhere to go!

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#166 The latest releases and Fujifilm news!

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kev buys a horse, the boys consider their photographic coffee shop business, we talk lens correction issues for Fujifilm in Lightroom, Neale...

#165 Creating a YouTube channel for your photography in 2021

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, scanners, photographic organisations and breathing colour back into older black and white pictures. We talk Instagram Reels and YouTube sho...

#164 "Chasing light, telling stories" & camera choices

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#163 Every FACE deserves a portrait and gaining your fellowship

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#162 "Photography is the art of not pushing the button."

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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' b...

#161 Well that was 2020 huh?

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 podcas...

#160 The Camera of the Year and a new XH?

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today a package arrives from Denmark, the boys ponder whether Voigtlander film lenses work well with the GFX system, what the best microphone for maki...

#159 Finding your authentic true photographic voice

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#158 Keep pushin' as Nana used to say. Motivation Day!

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 X10...

#157 Fujifilm v Nikon v Leica. Hmmm.

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 service...

#156 The Blind Photographer, and an X-T5?

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are wedding awards important? Are any photographic awards for that matter worth entering? Also, wedding photographers may be suffering financially dur...

#155 Is THIS the best photography job ever?

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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, a...

#154 Locked down AGAIN, but STILL making podcasts and pictures!

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#153 HOW has photography changed you as a person?

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#152 Can you make my camera smaller please?

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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, b...

#151 Being one of photography's most influential women

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Wom...

#150 Swapping out of Nikon & Alcatraz Calling!

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Swapping from Nikon to Fujifilm for professional work. What camera would the team suggest? Carl Hare Product Specialist for Fujifilm is back again to ...

#149 The X100 DESIGNER is on the show!

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

#148 High octane motorsport and 10 years of the X100

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 mil...

#147 Someone is stealing my pictures! & the flying ambassador!

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do I have the energy for copyright infringement? Who inspires us photographically? There's a run through on how a wedding day photographically works f...

#146 Airbus A380 Captain and Fujifilm X-Photographer

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#145 NEWS, fashion and living in a lighthouse!

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 fi...

#144 Want to work in fashion? And going on a digital detox

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#143 Photographing when the weather attacks! And The Isolated Streets

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#142 LAUNCH your family portrait business

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 v...

#141 You can't shoot landscapes with a Fuji? Can you?

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The brilliant personal portrait work of Alain Laboile discussed and Chris Orange, our we ask, can you shoot landscape work with a Fujifilm camera? Web...

#140 Build a commercial photo business from scratch

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 re...

#139 Are you still working for free?

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today Scott Shillum from The Photography Movement talks about mental health and well being, and introduces how the movement helps photographers. Also,...

#138 Need inspiration? LEAP and the net will appear!

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today special guest, international award winning wedding photographer Adam Johnson talks about the day he quit his job with just two bookings in an ot...

#137 War on your wall? Or pictures of mindfulness?

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#136 'Find your still' and results to win an XF10 and X-T100

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Paul Sanders, the Fujifilm X-Photographer behind 'Discover Still,' in one of the most candid conversations with a guest yet. Paul complet...

#135 Making stories hosting exhibitions

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today documentary photographer Jim Grover on photographing the stories in your community and creating exhibitions from them. Also, what happened to th...

#134 A black and white business in 2020? Is that possible? YES!

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

#133 Fujifilm or Sony ambassador? Hmmm, decision time!

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin takes to the streets for lockdown portraits with his brand new Fujifilm X100V. Palle Schultz, Nordic X-Photographer drops by to share his influe...

#132 Moving to America to set up again! Oh, and chickens?

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 wheth...

#131 Mullins and James have left the building! SPECIAL

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 begin...

#130 Bert Stephani on finding photography again

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin talks today to special guest, Fujifilm X-Photographer and Kage Collective member Bert Stephani, who during these unique times has changed his pr...

#129 The sky is the limit and are you ready to work again?

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 mor...

#128 Just how tough ARE my Fujifilm cameras?

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ne...

#127 Books, worms and weddings

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#126 TECH FREE TUESDAY bush tucker challenge & more!

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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, whi...

#125 An X100 battle and some podcast news from Neale

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Entering the last week of dailies, Kev and Neale contemplate their feelings nine weeks into lockdown as measures start to lift. The X100, F or V? Whic...

#124 ASK ANDREAS RETURNS - ask any Fujifilm question

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You sent your questions in and today Andreas Georghiades, Fujifilm UK's Marketing Manager returns for another no holds barred 'Ask Andreas.' Even if y...

#123 Observing the ordinary with Leonard Neumann

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leonard 'Lennie' Neumann has been photographing life in The States, South Africa, England and France. A candid photographer, he works the streets with...