The FujiCast: Photography Podcast Neale James & Kevin Mullins

Neale is getting nostalgic about the old school days, giving money away (maybe) and Kev returns from Spain with family news, plus it seems the break has convinced him to retire?!?!? WHAT??? But what from? From photography, from The FujiCast? Is it really the end of the road? We talk about his life decision, how the wedding industry has changed and will change further wedding photographers in the UK. Also this week, Photosophy, the philosophy behind photography, Neale is spotted climbing Mont Blanc or is he, is the X100V a decent professional wedding camera, are we photographing more hours for the same money, and are Tikkety Tokkers really stealing pro photographer’s shots from over their shoulders to make influencer shorts? There’s also a book of the week; Store Front NYC by James and Karla Murray.
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-254 

Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk 

Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com 

Justin Goulding think’s Neale is climbing Mont Blanc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw8T8T257mQ 

Photosophy by George Fakinos: https://medium.com/@georgios.fakinos/photosophy-857654c835f4 

Store Front NYC: https://www.jamesandkarlamurray.com/JAMESandKARLAMURRAYBooks2015.html 

Note for your diary, there’s something special coming up in 2024 in the first week of March; a FujiCast event!!! Also today, how long it takes to edit a wedding, advice we received at the start of our careers, blogging tips and the importance of it for marketing, why your ai de-noiser thingie may be sending you pink pictures, cataloguing family photos in Lightroom, valuing your photography financially, workflow tips, physically looking after yourself during long shoots and is our best work behind us?
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-253 

Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk 

Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com 

Guess who’s turned 50? Kev’s celebrating his half century in España, but proving the hardest person to buy a gift, so FIFTY NOT OUT, but don’t mention the cricket - and that’s not the secret by the way. We talk about the ideal camera resolution required for high quality studio portraits, how and where to store your precious back catalogue and another where; where do you read and enjoy your photobooks? Also, post-photoshoot and backup rituals, which presets to use and how often do you make a picture you TRULY love?
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-252

Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk

Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com

Kev sips his first ceveza by the pool serenaded by several thousand cicadas in the midday sun upon a hillside somewhere in Spain, but fortunately, we recorded episodes in advance, so this week; changing out from a DSLR to a ‘vintage’ Fujifilm X-T1, will it be good enough considering its age? Also, choosing your first lens for the Fujifilm system, Kev’s old cameras keep turning up thousands of miles away in Africa, inspired by artwork, hyper-realist portraits, turning professional in 18 months and just why is there a sepia-toned preset still???
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-251
Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk
Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com
Ian Bourne Art: https://ianbourneart.com/ and on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ianbourneart/
Kev on Kelby’s blog: https://scottkelby.com/its-guest-blog-wednesday-featuring-kevin-mullins/ 

Kev’s demob happy, counting down the days with even more relish to his five and a half weeks of vacaciones as they say in España. We talk about our forever cameras, shooting pro with the 100V, there’s a Summer appeal for questions, the latest Fujifilm camera phone app; it seems not all is well in app land, more thoughts and ideas for camera shooters who photograph wearing prescription glasses, even more back button focus and exposure tips, the lifetime of hard drives, what makes a natural photo natural, making podcasts, backing up pictures on your travels, quick culling tips, Kev’s diet and where has the GNARBOX gone?
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-250
 
Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk
 
Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com
 
Loading Zone podcast productions: https://www.loadingzone.co.uk  
 
The Zoe Project: https://joinzoe.com/
 
More ideas for backup on the move: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-portable-hard-drives-for-photographers

Kev deliberates over a close family call, and looks forward to a five week Mediterranean road trip, or at least a seat by the pool, where he’ll learn to look through a camera eye piece wearing specs and spend some time with his latest Fujifilm camera purchase! Also today, bringing vintage film alive decades after it was originally shot, advice we’ve collated across the years of professional shooting, a ’sort of’ announcement for a FujiCast event in 2024, exposure compensation, file formats including HEIF, the truth about videographers and other stories. The book of the week is Daido Moriyama’s Retrospective, ‘Imperfect’. 
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-249
 
Daido Moriyama’s retrospective book: https://photobookstore.co.uk/collections/recent-arrivals/products/daido-moriyama-a-retrospective-imperfect
 
Spencer Wynn Photography: https://www.spencerwynn.com/ and Huron: https://huroncandleworks.ca/
 
Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk
 
Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com
 
Loading Zone podcast productions: https://www.loadingzone.co.uk