Episode Archive
It’s not just for Fuji shooters you know….
A Light Entertainment Photography podcast.
Episode #295 Finding a mentor and does eye-tracking work?
When we recorded this episode, the tariff situation was locked in, firm as a rock, ‘You know who' said absolutely no U-turns. So naturally, by the time you hear it, the rock's done a cartwheel and landed in a hedge. All the same, just in time for Easter, questions in to the show include how to egg collect and take pictures at the same time, although all is not as it seems! Also on the show, can Pictime be a replacement for your website, are mentors important to your development as a photographer, and should you pay for their services? Touch screen controls, do they drive you bonkers too? We talk about eye-tracking, a new pancake lens for the system and how to respond to unhappy clients.
Episode #294 The GFX100RF: who is it actually for?
Kev’s talk at The Photography Show draws more than a few admiring glances, and it’s now a film! The GFX 100RF has been announced and we ask, is it a camera you need for your kitbag? Who is this camera really for, and why does it leave some photographers vacillating between curiosity and a quiet sense of unease? Kev answers these questions and more, whilst attempting to keep his blood pressure within safe limits. Also on the show, finding a small interchangeable lens camera for street work in the Fujifilm range, manual focusing for astro photography, a documentary magazine collection introduced to us by Ashton Zala, sneak peaks of galleries for clients, and a new genre possibly: chicken dinners!?
Episode #293 Free alternatives to Adobe & choosing a name for your business
Kev’s been to Cheltenham to take pictures of people losing money at the races, although he has a secret, not so secret strategy! Also on the show today, do you do colour calibration (?!?), back-button focus-gate, what’s happening with my X-T5’s ISO on all-auto, is there a good free alternative to Adobe products, there’s a hole in my lens hood - what should I do, and how do I cope with guests at weddings instructing me not to take pictures of them? Plus dealing with working outside your style for clients, the fabled 18mm f2 lens, and should you use your own name as your business identity.
Episode #292: The road ahead. Will we still be photographers in 10 years?
Kev returns from Spain and seems to have found a new career as a handyman, finding a particular passion for cutting stuff down to size with a chainsaw!!! Also on the show today from the mailbag, Neale and Kev answer questions about photographing solo professionally, shooting video alongside stills, showing unedited material to clients, posing v doc, choosing email and mailing list providers, Substack, invoicing software, and why do people think Kev looks like David Brent??!?
Episode #291 Just how good is the new X-M5 and starting out as a photographer
Kev is wondering who sent red roses last Friday, was it you? On the show today, recommendations for a good zoom lens sub £400, just how good is the new Fujifilm X-M5, starting from scratch as a photographer, X100V as a powerhouse, audio kit to accompany your photo story telling, perfect lenses for travel photography, Kev’s post-retirement plans, can you become a pro wedding photographer in your 50s, and a peak inside Neale and Kev’s kit bags. Plus there’s a bonus question on Judo!
Episode #290 Why shoot vertical? Buy a tripod or shoot with IBIS?
Don’t tell Kev, but Wales lost the rugby - at the time of recording he was completely unaware! Shhh. Neale finds himself on a commercial shoot where things go bump in the night. Also on the show, why are so many pictures shot in a vertical fashion? Kev isn’t convinced the world needs vertical images AT ALL! We talk about the number of pictures shot at weddings, gallery stats, the best time to send images to a client, taking a tripod v shooting using IBIS, updating your website to court search engines, showing pictures online that have feeling, understanding how to use ai and upselling social photography packages.
Episode #289 The best Fujifilm camera for sport and HELP, I have MOIRE!
Kev gets dewy-eyed over the music of Ralph McTell, remember the Streets of London, and Neale is feeling hopeful and buoyant about people and business in 2025. Questions today about the best camera for sports photography from the Fujifilm range, the quirks of Auto ISO, contents insurance for kit away from home, moire issues, photo challenges for 2025, content creators snapping your original ideas and what software the boys use for editing video.
#288: The biggest pictures from 2024 and fighting muddy exposures
The boys hit the resolutions road running and answer questions about their photographic callings and choices in life and ‘employing’ your partner as a second shooter. Also today, should you let your camera choose ISO for every condition, facial recognition and battery drainage, focusing on eyes through reading glasses, Squarespace websites, HEIF format speed issues in post production, the pictures that affected us from 2024, battling muddy images and how do you squish photos for optimal web use?
