Photography

May 04 2011

Audio on the Fujifilm Finepix X100

This short video was snatched as I was leaving the studio of Steve Lockwood (Harmonica master). The camera was set to manual focus and I tapped the AF/AE button on Steve's face in the bright doorway which will explain why it's a little overexposed. I'm not too fussed with the lighting as I was more interested in testing the audio on the Fujifilm X100's two small in camera mics. I thought a quick … [Read more...] about Audio on the Fujifilm Finepix X100

Apr 29 2011

Royal Wedding Street Party

While visiting friends in the village of Belton, Leicestershire, I experienced a street party ... I took photos on my FujiFilm X100. It's super discreet and having the fixed lens makes you work that little bit harder to get in close while all the time allowing you to really get to know the focal length. This helps to make 'shooting from the hip' less of a hit and miss endeavor. The street party … [Read more...] about Royal Wedding Street Party

Apr 25 2011

Video on the Fujifilm X100

I'm loving the Fujifilm X100 for image making. It has a great sized sensor in a beautifully well made, retro-styled body. It does have its issues though. It is sluggish when taking multiple raw photos and its manual focusing is fiddly. They are not really issues that concern my use though, and I feel most of the niggles so far reported can be fixed with a firmware update. For me its good points … [Read more...] about Video on the Fujifilm X100

Apr 24 2011

The GoodYear Blimp

On April the 22nd I traveled to Damyns Hall Aerodrome to fly in the GoodYear blimp. It was also my first day out with the Fujifilm X100 camera so I grabbed some images & added them to audio recorded on the Zoom H1 & iPhone 4. It was a great day. I really enjoyed the flight and learned alot. I have an interview with the Engineer here: Listen! ..And if you are interested in my first … [Read more...] about The GoodYear Blimp