Shooting Digital or Film in 2023 – Replicate film vibe with digital cameras – Part I
This article is Part 1, and I will talk about shooting Digital and/or Film and the editing choices. Part 2 will guide you on “How” to build a custom Fujifilm Film profile. I believe at some point in our life, we tend to reflect on the past. Along the journey,…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – September 2023
Hello everyone!The September issue has arrived. This edition features five fantastic and talented photographers and highlights their beautiful imagery, from portraits to landscapes. As always, each piece of work, each photograph, was made with a Fuji X camera.Contributors | SummaryUsing the X100V as my primary cameraby Philipp WohllebenEmbracing it allBy…
Morocco المغرب
المغرب To me, travelling is ultimately one of the best things a person can possibly do in their life. Whilst residing on this beautiful earth, the world is very much there for us to explore and indulge. Every time I visit a new country, I feel even more cultured, woke,…
Beyond the Phone: 5 Reasons to embrace compact digital cameras
Explore the edge compact cameras have over smartphones. Dive into 5 compelling reasons why these pocket wonders are a must-have for every photographer. In 2022, I took a chance on the Fujifilm X100V just before embarking on a trip to Italy’s mesmerizing Amalfi Coast. Sleek, lightweight, and irresistibly stylish, this…
New eBook: Insta Inspiration – Vol. 1
On Instagram, we can still find amazing photographers and their work that genuinely excites us despite the platform’s changes. We have created a 170-page eBook to showcase these fantastic photographers who use Fujifilm equipment, whether they have a large or small following. Our goal with this product is to promote…
Sara-la-Kali – The path of the soul
Saint Sara the black, heart studded with starsshe spreads her cloak over her throbbing breasts.The rough-mouthed dawn makes the path thornyunder the concrete bridge, where a death of flameshungry for young flesh, she was satisfied.She bent down, Saint Sara the black, picked up the silences of frogsand blue bluebells of…
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Buyer’s guide to Fuji X-Trans Cameras
It was exactly 9 years ago – January 2012 – when Fujifilm introduced the X-Pro1 camera together with three lenses to launch the famous X-Mount system. Since then, many different Fuji camera bodies have been introduced, and I’ve also shot and owned a few ones up to this day. I…
How the Fuji X100V can help you be a better photographer
The Fuji X100V embraces and celebrates the Fuji philosophy: that cameras are more than just image makers. More than any camera I can remember using, the X100V is simply enjoyable to use. It’s fun. It’s so much fun to use that even when there are other cameras around, I most…
Ryan Chew, Food Photographer: My Fujifilm Photography Gear
Many have asked what gear/equipments I use to frame all the gorgeous looking photos of food/ portrait/interior as posted in my Instagram account “Squarepad”. My PRIMARY gear to shoot are my mirrorless camera FUJIFILM X-T1 & subsequently FUJIFILM X-T20 with multiple PRIME LENSES; 16mm f1.4 | 23mm f1.4 | 35mm…
Why I Converted my Fuji X-Pro 1 camera to Infrared
Twenty months ago I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera. I was so impressed by it that I also bought an X-T1. Since then I’ve hardly used the X-Pro 1, which was relegated to the status of backup camera / second body. When I started out in photography I read…
DSLR V Mirrorless: The Switcher Debate – part I
The problem with writing about cameras is that there is always a bunch of techo togs out there who bombard you with specs about why this and that camera out performs another . (“If you enlarge 5000% you can see a slight degrading in her eyelashes due to colour refraction…
Fuji X-T family
An unexpected journey
I grew up in a very small seaside town called Cromer, ‘The Gem of the Norfolk Coast’ as it’s known. A town where everyone knows everyone, and nothing really ever changes. It is a beautiful place, with an easy-going, simple way of life that you only get living by the coast. Fuji X-T2 . Fuji XF18-55mmF2.8-4 @48.40mm . f/4.0 . 1/1000″ . ISO 1000 It’s easy to see how that…
September issue
Premium articles
Premium/ How it was done – The story behind the image
No matter where we live most people would love to have a photo of them in a beautiful environment. Composite photography can be a fun way to explore different avenues of creatively bringing other environments to your subject. My name is TJ Cartwright and although I predominantly shoot black and…
Premium/ Size Matters (?)
Does size matter? What is the resolution and size of your photos for print or online use? What is the best resolution to print or to use online?This is, perhaps, one of the most recurrent questions that constantly knocks on our door. When we start talking about size, we usually…
Premium/ If you could only choose one focal length to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If you could only choose one focal length to use for the rest of your life, what would it be? Fortunately, it was not for life, but only for a weekend. But let me tell you the story from the beginning. Fuji X-Pro1 . Fuji XF23mmF2…
Visual Stories
The «cliché» of Brittany
A Winter road trip in Brittany… I imagine that sentence shouldn’t be a dream for many people. The grey sky, the wind, the rain, the cold, the fog. This region…
Slow Salento
Let’s try to explain Salento, and to try, we need to take into consideration its nature as a peninsula – tending towards a cultural island – of a territory that…
The show must go on
The show must go onInside my heart is breakingMy make-up may be flakingBut my smile still stays on. In this phrase from Queen’s song, there is all the soul of…
Love letter to Chopper
It is one of the few moments that I did not have my camera with me… Two days before the quarantine began, my dog Chops got sick, we did everything,…
Professional Wedding Photographer at 10 years old?? With Fuji? Meet Regina Wyllie
Thank you Regina for kindly accepting our invitation! How old are you now? You’re welcome. Thank you for asking me. I am 10yrs old, I will be 11 in July How did your passion for photography begin? I grew up with lots of cameras around the house as my dad…
Classic cars, by Brice Lambert
I stayed true to Nikon SLR cameras for about 13 years, but the need to always have with me a good camera, that can satisfy my thirst of pictures, led me to find the perfect device! It started with the Ricoh GRD III, then the Lumix LX7 and the Ricoh…
In the head of @indarkesthour
EDC – Everyday Carry: A matter of fashion, organization, and above all, being prepared for the challenges of our daily life. True fans know how addictive it can be. Combine it with a hobby like Photography, and find a whole new world to discover! Hi Joacim! Thank you for this…
Artificial Paradise
The oldest vivid photography memory I can recall – is a shadowplay photo I took in Switzerland with my dad’s analog Canon Rebel. The guillotine shutter sound really hit me. I then first started photographing our skateboarding days in Aalter, Belgium – with a portable webcam, that could save up…
The photographer who used to leave the lights at home
Working as a software/web developer, Ciro Palomba, from Napoli, started with photography for its technological aspect. But he kept experimenting and slowly started to get into portrait photography. Enthusiast of natural light and shooting mostly outdoors, Ciro likes to obtain natural results, almost a “point and shoot” approach. Thank you,…
Slowing Time with the Fuji X-T10: Why The long Exposure?
I started to use the long exposure technique to add a new creative dimension to my photography and this post is about what I think it brings to both the colour and composition of the image. Dusk at More London – 28 Seconds | f13 |…
Stick or Go
Advertisers will always do their utmost to prize away your ‘hard earned,’ attempting to satisfy that wish list. Its what they do! It may well be that some of you…
Night Photography: 12 Essential Techniques, with Fuji X cameras
I often discuss with my friends about the tips and tricks in all kind of photography fields. It is good to share your knowledge within a group of photographers. “Let…
Five years with Fujifilm
Hi Bruno! Thank you for your availability. Could you tell us a bit about you? Thank you to invite me to make part of this project of yours. My name…
From Voigtländer Vito B to the Fuji X-Pro2
It has now been a matter of a few months since I made the decision to go down the Fuji X system road and I thought it would be interesting…
A sense of purpose
Hello, my name is John Brownbridge. I live in England and retired 2 years ago after a career in the motor industry. Along with cars, photography and hi-fi have been…
Interview with Jonas Jacobsson, from Sweden
Hello Jonas, can you tell us a bit more of you? Well, I’m 25 years old and currently in my final year on my masters in Industrial Design Engineering, here…
“Why Fuji” – Form following function or what feels right…
I think I discovered a new medical condition…‘Obsessive compulsive photography disorder’ I began life as a graphic designer and illustrator and as with most creatives do, you have periods of…
Glass – Just another photo-sharing app, or is it?
Not long ago, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, posted a video saying Instagram is no longer a photo-sharing app and that the company is looking to lean into entertainment…
Shooting Digital or Film in 2023 – Replicate film vibe with digital cameras – Part I
This article is Part 1, and I will talk about shooting Digital and/or Film and the editing choices. Part 2 will guide you on “How” to build a custom Fujifilm…
A portfolio by Ashok Viswanathan, India
I started photography young while in school in the early 70’s starting with a Zeiss Super Ikonta IV and progressing to a Nikon FM with 4 lenses by the time…
Fuji X-Pro1 “Leather Edition”
Hello everybody, let me introduce myself. My name is Jakub Gráf, but you may find me as @zahorizont and @grafworks_leathergoods on Instagram. My main focus is portrait photography, but for…
Fujifilm and the return to photographic Zen
Hi fellow Fuji X Passion readers. My name is Laurie Cohen, a Fujifilm X system user, street photographer and the founder of Barcelona Photography Tours & Israel Photography Tour. I…
GRAIN Magazine stories
Casual Grains
Casual Grains My wife says I have an addictive personality, and she’s right. I am fully addicted to film photography, and have been for over three years. The specific split-second…
Discovering the Roots: Exploring My Ancestral Home
Discovering the Roots: Exploring My Ancestral Home Our ancestral home serves as a bridge that connects us to our heritage, providing a glimpse into the lives and experiences of our…
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