{"id":264428,"date":"2025-04-03T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/?post_type=story&#038;p=264428"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:18:40","slug":"gfx100rf-x-theo-skudra","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/hu-hu\/stories\/gfx100rf-x-theo-skudra\/","title":{"rendered":"GFX100RF x Theo Skudra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-fujifilm-youtube-modal alignfull\"><div class=\"block-video-player py-5 md:py-10\"><div class=\"max-w-[800px] m-auto w-full relative fade-up-parallax\"><div class=\"block-video-player__splash-img aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 js-btn--modal-youtube\" data-id=\"zvVXv2PVELs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Thumbnail-format-Keynote-Theo-Skudra.001.jpeg\" alt=\"Thumbnail format Keynote - Theo Skudra.001\" loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><span class=\"play-button\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"modal modal--youtube hidden\" data-id=\"zvVXv2PVELs\"><div class=\"modal__content relative\"><button class=\"btn-modal-close\" data-id=\"zvVXv2PVELs\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/button><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div id=\"player-zvVXv2PVELs\" data-id=\"zvVXv2PVELs\" class=\"youtube-iframe\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m the son of Tom Skudra, a Canadian photographer who was well known for his black and white photojournalism. Growing up that\u2019s how I identified. Cameras were always in arm\u2019s reach and the photos taken were on every wall. When people asked what my father did, I\u2019d tell them \u201cMy dad\u2019s a famous photographer\u201d. It gave me pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t have many memories of his professional life, but the photos he took before he passed away captured images I still stare at and wonder about. He did tell me some stories when I was young: accidentally stepping on an anaconda while shooting in The Amazon, riding a bull at a rodeo (once was enough apparently).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=1024&#038;height=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=768 1024w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=300&amp;height=225 300w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=768&amp;height=576 768w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=400&amp;height=300 400w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=365&amp;height=274 365w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=600&amp;height=450 600w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_1_main.jpg?width=717&amp;height=538 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, in my late thirties, I\u2019m approaching the age that he was during his most active years. I wish I\u2019d had more time with him to question his process, but being young and romanticizing what he did for a living was the earliest foundation for what I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he were still around, I\u2019d question lens choices, ask him about balancing prep and spontaneity, film vs digital, upsets, victories, dealing with egos on sets\u2026 but figuring these things out for myself gave me my style and my own way of doing things. Maybe figuring things out for yourself shapes a stronger form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=768&#038;height=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=768&amp;height=1024 768w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=225&amp;height=300 225w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=365&amp;height=487 365w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=600&amp;height=800 600w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=640&amp;height=854 640w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_2.jpg?width=717&amp;height=956 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I\u2019ve learnt is that knowing how to use a camera can bring you to some incredible places. It teaches you how to hustle. It forces you to be outgoing one minute and a focused recluse the next. It teaches the value of being persistent when the thing in your head isn\u2019t in your viewfinder yet. Photography builds a strong ability for problem solving when the problem isn\u2019t clear. Looking through the glass and knowing something is off, figuring out what it is and how to fix it, and if you\u2019re working on a set, how to express the issue to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a certain point you also realize that creative problems are the only ones you want to have. It\u2019s easy to get lost in the weeds on pixels, resolution and the like, but for me the thing I keep stressing is intention. Why is this a good photo? What can make this better? What\u2019s the photo I\u2019ll wish I had gotten when I\u2019m editing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=1024&#038;height=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=768 1024w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=300&amp;height=225 300w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=768&amp;height=576 768w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=400&amp;height=300 400w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=365&amp;height=274 365w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=600&amp;height=450 600w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_3.jpg?width=717&amp;height=538 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of that is to say that the tools I use need to be the last thing I\u2019m thinking about when I\u2019m creating. They should feel like extensions of yourself and never get in the way or hold you back. My time with the FUJIFILM GFX100RF has been a breezy one. I love the film filters that give me the looks I want in camera. The aspect ratio dial on the back is quick and fun to use, because there is nothing I hate more than a camera menu when I\u2019m missing the moment. That tangible effect it has really appeals to me. The layout of exposure and ISO settings feel like the cameras I grew up with and make me feel right at home, even with something so new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=1024&#038;height=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=768 1024w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=300&amp;height=225 300w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=768&amp;height=576 768w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=400&amp;height=300 400w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=365&amp;height=274 365w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=600&amp;height=450 600w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_4.jpg?width=717&amp;height=538 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was surprised at how quickly I picked this camera up and was able to navigate it. The ease of getting out the door and on to my next flight, ready to work, made me shudder remembering how much equipment my dad needed to travel with and how much simpler this camera makes my process than most DSLRs. Design wise, it looks great too. Timeless. It would be fun to review and compare my dad\u2019s kit with mine. This all-in-one camera feels comfortable in my hands compared to everything he lugged around back in the day. I feel like it\u2019s the perfect tool to walk out the door with and create my own memories moving forward, just as he did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=1024&#038;height=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=1024&amp;height=768 1024w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=300&amp;height=225 300w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=768&amp;height=576 768w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=400&amp;height=300 400w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=365&amp;height=274 365w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=600&amp;height=450 600w, https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA_Theo-Skudra_Article_5.jpg?width=717&amp;height=538 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m the son of Tom Skudra, a Canadian photographer who was well known for his black and white photojournalism. 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