Author: Alik Griffin

  • Mochitsuki Mochi With The Fujifilm X-T3

    Mochitsuki Mochi With The Fujifilm X-T3

    It’s the end of the year and it’s time to smash mochi rice into little rice cakes. In Japan, it’s called Mochitsuki, or Mochitsuki festival. Friends, family, or neighborhoods get together, bring mochi rice and everyone works together to smash the rice into a mochi paste after steaming it.

  • The Secret To A Better Film Look

    The Secret To A Better Film Look

    In this tutorial, we go over how to use the Lightroom calibration tool to help achieve a better film look. 

  • The Unique Character Of The Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 S

    The Unique Character Of The Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 S

    The Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 and most of the prime Z lenses for the most part are what a lot of people consider “clinical lenses.” But are they? And does that matter?

  • Must-Have Accessories Fujifilm X-S10

    Must-Have Accessories Fujifilm X-S10

    In this guide, we will go over some of the best and most essential accessories for the Fujifilm X-S10. 

  • Best Memory Cards Fujifilm X-S10

    Best Memory Cards Fujifilm X-S10

    The ultimate guide for sd memory cards for the Fujifilm X-S10. Benchmarks + some great recommendations for different shooting styles.

  • Canon R6 Impressions – It’s Just A Ton Of Fun

    Canon R6 Impressions – It’s Just A Ton Of Fun

    The Canon R6 is easily one of the best hybrid cameras you can buy today and it’s a ton of fun to shoot with. Here is why.

  • Shutter Speed, Why You Should Stop Ignoring It

    Shutter Speed, Why You Should Stop Ignoring It

    Shutter speed is often one of those settings on a camera that photographers overlook. Most photographers these days just put their camera in aperture priority mode and let the camera decide shutter speed for them. While doing this is fine for most people and most situations, you might be ignoring some artistic potential, some mood,…

  • Best Memory Cards Nikon Z6 II/Z7 II – With Real Benchmarks

    Best Memory Cards Nikon Z6 II/Z7 II – With Real Benchmarks

    The Nikon Z 6II and Z 7II now have the ability to take both CFexpress / XQD and UHS-I or UHS-II memory cards. There are a lot of different speed classes and ways to configure your camera to run with these UHS-II cards. This guide should help you get started on what you need for…

  • 3 Big Improvements to the Nikon Z6 II Autofocus

    3 Big Improvements to the Nikon Z6 II Autofocus

    Here are the three big improvements to the Nikon Z 6II’s autofocus system compared to the older Z6.

  • Lightroom 10.0 – New Features Are Game-Changing

    Lightroom 10.0 – New Features Are Game-Changing

    Lightroom has just released a nice update that brings in a few new features and performance improvements. Typically when Lightroom does their updates they are usually small little baby steps to a better product, which is great as it allows us to adjust and get used to the new features gradually, compared to if they…