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Alik Griffin

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A professional video editor, and photographer with a Bachelors in Film studies from UCSD. Based in Los Angeles, I have created commercials, trailers, and other video content for various clients and platforms since 2005. I also love to write about my passions and share my insights on my blog.

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Exploring Santa Monica Pier | X100F

This weekend my little two-year old daughter and I walked down to the train station for an evening down at the Santa Monica Pier. I've lived in Los Angeles for over 10 years now and this was my first time using public transportation. A very proud moment for me.

Sony A7r III with the vertical grip

Sony A7r III Vertical Grip Review

The vertical battery grip for the Sony A7r III provides up to 4x more power than the single battery of the previous Sony A7r II by powering the camera with two new FZ100 batteries. It's built of a rigid magnesium weather sealed body with cheap plastic components and spongy buttons and dials. So is it worth the price?

New Sony A7r III Color Science IS Beautiful

I've heard rumors the new Sony A7r III has improved the way it handles colors but have never really seen any samples. When the Sony A7rIII arrived it was the first thing I noticed, and wow!

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A Weekend With The Fam | Fujifilm X-T2

Of course when I talk about family I'm referring to my Fujifilm X-T2 and X-Pro2, but I guess my natural family was there too. They've actually been all over the place these last few months, busy getting houses fixed, traveling, working etc. We finally had a chance to all meet up after something like 5 months and my daughter got a chance to show them what the terrible twos is really all about. Or for my oldest brother, I guess a reminder. Actually the terrible twos for his daughters never really ended. :)

Fujinon 60mm f2.4 On The X-Pro 2

Fujifilm 60mm f2.4 Macro Review & Sample Photos

The Fujinon 60mm f2.4 is a short telephoto macro lens for the Fujifilm X-Mount APS-C mirrorless camera system. This lens features a fast f2.4 aperture with 9 aperture blades and an equivalent field of view of 90mm, making it great for portrait photography as well as product photography . The excellent corner to corner sharpness also means landscape photographers will find great use for it as well. I consider the Fujifilm 60mm a short telephoto jack-of-all-trades lens, because it can do just about anything with no serious negative characteristics.

Best Memory Cards Fuji X-E3

Best Memory Card Fujifilm X-E3

The ultimate in-camera comparison between all the most popular SD memory cards tested in the Fujifilm X-E3. While most memory cards work great in any Fujifilm camera, there are a few clear winners when it comes to finding the best memory cards for the Fujifilm X-E3.

Kamlan 50mm f1.1 sample

A Walk In The Park | Kamlan 50mm f1.1

I've picked up a few new lenses this year and it seems like I now have an endless option of focal lengths, looks, and types of lenses to choose from. For the first time, I think I might have a lens for just about everything. - Well except for zoom lenses. I just can't stand them and can't see buying any more than what I already have. I know that sounds crazy and that I'm spending all this money, but most of these lenses I'm buying are under 200 bucks.

Kamlan 50mm f1.1 Review & Sample Photos

The KamLan 50mm f1.1 lens is a super fast manual focus lens by Sainsonic for mirrorless cameras. It's designed to be a very inexpensive specialty lens with extremely shallow depth of field with buttery smooth bokeh. This is achieved by a f1.1 aperture with 12 circular aperture blades. Its simple design with a low element count makes this lens shoot and behave more like a retro lens with extreme characteristics.

Baby On The Deck | Fujifilm 35mm f1.4

It's sometimes fun to take the most mundane moments in the day and try to see if you can make anything interesting out of them with photography. Often as photographers we get stuck thinking we need to travel to capture life's great and unique moments, not realizing we all live as part of our own unique culture and it's around us everyday even in our own back yard - in my case, a one bedroom apartment and a deck in West Los Angeles.

How to use Proxies in Premiere Pro

How To Make Proxies In Premiere Pro

If you're struggling to play 4k footage, don't have a very fast computer or you don't have a very fast hard drive, then you might want to consider using Proxies in Premiere Pro. Here is how to make proxies in Premiere Pro.

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