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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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Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 R Lens Review & Sample Photos

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  • April 24, 2025
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The Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 R lens is an absolutely phenomenal that is extremely fast with beautiful bokeh and a 7-blade rounded aperture at f1.2. The lens is optically near perfect and is very well-built with an all metal barrel. It does have somewhat of a high element count as a tradeoff to great corner to corner sharpness and chromatic aberration control, so it does produce a slightly more ethereal bokeh compared to a lens like the 34mm f1.4 and is slightly softer in terms of micro-contrast. Because of the 7-blade aperture, bokeh will get a little busy compared to a lens like the Fujifilm 60mm f2.4 with its 9 blade aperture. The only real draw back is the fly-by-wire autofocus and plastic lens hood.
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A Perfect Day In Southern Japan

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  • December 16, 2024
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We finally had a break in the weather. It’s been stormy and windy because of the typhoon, but yesterday it cleared up for a perfect day. I’m not exactly sure…
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Sony A7r From Inside A Car
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Shooting Japan From Inside A Car

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  • December 16, 2024
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This trip to Japan has had me in the car a lot. Driving, driving, driving. Especially in Hokkaido, where I had the flu. That was not fun. Two days with…
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Photographing Japan's Countryside with the Fujifilm X100T
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Exploring Japan’s Countryside

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  • December 16, 2024
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You don’t get to see much of the countryside in Japan, but it is my favorite place to visit. It’s a lot slower paced, restaurants are even more ma and…
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Ishibashi Bridge And HDR With The X-T1

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  • December 18, 2024
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I’ve been excited to return to Southern Japan to shoot with that Funinon 10-24mm f4 lens.  The time of day and weather haven’t been great, but HDR photography fixes everything.…
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Exploring Dazaifu
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Exploring Dazaifu Japan

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  • December 16, 2024
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Street photography is that mysterious style of photography that can mean so much while showing so little. I can only look at the masters, wondering what magic they possess. I…
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X100T Flying
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A Day Of Travel

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  • December 16, 2024
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Airports and flying are my least favorite parts of going to Japan. It’s not that I don’t like airports or flying. It’s when your flight gets delayed, causing you to…
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Leica M Lens List & Guide – A Complete List For 2025

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  • January 27, 2026
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A huge list of all the available Leica M lenses that are made today including official Leica lenses and third-party.
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Lost In The Woods – A7r

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  • December 16, 2024
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As I’ve been getting ready to leave for Japan next week, I was sifting through some of my old photos from last year that I’ve never published and found this…
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Iridient vs Lightroom – Fuji Film Simulators

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  • December 16, 2024
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To expand on the comparison between RAW and JPEG with the Fuji film simulators, I put together a test that also compares how the Fuji Film Simulators in Lightroom differ from those of the Iridient Developer.
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