Author: Alik Griffin

Lost In The Woods – A7r

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 shot. My wife and I found this cool little bamboo forest growing naturally near Magaribuchi Dam Park in nowhere. It was very peaceful and undisturbed,…
Iridient vs Lightroom – Fuji Film Simulators

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.
How HDR Works In The New Lightroom

With the release of the new Lightroom CC 2015 or Lightroom 6, we can merge our HDRs by photo without leaving the software. The technique used is slightly different than any other program I’ve used. Here’s how it works First, you select all the photos you’d like to merge. Right-click, select Photo Merge, then HDR. Then,…
A Few Days With The Olympus E-M5 ii

The Olympus E-M5 II has been one of those cameras I struggle not to buy. I’ve had it in my Amazon checkout cart, and I’m ready to go at least thrice. So, instead of adding to my pile of test cameras, I exercised some self-control. I rented it for a few days to do all…
Best Memory Card Olympus E-M5 II

I’ve run many of the most popular SD memory cards through my speed test for the Olympus E-M5 II. Surprisingly, the results are pretty even, with no particular card shining above the rest. This is common on cameras that seem to bottleneck the write speeds, like the Olympus. The Sony cameras do this as well.…
Elephant Seals – X100T

While driving home from San Francisco a few weeks ago, my wife and I stopped by that spot where the elephant seals hang out just outside of Big Sur. These things were everywhere, spread out miles in each direction. That’s good since they were very endangered at one point, which I understand. These are probably…
Iridient Developer vs Lightroom – A Detailed Comparison

You may have heard of this Iridient Developer RAW converter if you’re a Fuji shooter. If you haven’t, it’s something worth checking out. I’ve been using Iridient for the last few months with my Fuji X100T and have been so blown away by the difference it makes when converting my Fuji RAW files that I decided to make a…
Griffith Observatory And The X100T

One of the popular places you’ll end up going to if you ever come to Los Angeles is Griffith Observatory. I still like going here even though it’s crowded with tourists. It didn’t use to be this way, or at least not as bad. But now, that thing is happening, and if something is free,…
Walt Disney Concert Hall With The A7r

I brought along the A7r to shoot around Downtown Los Angeles. I haven’t really shot down here since my 5Dmkii days and wanted to start getting some updated shots with my newer gear. I also didn’t have a lens really wide enough on my Fuji to pull this off.
This Is What Happens When You Give A Four-Year-Old The X100T

As a fun little experiment, I handed the Fuji X100T to my four-year-old niece to get her perspective on the world. Interestingly, I didn’t have to explain anything to her; she just picked it up and knew exactly what to do, having no experience with a camera like this. What’s even more interesting is that…