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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.

Golden Terrace

Metabones Mark IV Lens Mount Adapter Improved Performance

Metabones earlier this year released its Mark IV version of the Lens Mount Adapter. These adapters allow you to use your Canon or Nikon lenses on your Sony E mount bodies with full aperture control. The previous Mark III version of the adapter had a lot of problems with many Canon lenses. The new adapter has many new improvements to consider and a lot of new lenses added to its compatibility list.

Metabones Speedbooster

Photo Tips

How To Reduce Rolling Shutter With The Sony A7s

If you've purchased and been shooting with the Sony A7s, you may have noticed that it has one of the worst rolling shutters ever in a full-frame camera. It's so bad, in fact, that it really limits you to making landscape travel videos with a twiddly little music bed that you'll likely only post on Vimeo—after you color-grade it to look like an Instagram photo, of course.

Soft Proofing Module Add New Printer

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How To Install ICC Printer Profiles In Lightroom

As a landscape, wedding, or fine art photographer it's likely you're having your prints done at a color lab like Bay Photo, EZ Prints, or Loxly. But did you know you can first check your photos against their printer's ICC profile with the Soft Proof feature in Adobe Lightroom? Here's how you can do it.

Nikon D810

Best Memory Cards Nikon D810 – A Speed Comparison

A speed comparison between all the most popular SD and CF memory cards taken in the Nikon D810. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for your style of shooting.

La Jolla Pier Landscape Photography

Serenity – La Jolla California

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Scripps Pier. I know it’s a hot spot for landscape photographers now because of Peter Lik. And it was. I had…

Joshua Tree, Backlit by the Moon

New Release – Last Light

This was the final frame from my night at Joshua Tree National Park. It was taken a moment before the moon set behind the mountains, casting the landscape into total…

Apple Aperture Discontinued

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3 Reasons Why You Should Stop Using Apple Software

As a Landscape Photographer and a professional Editor, I encounter many people who still venture out to learn Apple professional products. Some will ask me, "Should I learn Final Cut X?" or "Should I use Aperture or Lightroom?"

Sony A7 accessories

Best Accessories For The Sony A7, A7r, A7s

Over the past year of using the Sony A7r, I’ve encountered numerous impressive accessories for the A7, A7r, and A7s that have either caught my eye or proven to be essential.

Sony Curved Sensor

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First Full Frame Curved Sensor

Sony has released an image of the first full-frame curved sensor (taken with the worst camera in the world). Likely for the Sony RX2.

Memory Cards Recommendations

Samsung Pro U3 SD Memory Card Review

The Samsung Pro U3 is a great card for the price. It performs about the same as the Sandisk Extreme Plus. Where as the Samsung Pro+ performs close to the Sandisk Extreme Pro. This makes the Samsung card great for cameras that don't demand a super fast memory card, or cameras that are more video focused. I was even fast enough for 4k in the Canon 5D IV, which puts out a crazy high bitrate video of 500MB/s. Albeit, The Samsung Pro was on the boarder of acceptable and I recommend a faster card for that camera. But every other camera this card should work great with except Sony. Sony cameras have compatibility issues with Samsung cards.

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