Author: Alik Griffin

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…
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…
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.
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.
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 to wait in line to get this shot, but I needed to finish it. I’ve been slowly working on shooting all the piers of Southern…
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 darkness. I spent a lot of the night experimenting with various techniques while using the moon as my key source of light. I thought it…
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?”
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.
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.
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…