Hanuman, The Mighty Warrior Monkey
This is Hanuman, the mighty warrior monkey. One of the characters from the Kecak Dance of Bali Indonesia, Hama, allies himself to save his wife, Sita, from the clutches of…
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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.
Meghnath, The Son Of Ravana
This is Meghnath, the son of the evil king Ravana. I think. When searching the Internet, it’s almost impossible to find information on the Kecak dance of Bali, Indonesia. Impossible. …
Rolling Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley
The Mesquite sand dunes in Death Valley, California, are quite the sight. I really enjoyed my time there wondering around these dunes in the heat. It really is hard to…
How To Export From Lightroom To Instagram
This guide will show you how I transfer my photos from Lightroom to Instagram. It’s pretty easy and only requires a few relatively quick steps. This technique works from Photoshop…
Using your Camera’s Custom Modes
There is one thing I started doing about a year ago that has really helped me with my photography. It allows me to spend less time messing with my camera settings and more time shooting. It's a real lifesaver when you need that split-second reaction time to get the shot. This of course is using my camera's custom modes. (C1, C2, C3) The Canon 5D has three functions you can use. They are labeled C1, C2, C3. The 6D has only two and I think many Nikon cameras have only two as well. But that's ok.
The Great Yosemite Valley
This HDR photo is taken from the view right as you enter Yosemite Valley. It’s pretty breathtaking in real life. There is so much scale and scope to this place…
Venice Beach Walk
This photo was taken between Venice Beach and Marina Del Ray at around sunset. I was more on the Marina Del Ray side looking towards the Venice Beach Pier.
What does clean HDMI really mean for the 5Dmkiii?
If you're like me you and your reading my site, chances are you're into cameras and read other camera blogs. So you've probably seen everyone blogging about this Canon 5Dmkiii and it's clean HDMI out firmware.
Low Tide at Miyajima Japan
I like shooting HDR. It allows you to pull so much more color and shadows out of a scene. I shoot HDR in a lot of my photos, but I…
Rocky Bali Reef Break
The beautiful rocky reefs of Bali make for some really interesting and picture-perfect beach landscapes. In my last few photos, I’ve been playing around more with some retro light leak…