Mesquite Dunes – Death Valley
This is one of my first photos from Death Valley that popped out to me while going through my Lightroom catalog. I wasn’t planning on visiting the Mesquite Dunes, but…
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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.
Yumiko Lost in the Dunes
This is of Yumiko (my wife) in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley. We just returned Monday night, and I’ve finally started processing some of the photos. It’s a…
Venice Beach Pier – Blue Infinity
This shot is another one from the night I went to Venice Beach. I go to Venice a lot; it’s kind of my get-away beach, but the other night, I…
Best ND 500 For Your Buck – Review and Sample Photos
After doing a lot of research and never being able to locate a Lee Big Stopper, I came across the Light Craft Workshop ND500. If you’re looking to shoot long-exposure…
Beneath the Venice Beach Pier
I have always been fascinated by Long Exposure Photography. It is a style of photography that makes the water and clouds look smooth and silky. Don’t get me wrong, I’m…
Behind the Niagara Falls
This show is taken from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It’s from when I was in Canada a year and a half ago. For some reason, I never posted…
3 Must Know Tips for Photographers using Smugmug Pro
If you’re a photographer, you’ve probably heard of Smugmug and know how great of a service it is. It’s pricey but pays for itself quickly. Mine did after only a few months. So here are some cool SEO (search engine optimization) tricks you can do with Smugmug to help enhance your blog and increase photography print sales.
How to Shoot Better Handheld Photography
Shooting handheld photography has many benefits. You can get more angles quickly; it's lighter and more compact, and you can experiment more with various creative angles. The downside is that you can't shoot HDR, long exposures, or night photography.
The Niagara Falls Canadian Side
Over the last few days, I’ve been revisiting some of my old photo collections that I never processed. I’m always behind on my photography since it’s not my full-time job,…
What is the Shutter in Digital Photography?
Back in the old days, with film cameras, the shutter was a mechanical device in front of the film that would open and close for a set time, exposing the film. Even in motion pictures, you can notice the effect the shutter has on the picture. Typically, a film is shot at 24 frames a second with a 1/48-second shutter. But if you remember the fight sequences in Gladiator or even storming the beaches in Saving Private Ryan, they shot with a fast shutter to stop the motion, so everything looked crisp and real versus having that soft motion blur you get with a 1/48 shutter.