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How AI Will Dramatically Change Photography

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  • March 13, 2025
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By now, you’ve heard the statements, “Photography is dead,” “Hollywood is dead,” and “Creativity is dead.” This is really just a ridiculous idea because, with AI, the Arts will only…
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How To Edit Photos To Look Like Film

  • Alik Griffin
  • November 29, 2024
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In this article, I’ll share a few simple color and grading techniques I’ve been using in my photo editing lately in a film-like style. By the way, the image above…
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Micro-Contrast, Is It Real? – Samples With Lens Comparisons

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  • August 29, 2024
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Micro-contrast, a term whispered among photographers, debated in forums, and revered by those who seek visual magic. But what lies beneath this enigmatic veil? Is it real or a mere figment of our imagination?
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Fujifilm X100VI – Black or Silver? Why Silver Is Best

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 5, 2024
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With the launch of the new Fujifilm X100VI, it’s hard not to get caught up in the GAS and excitement of a new camera release. It’s new, it’s exciting, it has IBIS now and a 40MP sensor. There are so many reasons to love this camera, “Should I buy it? . . . I think I shall,” dopamine surges through your veins, you wiggle with excitement, load up B&Hphoto, and then . . . that moment hits you like a ton of bricks, oh-no . . . “which color do I buy, Black or Silver?”
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Better AF With The Range Limiter | X100V

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  • February 15, 2024
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AF has improved tremendously over the last few years with Fujifilm cameras. Even the Fujifilm X-T3 with last year's firmware saw significant improvements. However, there is one little camera that still struggles, the X100V. This guide shows you a few cool tricks on how to get better autofocus out of the X100V.
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The Secret To A Better Film Look

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  • December 21, 2020
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In this tutorial, we go over how to use the Lightroom calibration tool to help achieve a better film look. 
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Shutter Speed, Why You Should Stop Ignoring It

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  • April 15, 2024
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Shutter speed is often one of those settings on a camera that photographers overlook. Most photographers these days just put their camera in aperture priority mode and let the camera decide shutter speed for them. While doing this is fine for most people and most situations, you might be ignoring some artistic potential, some mood, or some vibe by not taking just a little control of that shutter speed. In this article, we will look at the roll shutter speed plays on an image's mood and how just a few basic adjustments can have a big impact.
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Lightroom 10.0 – New Features Are Game-Changing

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  • April 15, 2024
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Lightroom has just released a nice update that brings in a few new features and performance improvements. Typically when Lightroom does their updates they are usually small little baby steps to a better product, which is great as it allows us to adjust and get used to the new features gradually, compared to if they were to overhaul everything completely in one go. But occasionally, Adobe will implement a small change that completely changes the way the software can be used, and sometimes it's game-changing.
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Why You Need FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO

  • Alik Griffin
  • May 18, 2024
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A few years ago Fujifilm released a free photo editing software for its users called Fujifilm X RAW Studio. Here is why you need it!
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How To Improve Your Autofocus | Fujifilm X100VI

  • Alik Griffin
  • April 15, 2024
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Fujifilm has been a little under the spotlight lately for their autofocus. I personally never had a problem with it unless I was using the older lenses in low light until I got the X100V. This camera just does not like the way that I like to shoot and I get pretty poor autofocus performance. I've been messing around with all the different settings and modes and I finally have found something that's working.
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