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How To Upgrade Your Mac Pro Graphics Card

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  • April 15, 2024
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I've recently had to make the switch over to Premiere CC on my home Mac Pro, but my old 2009 tower didn't cut it. You need a Nvidea GPU with at least 1GB of video ram to use its Mercury Playback Engine. So in order to get more life out of my old Mac Pro I upgraded its graphics card. Not only will a new graphics card give you support for the Mercury Playback Engine and CUDA, but it will also enhance many tools in Photoshop.
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El Matador Beach Sample Landscape Photo using the Highpass Filter
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How To Sharpen Your Photos With The High Pass Filter

  • Alik Griffin
  • December 7, 2024
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This is a great Photoshop technique I picked up a few years ago. I'm always trying new things, new plugins, and new software, but I always seem to come back to the High Pass filter as my favorite sharpening trick. It works well on Landscape and HDR Photography.
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Camera Cleaning Accessories – Here Is What You Need

  • Alik Griffin
  • April 14, 2024
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This is the ultimate guide to camera cleaning, including the best cleaning accessories and some tips and tricks to keep your camera, sensor, and lenses clean.
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Batteries You Should Buy For The Sony A7, A7r, A7s

  • Alik Griffin
  • January 8, 2024
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After shooting with the A7r for the last 6 months I've decided to do a write-up on batteries and what batteries you should buy for your Sony mirrorless camera.
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Above Tokyo
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How I Got The Shot – Above Tokyo

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  • December 11, 2024
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My most popular posts often include a breakdown of how I get some of these shots and my different photography techniques. So, with this night-building shot in Tokyo, I’ve decided…
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Cool Lightroom Sharpening Trick You Probably Didn’t Know About

  • Alik Griffin
  • May 22, 2023
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Over the years as Lightroom has evolved, it’s become a tool that can almost do everything you could ask for, aside from serious retouching and artistic design.
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Best Lenses For HDR And Landscape Photography

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  • December 10, 2024
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After shooting photography for a decade and HDR photography for half of that, you end up figuring out a lot of little weird nuances.  One of the biggest questions I…
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How To Shoot Better Video on the Sony A7, A7r & A6000

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  • April 15, 2024
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First off, please let me know if you find this guide useful. I do this stuff for a living as a professional editor and have to constantly deal with different…
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Using AVCHD Video From The Sony A7, A7r, Nex

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  • December 8, 2023
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The workflow is slightly easier on a PC as you have more software options. With this guide I'll be covering the workflow on Mac. Although the two can be very similar. 

Using your NEX, A7 or Sony A7r AVCHD Video Files On A Mac

Shooting Video on a Sony DSLR or Mirrorless camera will give you AVCHD files or MP4.

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How to Shoot HDR on the Sony A7 & A7r

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  • December 18, 2024
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Shooting HDR on the Sony A7 or A7r isn't the easiest thing to do out of the box. They just didn't build great HDR controls into the camera. But here is how you can do it.
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