Posts by Author: John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Sony A7C II coming in 2023
Jan 31, 2023
John Aldred
Here is everything you need to know about the Sony A7C II: announcement date, specs and possible competition
This DIY gadget captures and saves metadata for your film photography cameras
Jan 30, 2023
John Aldred
One of the great things about digital photography is that it stores metadata within the files of each your photos. It allows you to have…
Micron’s 1.5TB microSD cards cost more than diamonds
Jan 30, 2023
John Aldred
If you’re an international art thief dealing in jewels instead of cash, you might want to consider switching to a different currency. Pricing has finally…
The Benro Theta is the world’s first tripod that automatically levels itself
Jan 30, 2023
John Aldred
Benro is preparing to release two new tripods via Kickstarter. They’re called the Benro Theta and Theta Max, and they’re sort of “smart” tripods. One…
SLR Lounge’s Impossible Things wants to AI your Lightroom
Jan 29, 2023
John Aldred
In the last year or two, artificial intelligence has become the latest buzzword in the photography industry. From automatic background removal to full-on digital art…
The Matte Box IQ is Irix’s take on a lightweight matte box that uses their magnetic filters
Jan 27, 2023
John Aldred
Irix has expanded its product base from just lenses once again. After having already branched out into filters, they’ve now announced the new Irix Matte…
The pros and cons of shooting with Fujifilm mirrorless cameras
Jan 27, 2023
John Aldred
No camera out there is perfect. No camera can ever be perfect. There are just too many different needs out there to be able to…
Master Match colour corrects any camera to any other camera or colour grade
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
One of the difficult things we do when shooting video is matching multiple cameras. Unless you happen to have several cameras of the same model,…
RED slammed for “DESTROYING the camera industry” with patent trolling
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
RED seems to have been fraught with controversy pretty much since they first launched way back in 2005. The big issue at the moment –…
Blind Spot Gear announces the Power Junkie v2 with USB Power Delivery and charging abilities
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
Blind Spot Gear, the company behind 2018’s original Power Junkie, is back with an update. It’s the Power Junkie v2, and it’s just launched today…