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.
The Photon is a tiny open-source handheld light meter powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico
Nov 29, 2022
John Aldred
Light meters have been a bit out of fashion for a while – although you’ll get my Sekonic from my cold dead hands! – but…
Tamron releases Lens Utillity Mobile for Android to reconfigure your lenses in the field
Nov 29, 2022
John Aldred
Tamron released its Lens Utility app for Windows and Mac desktops back in October 2021. It’s a great tool that works like similar software from…
The Photopistol is a 3D printable pistol grip for holding and shooting your camera
Nov 29, 2022
John Aldred
While words like “shoot” might sometimes get you into trouble on certain social media platforms, this is a device that blurs the lines between its…
The Hive Lighting Bumble Bulb PAR30 is an Omni-Color LED light built for high-end production
Nov 28, 2022
John Aldred
The Bumble Bulb PAR30 is a new high-end LED light in the Omni-Color range from folks at Hive Lighting. Being touted as “a cutting-edge tool…
This 17-minute video takes a geeky deep-dive into film camera communication and automation
Nov 28, 2022
John Aldred
One of my favourite channels to watch on YouTube is Technology Connections. In each video, our host takes us on a journey through the histories…
How to shoot & edit your woodland photos to give them a glowy, dreamlike, painterly look
Nov 28, 2022
John Aldred
The real world, especially the natural real world, is filled with wonderful sights for us to capture with our cameras. The problem is, our cameras…
Call yourself a cookie addict? Well, here’s some Oreo lens and body caps you can 3D print
Nov 28, 2022
John Aldred
3D printing offers us some wonderfully creative options for developing, prototyping, and ultimately making excellent practical tools to help us with our photography and filmmaking….
Canon has killed off its legendary MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro lens
Nov 25, 2022
John Aldred
This is a day that many will mourn. While the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro is by far the more popular lens, the Canon MP-E…
AstrHori releases pictures and specs of upcoming 105mm f/2.8 tilt-shift macro lens
Nov 24, 2022
John Aldred
105mm (and 100mm) f/2.8 macro lenses are pretty common. They’ve been the go-to macro lens for many Nikon and Canon shooters in the past and…
Panasonic confirms shifting away from compacts and low end cameras towards mirrorless video cameras
Nov 24, 2022
John Aldred
It’s probably not much of a surprise, really, but as Newswitch reports, Panasonic Entertainment and Communication president, Akira Toyoshima, has stated in a press conference…