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.
James Cameron Frankensteined two Sony Venice cameras for his Avatar 2 3D shooting rig
Oct 12, 2022
John Aldred
When it was released in 2009, Avatar became the highest-grossing movie of all time beating out Titanic for the top spot. It’s a record it…
This rare 24x24mm Leica M prototype sold at auction for almost $700,000
Oct 12, 2022
John Aldred
The Wetzlar Camera Auction is always interesting and sometimes amusing to watch. Interesting to see some of the rare items that often seem to pop…
The InfiniteDeck is a DIY alternative to the StreamDeck and Loupedeck Live
Oct 11, 2022
John Aldred
While primarily aimed towards live streaming, products like the StreamDeck and particularly the Loupedeck Live have proven to be invaluable for photographers and filmmakers. They…
Leica is reissuing the Leica M6 35mm film camera on October 20th with a €4,800 price tag
Oct 11, 2022
John Aldred
The Leica M6 film camera is one of the most collectable and sought-after film cameras out there on the used market. They’re not that expensive,…
DJI files with the FCC for a cut-down “Mavic 3 Classic” drone with just a single camera
Oct 11, 2022
John Aldred
It looks like being added to yet another blacklist isn’t deterring DJI from working in the USA. As DroneDJ reports, a new paper filed with…
Photographing the corona discharge of conductive objects looks absolutely awesome
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
This is a pretty cool technique that definitely needs to come with a health and safety warning. So, don’t try this at home unless you…
This is how to shoot and frame those new layered iPhone lock screen photos in iOS 16
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
The latest iPhone operating system, iOS 16, comes with a new lock screen feature. It’s a sort of layered overlay wallpaper that cuts out your…
Here’s how to non-destructively convert a 65-year-old 8mm movie camera to digital
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
Converting old film cameras, particularly movie cameras, to digital has become a lot more viable over the last few years as devices like the Raspberry…
The US Department of Defense has formally blacklisted DJI as a “Chinese military company”
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
It seems that DJI is facing even more struggles in the US as the Department of Defense (DoD) adds the companies to the list of…
“Leaked” Sony A7R V photo shows a very different top button design to Sony’s other mirrorless cameras
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
The Sony A7R V talk has been hotting up a bit lately. It’s not surprising given that an announcement for Sony’s new high-resolution camera is…