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 A7 III vs A7 IV – Is it really worth the upgrade?
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
The Sony A7 IV has been shipping and already gotten into the hands of a lucky few judging from the posts I’ve been seeing on…
How to use Lightroom CC’s Color Grading feature to get the most out of your raw files
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
Lightroom started to overhaul its Lightroom CC UI in around October 2020, switching the old split toning feature into a new Color Grading feature with…
We 3D printed a giant lithophane photo of the Mandalorian
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
It’s not really a secret that we’re big fans of 3D printing here at DIYP. Whether it’s printing out handy gear that we’ll use all…
The Godox VDS-M3 XLR shotgun mic has a built-in battery for when you don’t have phantom power
Dec 30, 2021
John Aldred
Godox has been building up their microphone collection for a little while now with various different mics including a dual wireless mini lav kit, and…
This guy designed and 3D printed a mount to use Canon EF lenses on his Gameboy Camera and the results are awesome
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
Well, we’ve seen a few experiments with the Gameboy camera over the years, but this one is pretty wild. YouTuber, car nut and 3D printing…
Canon’s new SPAD sensor shoots high quality colour images using 1/10th the light required by a CMOS sensor
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
Canon has been going a bit mad on the Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor development, it seems. Having just announced their groundbreaking 1-megapixel SPAD sensor…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Photography and Filmmaking Accessories of 2021
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you…
Try one of these seven weird and unusual lenses to shoot your next documentary
Dec 9, 2021
John Aldred
The king of weird lenses, Mathieu Stern set himself a challenge with a documentary short film he shot recently. The challenge was to use only…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Tripods, Sliders and Gimbals of 2021
Dec 9, 2021
John Aldred
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you…
Cloning lens elements using silicone and epoxy resin
Dec 8, 2021
John Aldred
I’ve been following the YouTube channel Breaking Taps for quite a long time. It’s a fun mix of science, engineering and technology covering physics and…