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.
Deepfake technology is now being used to “visually dub” movies to remove profanity for PG-13 ratings
Aug 14, 2022
John Aldred
This is probably the most practical and one of the least creepy ways I’ve seen deepfake technology being used since it was initially created. While…
Create NYC 2022 (AKA PhotoPlus Expo) cancelled – the next one is in 2023
Aug 12, 2022
John Aldred
Create NYC – the event formerly known as PhotoPlus Expo – has announced that the 2022 show is being postponed until 2023. The chance in…
The View-Remaster is a digitising scanner for old View-Master reels to watch them on modern tech
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
I’ve spoken about the View-Master here on DIYP before. In fact, as recently as the Kandao QooCam EGO review I posted a few weeks ago….
Apple users – Stop using AirPrint to print your photos
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
This is something that’s never even occurred to me, but then, not being a Mac user, it wouldn’t. For those that don’t know, Mac users…
September is Fuji month, with two X Summit and Fujikina events in New York City
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
Fujifilm is holding not one but two events in New York City this September. The first is the X Summit event on September 8th, where…
The Nikon Z7 is now marked as discontinued on the Nikon Japan website – but not the Z6
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
It seems that the Nikon Z7, announced in August 2018 and released the following month during Photokina, is being retired. Despite the Nikon Z7 II…
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro goes head-to-head against its EF mount predecessor – Is it really worth upgrading?
Aug 11, 2022
John Aldred
Canon’s EF mount 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens has been one of the most respected macro lenses out there for years, for any camera…
Jollylook is back with the Jollylook Pinhole – Their new DIY instant film pinhole camera kit
Aug 10, 2022
John Aldred
It always makes me smile to see a new camera from Jollylook. We’ve featured a couple of their other cameras in the past including the…
Ricoh Europe is killing off and replacing its EU website – existing accounts will not be transferred
Aug 10, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh has reportedly sent out an email to customers informing them that they’re shutting down their EU website at Ricoh-Imaging.eu on September 5th. It seems…
No, this is not a Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera – It’s a robot in disguise
Aug 10, 2022
John Aldred
The threat from the Decepticons never seems to go away – at least, it won’t if Michael Bay gets his way. In what might seem…