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.
How to shoot translucent product photos on a white background with just a couple of speedlights
Nov 29, 2021
John Aldred
Shooting transparent and translucent objects on a white background can often be very tricky. You want to be able to show off the product itself…
The Solarcan Puck is a tiny solar camera that lets you shoot three super long exposures
Nov 29, 2021
John Aldred
Solarcan is back with a new product, the solarcan.co.uk/PUCK. It’s a solar camera that comes in a very tiny tin package to let you shoot…
Adding a second monitor to your computer is the best thing you can do to speed up your workflow
Nov 26, 2021
John Aldred
An efficient workflow is the most valuable tool in a photographer’s or filmmaker’s arsenal – probably more so than the cameras we shoot with. These…
Deal Tracker: The best Black Friday deals for photographers and filmmakers of 2021 – Bookmark as we constantly update
Nov 26, 2021
John Aldred
Here we are again, it’s Black Friday. I hope those of you for whom it applies are preparing to work off yesterday’s turkey feast! If…
This guy wrote a piece of software to composite every photo he’s ever taken into a single image
Nov 25, 2021
John Aldred
Sometimes, you come across some photography experiments that are so unique you just have to share them. And this project from Andrew Eckel is one…
This DIY night vision motion-activated camera films garden wildlife while you’re not around
Nov 25, 2021
John Aldred
It’s funny. Sometimes, you have an idea for something you want to make and right as it’s all coming together and you’re starting to get…
Kodak Reelz lets you digitise all your old 8mm and Super 8 home movies with the push of a button
Nov 24, 2021
John Aldred
Kodak has announced Kodak Reelz, their new film digitiser. It allows you to capture 8mm and Super 8 film straight to 1080p high definition video…
Rode’s Lavalier II features a new low profile design for everything from content creation to cinema
Nov 24, 2021
John Aldred
Rode has announced their new Rode Lavalier II microphone. It’s the latest iteration of Rode’s premium lavalier microphone first introduced around 2010. It comes with…
There is no such thing as a “correct” exposure – Your camera’s wrong and it’s all subjective
Nov 23, 2021
John Aldred
There’s always a lot of talk about “getting it right in-camera”, often by people who shot on film and didn’t realise how much the lab…
Sony halts production of 3 popular mirrorless cameras due to the silicon shortage supply chain issues
Nov 23, 2021
John Aldred
Sony has announced that they’re halting production of three of their Alpha series mirrorless cameras due to the global silicon shortage. Fortunately, for one of…