Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    This 3D printed adapter for microscope objectives produces amazing macro shots for less than $25
    Nov 17, 2021 John Aldred

    Macro is one of those subjects that kind of has two extremes. Either you can go way over the top expensive, with decent macro lenses…

    How to easily edit your videos to a musical beat with just a few clicks in Adobe Premiere Pro
    Nov 17, 2021 John Aldred

    Whether you’re editing a narrative story, a vlog or an actual music video, editing videos to the beat is a common technique to make the…

    These are the best and worst brands you can buy for shooting video… maybe
    Nov 17, 2021 John Aldred

    Camera gear talk is always quite interesting and often pretty amusing. So many are loyal to their brand, not that I’m pointing any fingers, and…

    This is why you need to stop shooting at apertures smaller than f/11
    Nov 16, 2021 John Aldred

    Lenses these days have all kinds of aperture ranges, with some opening as wide as f/0.95 and others stopping down as much as f/32….

    Listen as the new wireless DJI Microphone goes head to head vs the Rode Wireless GO II
    Nov 15, 2021 John Aldred

    With the recent announcement of the DJI Action 2 camera, we saw DJI not only announce another new product but also enter into a completely…

    Nope, those 30-year-old Terminator 2 bullet effects weren’t CGI, they were practical effects
    Nov 15, 2021 John Aldred

    When 1991’s Terminator 2 was first released, it was an effects marvel, in terms of both Special Effects and Visual Effects. The two terms are…

    Zhiyun updates two of its popular smartphone gimbal lines with the Smooth 5 and Smooth X2
    Nov 15, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has launched two new smartphone gimbals today. The Zhiyun Smooth 5 and the Zhiyun Smooth X2. The Smooth X2 is the follow-up to the…

    Infinite Skin is a new retouching plugin for Photoshop designed specifically for skin
    Nov 13, 2021 John Aldred

    Infinite Tools has released its new Infinite Skin plugin for Photoshop. It’s designed to help realistically soften skin tone while retaining the detail you actually…

    Hollyland’s new Cosmo C1 offers wireless HDMI and SDI video up to 1,000ft with only 40ms latency
    Nov 12, 2021 John Aldred

    Hollyland has announced their new Cosmo C1 HDMI and SDI video transmission system. Comprised of transmitter and receiver units, the Cosmo C1 has both HDMI…

    The Moza AirCross 3 is a transformable gimbal that switches between classic and underslung modes
    Nov 11, 2021 John Aldred

    Gudsen has today officially announced the Moza AirCross 3 – an update to its popular Moza AirCross 2 gimbal for small DSLRs and mirrorless cameras….