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.
This guy bought five broken ARRI Alexas to see if he could make one working camera
Jul 28, 2022
John Aldred
Almost everybody who’s into video dreams of one day shooting on an ARRI Alexa. But actually owning one is pure fantasy for most of us….
Artlist gets into the software game with new video and image editing apps
Jul 28, 2022
John Aldred
Last year, the music licensing company Artlist acquired software developers FXhome, creators of the popular HitFilm video editing application, amongst others. Since the acquisition, things…
This $30 DIY Shure SM7B alternative sounds almost as good as the real thing
Jul 28, 2022
John Aldred
So, that title deserves some qualifiers. It doesn’t sound as good as the Shure SM7B, but almost as good? Yeah, sure, it’s pretty good, especially…
Lowepro releases a whole bunch of Trekker and Adventura backpacks, slings, messenger and shoulder bags
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Lowepro has just launched a whole new line of Trekker and Adventura bags, including backpacks, slings, messenger and shoulder bags as well as a pouch…
Adobe draws on Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers to create this long form content creation guide
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Adobe has released a new guide, titled *deep breath* Adobe Premiere Pro Best Practices and Workflow Guide for Long Form and Episodic Post Production. And, yes,…
Nikon reaffirms commitment to DSLRs by releasing new firmware update for 9-year-old Nikon D7100
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
So, this came out of nowhere, and it’s highly unlikely to be a response to recent reports of Nikon’s withdrawal from the DSLR market, but…
Accsoon’s new CineView SE offers low-latency SDI and HDMI wireless video transmission up to 1200ft
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Accsoon has announced its newest video transmitter, the Accsoon CineView SE. It’s an SDI and HDMI wireless transmitter and receiver pair for on-set and on-location…
YoloLiv’s new YoloCast cloud service lets you stream to YouTube, Facebook and Twitch simultaneously
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Live streaming has become immensely popular over the last couple of years, to the point that even though many parts of the world have opened…
Former Nikon R&D General Manager says the DSLR era “is already over”
Jul 26, 2022
John Aldred
With recent rumours of Nikon’s withdrawal from the DSLR market – to which Nikon quickly responded by denying nothing – it was almost inevitable, really,…
The XDynamics Evolve 2 is an entry level cinematic drone that shows a lot of promise
Jul 26, 2022
John Aldred
As drones go, the XDynamics Evolve 2 drone sits in an interesting place. It’s an entry-level professional cinematic drone that’s above the likes of the…