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 simple camera strap trick helps you get steadier handheld photos and video
Oct 17, 2021
John Aldred
DIYP’s own resident travel photographer Dave Williams has taken to the road, travelling (for now) the UK for some off-grid living in a van to…
Three beginner off-camera flash mistakes you really need to avoid
Oct 17, 2021
John Aldred
When you’re first starting out photographing people with flash, it can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you’re used to shooting with natural light, the…
“Great Joy” launches full-frame 60mm T2.9 1.33x Anamorphic lens and 1.35x Anamorphic adapter
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
Seems to be a big anamorphic thing going on lately. We’ve had the launch of Sirui’s full-frame 50mm T2.9 Anamorphic lens, stacking Anamorphic lenses with…
7Artisans releases their new 25mm f/0.95 lens for APS-C mirrorless and MFT
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
7Artisans has released their new 25mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless and Micro Four Thirds. The lens was first teased in September, but…
This 3D printed adapter lets you scan slides with your DSLR or mirrorless camera
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
Ever since Nikon released its overpriced ES-2 slide mount holder in 2017 (for which you also need to buy separate film holders) that lets you…
fylm.ai is an AI-powered web-based colour grading platform for both video and photos
Oct 14, 2021
John Aldred
The company that brought us lutify.me has launched a new online AI-powered colour grading platform called fylm.ai. It’s a web-based colour grading solution that’s completely…
This is what it looks like when you use an anamorphic adapter with an anamorphic lens
Oct 14, 2021
John Aldred
Anamorphic lenses are a lot of fun to shoot with and they’ve really risen in popularity over the last few years. That’s obvious by the…
The Industar 50-2 is a $10 vintage lens that’s an absolute gem
Oct 13, 2021
John Aldred
Vintage lenses have become really popular over the last few years, mostly amongst the video shooters but also with photographers. And these days, everybody seems…
Sirui goes full-frame with a new 50mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic cinema lens
Oct 13, 2021
John Aldred
Famous for their popular APS-C anamorphic lenses, Sirui has stepped out with a new full-frame 50mm T2.9 1.6x anamorphic lens providing a 2.8:1 aspect ratio….
Canon’s monster 1200mm f/5.6 lens fetches a record $580,000 at auction
Oct 12, 2021
John Aldred
Canon’s 1200mm f/5.6 is generally regarded as the stuff of myth and legend. Of course, the lens exists, but there are so few of them…