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.
Canon expected to announce new RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS and 24mm f/1.8 IS Macro lenses this week
Jul 11, 2022
John Aldred
It looks like Canon is about to announce a couple of new lenses according to a couple of reports from Asobinet and Photo Rumors. Both…
How to change the colour of anything in Lightroom in just a few seconds
Jul 11, 2022
John Aldred
There was a time when if you wanted to change the colour of an object in a photograph, you had to load up Photoshop in…
How to get started with macro photography on the cheap using extension tubes
Jul 8, 2022
John Aldred
If you’ve always thought about dabbling in macro (and let’s face it, that’s most of us) but really can’t justify going out and spending a…
This is what a shaped charge explosion looks like at 5 million frames per second
Jul 8, 2022
John Aldred
If there’s one thing we know about The Slow Mo Guys, it’s that they’re always chasing ever faster frame rates to capture things in even…
Ricoh has announced a standalone version of the Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition camera
Jul 8, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh’s limited-edition GR IIIx Urban Edition camera, released in March as a kit including some matching accessories now appears to have made it into the…
30 mistakes new drone owners make and how to prevent them
Jul 7, 2022
John Aldred
At some point, everybody who’s flown a drone was a beginner. And beginners are picking up a drone for the first time every single day….
7 tips for shooting sharper landscape photographs
Jul 7, 2022
John Aldred
No matter what genere we shoot, photographers always seem to be on a quest for sharper images. No matter how sharp they may already be,…
Laowa announces new “affordable” full-frame 12-24mm f/5.6 manual focus zoom lens for RF, E, Z and M mounts
Jul 7, 2022
John Aldred
For years, one of the staple zoom lenses of serious enthusiasts and professional photographers has been something in the 12-24mm (ish) range. Typically, they have…
The complete guide – How to turn any lens into an “anamorfake”
Jul 6, 2022
John Aldred
Anamorphic lenses seemed to disappear in popularity for a while but there is no doubt now that they’re back in a big way. And while…
This amazing tiny satellite selfie video was shot using an off-the-shelf GoPro action camera
Jul 6, 2022
John Aldred
When we think of satellites, we often think of super high-tech state-of-the-art technology being sent up into space. We generally don’t think of them blasting…