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.

    Here’s when, why and how to use flash for outdoor portraits in bright daylight
    Oct 12, 2021 John Aldred

    Have you been wondering why anybody would use flash outdoors during the daytime? After all, it’s daytime. It’s pretty bright already, isn’t it? So, you’re…

    How to create Tiny Planets in Photoshop with a regular DSLR or mirrorless camera
    Oct 11, 2021 John Aldred

    Creating tiny planets has become really popular ever since consumer 360° cameras started becoming a thing about five or six years ago. So popular that…

    Nanlite has released its second-generation PavoTube II X series LED tube lights
    Oct 11, 2021 John Aldred

    It’s been three years since Nanlite initially introduced their PavoTube LED tube lights. Today, they’ve announced their new second-generation PavoTube II X series tube lights,…

    Samyang’s $975 AF 24-70mm f/2.8 parfocal zoom for Sony has been released, but only in Thailand
    Oct 11, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, this is odd. I stumbled across a leak from over the weekend about the new Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE parfocal zoom lens for…

    This DIY 3D printed “Micro Jib” is the world’s smallest camera crane and lives on your desktop
    Oct 9, 2021 John Aldred

    We’ve covered a lot of ways to mount a camera overhead over the last few years, but this is probably the fanciest and most elegant….

    Fiverr has acquired CreativeLive but Chase Jarvis will remain at the helm
    Oct 7, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, this is a bit of a shocker. CreativeLive, the online learning platform that’s been helping to satisfy the educational needs of photographers and filmmakers…

    3 Legged Thing’s unfortunately named “Morally Toxic” brand has released new camera bags
    Oct 7, 2021 John Aldred

    The tripod company 3 Legged Thing has started up a new company making bags and it’s called “Morally Toxic” – which seems a rather odd…

    Ricoh’s longer focal length GR IIIx and accessories are now available to pre-order
    Oct 7, 2021 John Aldred

    Since its initial announcement last month, many Ricoh fans have been waiting to be able to get their pre-orders in for the new Ricoh GR…

    The weird new Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L dual fisheye lens lets you shoot 3D 180° VR video
    Oct 6, 2021 John Aldred

    So Canon has announced a weird but fascinating new RF 5.2mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for the Canon EOS R mirrorless system. It’s weird (but fascinating)…

    Fast Stacker 2.0 is an automated focusing rail for macro photos you can build yourself for $180
    Oct 6, 2021 John Aldred

    Macro is a whole lot of fun, especially if you have a macro rail that lets you rack the camera to shoot a bunch of…