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.
The Manfrotto Move ecosystem wants to make your entire support system modular
Oct 5, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has introduced their new Move Ecosystem. Centred around the new Move quick-release, it allows you to quickly transition from one piece of kit to…
Manfrotto launches new Pro Light camera bags for professional photographers and filmmakers
Oct 5, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has also today announced their new line of Pro Light camera bags for professional photographers and filmmakers. In this instance, “professional” literally means that…
Lowepro’s new giant PhotoSport Pro backpacks are aimed at hardcore adventure photographers
Oct 5, 2021
John Aldred
Lowepro has completed their PhotoSport III backpack lineup with the announcement of a new range of PhotoSport Pro backpacks. Aimed squarely at adventure and travel…
Adobe shows off powerful new masking tools coming to Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw
Sep 29, 2021
John Aldred
Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw have never really been all that good at masking. They’ve had some basic rudimentary masking features through the brush and…
Hasselblad celebrates its 80th birthday with the $15,000 Anniversary Edition 907X
Sep 29, 2021
John Aldred
It’s Hasselblad’s 80th birthday this year and to celebrate they’re releasing a limited 907X Anniversary Edition Kit, comprising the Hasselblad 907X camera withCFV II 50C…
How to step up your vlogging game and film yourself professionally
Sep 28, 2021
John Aldred
Filming yourself presents a lot of challenges. Anybody who’s tried to vlog with a DSLR or mirrorless camera will tell you that. There are a…
Watch: A journey through the history of photography
Sep 28, 2021
John Aldred
Since its initial inception and those first crude attempts at recording an image in a permanent form, photography has seen some huge developments. New technology…
Aspherical elements are the reason why modern lenses are so good
Sep 27, 2021
John Aldred
Whenever a new lens is announced, we always get a breakdown of the optical elements that make up the whole. So many elements in however…
The story of the iconic Copa long shot from Goodfellas as told by the man who shot it
Sep 25, 2021
John Aldred
It’s the most iconic scene from what is arguably the most legendary gangster movie of all time. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about that 1990…
TTArtisan’s new $113 40mm f/2.8 Macro for MFT, Fuji X and Sony E looks pretty sharp
Sep 24, 2021
John Aldred
TTArtisan has announced its manual focus 40mm f/2.8 Macro lens for APS-C mirrorless and Micro Four Thirds. Despite being an APS-C lens and only manual…