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.

    Complete DJI Mavic 3 features, specs and price leak ahead of official announcement
    Sep 24, 2021 John Aldred

    This one’s been rumoured for a long time, but the most recent leak at the end of August suggested an announcement date for either October 2021…

    This is the most difficult shot in movie history and here’s why it matters
    Sep 23, 2021 John Aldred

    Movie and shot breakdowns are always a lot of fun to watch. Even breakdowns for bad movies are often quite interesting. That’s the case here,…

    Viltrox has released their new full-frame autofocus 35mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon Z Mount
    Sep 23, 2021 John Aldred

    While other third parties might not be in a rush to produce autofocus lenses for the Nikon Z mount, Viltrox certainly seems to be. With…

    Crazy high ISOs – When and why you might want to use them
    Sep 23, 2021 John Aldred

    For most of what I shoot, high ISO performance isn’t really much of a concern. It’s rare that I need to go above ISO400, usually….

    Jeff Cable opens up about shooting the Canon EOS R3 – Is it really any good?
    Sep 22, 2021 John Aldred

    Digital Photo Pro has posted an interesting interview with photographer Jeff Cable who recently had the opportunity to give the new Canon EOS R3 a…

    This landscape photography shootout sees 24mm and 200mm lenses go head-to-head
    Sep 20, 2021 John Aldred

    We often see lenses described as being for a particular type of photography. Anything in the 50-135mm range is for portraits, anything 150 and up…

    A simple seven-step process to create dramatic black and white images in Lightroom
    Sep 16, 2021 John Aldred

    For the longest time, I wasn’t a huge fan of digital black and white conversions. I stuck with film. Ilford FP4+ to be precise. It…

    Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 and 28-75mm f/2.8 images and specs leak ahead of October announcement
    Sep 16, 2021 John Aldred

    Last month, Tamron announced the development of a new 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD zoom lens for Sony E-Mount. They claimed it to be the…

    How to create a mock-up of a framed photograph in Photoshop to help you sell more prints
    Sep 13, 2021 John Aldred

    Many of us might not ever need to create a mock-up of how a photograph might look in a frame on the wall. If we’re…

    The Hubsan Zino Mini SE has a flight time of 45 minutes. weighs 249g and costs $349
    Sep 13, 2021 John Aldred

    It looks like DJI might have some competition in the license-free (in many countries) sub-250g market. Hubsan has just announced their new Zino Mini SE…